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    Any ideas to what made or is making this to my tire. i replaced the front passenger tire 4 months ago cuz it was just like this except a bit worse and yesterday i found out now its the same on the driver side. its in the inside of the tire about an inch of wear..looks almost like it was peeled. nothing seems to be rubbing against it and the passenger tire still looks great.alignment issue?
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    Could be an alignment issue, or bad suspension part. I would def. get it to a shop and have it aligned. Chewing up tires in 4 months is not a good sign. Make sure they're properly inflated as well.
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    Jack it up and make sure everything is tight.
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    ill jack it up and do the 9/3 and 12/6 oclock check. i bought my gp back in December and dont kno when was last time it was aligned so i will definitely get one done. wat are the specs for alignment?
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    The alignment shop will know the alignment specs.
    98 GTP modded 1.9's, sd headers, 3.4", zzp 1.0 230K miles scrapped.
    04 Comp G zzp stb's, UMI ta's, Speedbuilt sways, bully flo heads, XP, zzp headers, fsic, thrasher shift kit, 60#, 2.6" corsa 2.5", Inferno hood
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    Looks like your a arm bushings and possibly your ball joint is fubared. It's a pretty straight forward install-4 bolts. Jut need a pickle fork to separate the ball joint.
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    alright then. thanks for the help FordMan77 & dsmuts
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    Quote Originally Posted by txslow6 View Post
    Looks like your a arm bushings and possibly your ball joint is fubared. It's a pretty straight forward install-4 bolts. Jut need a pickle fork to separate the ball joint.
    3 bolts
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    just finished checking for movement and nothing..all nice and tight. ill just change the tire and get the alignment done hopefully thats all it needs. Thanks for the help
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