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Hi there I have an Mitsubishi Outlander LS 2.4ltr. The problem is the front left tyre is always scrubbing out on the outer side. It now to date has had 5 wheel alignment/balances, of which the last was undertaken by Zupps Mt Gravett Mitsubishi & Peugeot service department. In the same time it has now worn out 3 new tyres and I am about to put on the the 4th, all of the above services and parts at a great expense to myself. The only out come that Mitsubishi can give me is that it is just

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You may need a Camber kit installed, the camber is preset on most cars these days but they do make kits to add or subtract Camber, you likely have a Camber issue here. Camber is the tilt of the wheel outward or inward, to much positive can scrub the tire like you stated it was doing. You need to find a really good front end tech and explain the problem to him and he can custom align to stop the wear issue.

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  • Posted on Jun 22, 2008

SOURCE: tyre wear

When this happens it means that you have a convergence problem. Go to a tyre fitter, mention the problem, and after fitting the tyre ask to perform a balancing and convergence setup on rear wheels, this should fix the problem.

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Kenneth Clements

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SOURCE: Shogun Sport - Offside rear

tyres to big or suspension leaning slightly

Anonymous

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SOURCE: Front wheel lenght 2 inches more than rear wheel lenght.Normal?

It should not be a problem as long as he aligns the tires in a four wheel alinement it will be fine, on trucks some axles stick out more on one side than they do the other so don't worry about it, if he's any good he can still align them it's just more work for him.

kashifa6

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  • Posted on Jan 04, 2010

SOURCE: Audi A6 Year 2007: Car pull to the right

Your Checklist

The alignment was poorly done
You need new brake calipers, the right one could not be letting go
Get the Rims Checked they could be bent
Did you also align the rear wheels
Tires - Condition / Quality
Bent Rims
The new tires you purchased.....are you sure they were first grade and not second grade tires?

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 06, 2010

SOURCE: 2004 mitsubishi outander rear wheels tilting - extreme tyre wear.

Yes there is adjustment. You need to get the alignment checked out. It could be worn bushes and/or damage to the suspension linkages and struts.

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