Irregular front tire wear

Crbzk · Post by **Crbzk** » 27 Feb 2016, 08:37

I checked out a family members car the other day to change the rotors and brake pads. Once I took the wheel off I was harshly surprised by metal wire sticking out on the inside of both front tires due to uneven wear. I'm not sure where the problem lies here, either suspension or alignment?
If anyone had any pointers that'd be great.

-Thanks in advance

Post by **850 LPT** » 27 Feb 2016, 09:57

First thing I would check is the control arms. You would see this kind of wear if the ball joint (s) are worn.

Post by **tryingbe** » 27 Feb 2016, 16:45

Year, make, and model? Were the tires rotate regularly?

Crbzk · Post by **Crbzk** » 27 Feb 2016, 19:06

tryingbe wrote:Year, make, and model? Were the tires rotate regularly?

2000 Volvo S70 GLT To my knowledge the tires are actually 'new' for the most part

Crbzk · Post by **Crbzk** » 27 Feb 2016, 19:07

850 LPT wrote:First thing I would check is the control arms. You would see this kind of wear if the ball joint (s) are worn.

When I check the car out again I take a better look. Bad ball joints can be spotted by trying the push the raised tire from the top and bottom to see if there is any wiggle room, correct?

Post by **dosbricks** » 27 Feb 2016, 21:37

Correct.

Post by **misha** » 28 Feb 2016, 08:30

It depends on how bad it's worn.
Pretty bad worn out control arm ball joint can have a wiggle to 9 & 3 o'clock as well,even if that positions are for examining tie rods condition.

Post by **abscate** » 28 Feb 2016, 15:40

It's probably bad alignment due to worn out suspension. Ball joints( which means lower control arms on these cars) and both inner and outer tie rod ends are all suspect