One-Sided Wear

Appearance


What's Happening
This tire is worn from corrective steering due to vehicle thrust (rear axle misalignment), cocked (toe in or out), tilted (camber) or the axle is bending due to overloading.

Probable Causes
- vehicle misalignment
- overloaded axles

Corrective Action
Steer Tires
- If one-sided wear is on the inside of one steer tire and the outside of the other steer tire, the cause is rear axle misalignment. Correct alignment.
- If one-sided wear is on the outside of both steer tires, the cause is either toe in or camber. Check both and correct.
- If one-sided wear is on the inside of both steer tires, the cause is either toe out, camber or overloaded axles. Check and correct toe and camber settings. Check load specifications on the axle and keep loads within specs.
Drive or Trailer Tires
- align axle perpendicular to frame rail and parallel to other axles. If the axle is bending, check the load specifications on the axle and keep loads within specs.

What to do with the tire
Continue to run tire. When worn area reaches tread wear indicators, have Kal Tire retread the tire.

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