Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Suspension Rear tyre wears out

On my 1995 V6 Mondy the rear left tyre, the outside part of it, wears out. Is it the rear camber (if adjustable) or alignment? But it wears out only the left tyre not the other one. Could it be that the rear suspension arms are on their way out and this is a not so polite way of leting me know that?

Have you had this happen to more than one tire? How is the tread depth on the rest of the tires? Are they getting close to time for new tires? Edge wear most often occurs from lack of rotation, but it occurs on the front tires. It sounds like you may have something bent back there, if you are wearing the outer edge of just one tire. The first thing that comes to mind is a problem with positive camber, if you look at the wheel standing paralell with the car, staring down the side of the car, does the wheel tilt in towards the ground, and out towards the top? Does the car seem to pull at all?

If rear toe was too far in on one side, but correct on the other three positions it would probably cause something like this.

Does the car pull at all when the rear tire on the opposite side hits a bump? Hitting the bump would disturb traction on the good side, allowing the bad side to track where it wants. The car would slightly pull when this happens, kind of like you are oversteering.

check for rubbing anywhere on the body or in the wheel well. could be as simple as a loose liner.

OK the car does not pulls to either side. There is no signs of rubber on body. Front tyres OK, rear are not as good but still usable. My bet is toe is out of whack. Question is how to fix it?