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2008 Impala wearing rear tires poorly. I understand this is due to not being able to perform canber adjustment due to type of struts used. Is this correct and can this be solved?
Re: 2008 Impala wearing rear tires poorly. I understand...
Check your rear suspension very carefully, something may be bent. all adjustments should be able to be made otherwise GM would not publish alignment specs
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I had similar problem on my 2008 Impala but only on one rear tire. Turns out the strut was going bad. replaced all four struts and that fixed the problem.
Well, the camber which is the vertical angle of the tires or wheels as the car is viewed directly from the front, is adjustable on these cars' struts.
So, if the alignment technician performs a front wheel or even a 4 wheel alignment (which is better), then the front angles should be adjusted so that tire wear doesn't occur on the left or right side of the tire as viewed from the front.
I would continue to rotate tires every 5,000 mi. or so, and have the alignment checked at a place like Sears or your local tire shop to ensure that your alignment is good, and not out of specifications.
i would susppect a Alignment problem or even a worn out suspension part, i would start with new tires as you need them regardless and get an alignment, most of the tire wear is due to LACK of tire rotations and alignment checks. Start with that 1st , get new tires and an alignment check.
this is a wheel camber (in and out tilt of wheel and tire) problem, u may have to have a Camber adjustment kit put in, most new cars have no adjustment provided for this. the bottom line here is you need to see a really good front end shop to get this taken care of, also the tires will continue to wear this way even if problem is corrected, so may want to replace them or rotate them.
you need to replace only the shock cartridges. Also have the tires rebalanced.
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