Rear suspension

Tiny
JBOOGY12
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  • 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE
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Rear tires are wearing out uneven.
Saturday, February 24th, 2018 AT 5:10 PM

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Tiny
STEVE W.
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Define uneven? Are they wearing only at the edges? Center? Cupping? That truck has a solid rear axle so there are no real adjustments but there are things that can be done if it has a bent axle. Have the tires been rotated on a regular basis? What condition are the front tires in?
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Saturday, February 24th, 2018 AT 5:39 PM
Tiny
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They are wearing on the outer edges. The tires have not been rotated as often as they should have been and the front seem to wear pretty evenly.
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Saturday, February 24th, 2018 AT 5:49 PM
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STEVE W.
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About the only things that would cause that wear is the lack of rotation and possibly vehicle weight if the tires are not up to spec. On a solid axle it would take a pretty good bend to cause any noticeable wear and that bend would destroy the rear axle long before the tires showed wear.
Are these tires stock size and stock rims?
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Sunday, February 25th, 2018 AT 6:42 PM

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