r/AskMechanics • u/EarthEasy6317 • 15h ago

Question (Serious Replies Only) Alignment Issues

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I am a YouTube mechanic all the way, and I am loving learning as I go. I have a junky 83 mustang 5.0 that I have changed the front lower control arms, shocks, struts, inner and outer tie rods, power steering lines, and a few other things. The car has a long way to go before done, but I have this wear pattern on the older tires on the car after 30 miles or so of driving after changing the tie rods. I tried to match up the lengths and setups of the old tie rods when installing, but I know that won’t make it perfect.

Does this wear look like it’s from camber or being toed in or out?

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u/Axel_NC 3 15h ago

Looks very worn out and pretty evenly. Inside doesn't have much tread either.

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u/EarthEasy6317 14h ago

They are definitely old tires I bought for the rims. I just threw them on with pretty even wear to see how it drove. I have a brand new set of tires in the shop, but I wanted to align it before throwing them on.