Odd Tire Wear

[vanlincoln]

I have a 2005 LS Ultimate and I am having some odd tire wear issues. The car has only about 6000 miles on it, but the outer edge of both front tires, more so the passanger side are wearing funny. Both have almost scallops on the outer most tread blocks. I have seen this on cars running high speed ovals with a lot of braking into turns of one direction, but I am wondering if I may have a toe issue. Please let me know what you think or if anyone else is having a similar issue.

Craig

 

[pepperman]

Take it to an alignment shop and have it checked out!!!!

 

[ToddG]

I have a 2005 LS Ultimate and I am having some odd tire wear issues. The car has only about 6000 miles on it, but the outer edge of both front tires, more so the passanger side are wearing funny. Both have almost scallops on the outer most tread blocks. I have seen this on cars running high speed ovals with a lot of braking into turns of one direction, but I am wondering if I may have a toe issue. Please let me know what you think or if anyone else is having a similar issue.

Craig

Sounds like an alignment or inflation issue. Are the tires set to the proper inflation pressures?

Have you had your 5K mile service yet? If not, when you take it in to the dealer, show them the problem and let them address it (don't take it to an alignment shop because they will charge you and the dealer should not because this is a warranty problem). Scalloping on the tires at this early stage should not be happening.

 

[Dead President]

sounds like a positive camber or a toe in(or out) on the pass., i'd get it check out asap

 

[HyeLifeLS]

I had my allignment done at the dealer when they changed my shocks. But I had a set of tires that I used for only about 20k miles/10months and they were almost gone. I had Nankangs, 245/35/20s, The allignment seamed to be fine, but I don't know why they wore so early, probably from my spirited driving habits. Yea and the inner part of the tire wore qwicker, than the outer.

 

[2001LS8Sport]

And by the way...you should ALWAYS rotate a new set of tires every 3000 miles for the first 12,000 miles. After that, use the normal schedule. Tires need to break in too. Lincoln recommends rotating them every oil change for the first 4 changes. But that would be 20k miles if you use their oil change schedule.

 

[Dead President]

I just rotate mine every 5K miles/oil change