Rear tires wearing too quickly. Why?

MARKMARK69

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1998 ALL OTHER MAKES ALL OTHER MODELS

I have a 1998 Contour SVT. I purchased 4 tires had them all mounted and balanced and installed. Shortly afterwards, the rear tires seemed to go out of balance. Had the tires re-balanced and the same problem came back. The rear tires are wearing faster then the front tires
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I had a 4 wheel alignment about 2 yrs ago. No accidents or anything like that.

Any suggestions?
Thanks for your help!

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MARKMARK69

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I forgot to mention I already had the tires rotated and the same problem occurred with the tires that had been rotated from the front to the back.

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Monday, February 13th, 2006 AT 10:38 AM

TIML

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Your contour has alignment adjustments for the rear wheels they are probably out of spec. Have it aligned at a good shop some shops people dont know what there doing.

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Tuesday, February 14th, 2006 AT 11:47 PM

MARKMARK69

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Ah ok. I didnt know you could do a rear wheel alignment on a front wheel drive car.
I asked around and Im taking the car to the place that was most recommended in my town. I will post the results.
Thanks!

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Wednesday, February 15th, 2006 AT 1:49 PM