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Toe alignment?

Spyder601

Spyder601

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So my left tire has major uneven wear. The right isn't that bad so I think it's a toe issue. My dealer in town when I called said they would look at it but didn't say he could fix a toe alignment either so I feel like it would be a waste of cash to go there. Do you'll know if a car tire business can take care of this problem. The inside of the left tire is almost slick while the outside of tire is perfect. The dealer just didn't make me feel good about what they could do. Thanks in advance!
 
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While you could have a toe-out issue, the heavier wear on one tire indicates a suspension problem. That needs to be found and fixed before an alignment is done. The Spyder needs to be checked for loose wheel bearings, worn shock bushings, worn a-arm bushings, paly in the ball joints or tie-rod ends, and damaged a-arms or tie-rods. The frame brackets where the suspension components mount could also be cracked or damaged. There might be multiple issues. Find and fix everything bent, cracked, or loose first, then woory about replacing the tires and doing an alignment.
 
Yes the should be able to repair any loose or broken parts 1 if they have time and are dilligent about finding the real problem and repairing it than tires and alignment.
 
I had the same

My LF tire was almost bald on the inner half while the outer was in great shape. I put new car tires on at about 9500 miles. I also noticed that while going straight down the road my hanlebars were not centered. The dealer aligned it and said it was out by a fair amount. I've got about 3K miles on the new tires and they look fine so far. I will be watching closely. There are lots of reasons posted here over the last several months about why those tires wear unevenly. Hard to know it there is a definite answer or not. Bad alignment s/b fixed in any case. IMHO.
 
You can actually check the alignment as per the service manual with a 6' straight edge a couple of C clamps and a magnetic laser level and a tape measure.

JT
 
Out of box setup

From your description it sounds like you had a poor setup when it came out of the crate. If your servicing dealer and sales dealer are the same you might want to mention that fact. Or ask for a better tech......
 
alignment

Spyder601 said:
So my left tire has major uneven wear. The right isn't that bad so I think it's a toe issue. My dealer in town when I called said they would look at it but didn't say he could fix a toe alignment either so I feel like it would be a waste of cash to go there. Do you'll know if a car tire business can take care of this problem. The inside of the left tire is almost slick while the outside of tire is perfect. The dealer just didn't make me feel good about what they could do. Thanks in advance!
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i had the same problem with the right side, the lower balljoint was bad
 
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