A friend has a 1974 Vette which has inside left tire wear and which is somewhat skipping in its pattern of wear. Any suggestions as to what he should be looking for? Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Re: Tire wear
check alignment(Hunter 4 wheel alignment preferred) then replace tires. mike -
Re: Tire wear
Hi Jack
Did you check the tire air pressure? That can cause tire wear. Swap one of the rear tires with that front one.Make sure you have correct air pressure. While driving down the road take your hands off the wheel for a moment to see if the car pulls to one side.That is one way to check if you need an alignment.Bad front shock or spring can contribute to wear also.Are these radial tires? I had a monte carlo that had a belt shift in the tire and caused odd tire wear.
Good luck...JohnComment
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Re: Tire wear
Its time for a good alignment, good luck finding some one that know's what he is doing on a vette.Mine was wearing rear tires on the inside and after the 3rd try I finally got some one who didn't want to bend the strut rod's to line it up.I even tried my local chey dealer,the service manager said he had a good man, knew what he was doing, they put a Russian kid about 18 yrs old on it. I think it was the only vette that he had ever seen because he was lost.I agree with Mike 4 wheel is the only way to go.Good luck. TomComment
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Do It Yourself Alignment - Re: Tire wear
Try this site.
Then to apply to a '74, you have no caster adjust on the rear, only toe and camber.
Camber is easy to do with a pit or drive-on lift, and a protractor/level like you can buy from Sears.
To set toe, you need preferrably two spare rims without tires, a long straight piece of flat bar of aluminum or steel, and a ruler. Set the weight of the rear on the two wheels on large blocks, like railroad tie or 6x6 or 8x8 wood blocks.
Then mount the bar to the rim outer surface so that 3 ft or so is near the door.
Mark two lines near the front about 26 inches apart.
Measure the distance from the bar to the frame at each. To get 1/16" toe in, you need the front mark to be 1/16" inch closer to the frame than the rear mark.
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Re: Do It Yourself Alignment - Re: Tire wear
A true 4 wheel alignment is very important to a Vette. The rear wheels need to be gong the same direction as the front's. I have seen several that the rear was traveling at an angle to the front. Find you a good shop, as the good Dr. Mike said and have your car done. Once you have both ends going the same direction, then you can fine tune it to your tastes.Dick WhittingtonComment
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