Thread: Bad wheel Alignment or Control Arm Issue?

I'd suspect a bad wheel alignment, I've run LCAs with shot bushes and noticed no unusual tyre wear. I have had a bad alignment wear tyres ut very quickly. Even in Canberra, the roundabout capital, tyre wear requiring rotation on a D3 was less than on a D2 with solid axles and fixed camber and castor.

Regards,
Tote

Originally Posted by pandlsm

My 2013 Disco 4 SDV6 HSE had a wheel alignment back in May. I was a bit suspect at the local tyre shop when I asked if they would put the vehicle in tight tolerance mode and they replied "what's that?". I explained and they reassured me they had done plenty of landrovers in the past. I borrowed a GAP tool and put the vehicle into TTM before the alignment and took it out afterwards. Cost of the alignment was $90.

However now 6 months later the threads on the passenger side front and rear tyres are wearing to bald on the outer rims. I regularly check the tyre pressures to ensure they are not under inflated.

The car has done 92K and there are no audible "knocks" while driving over speed humps nor any leaks from the control arm bushes. At the last service a couple of weeks ago the mechanics didn't pick anything up either but recently another mechanic reckoned the control arms will cause the corresponding tyre wear. True enough but I now need new tyres before rego next month and wondering if the control arms will need to be replaced after I spend a motza on new tyres and a wheel alignment. The latest quote for the wheel alignment from another tyre shop was $168, so I assume this applies to doing it properly if it was not done so before. Any clues or advice is welcome.

Thanks to everyone who responded to this thread. The outcome was a new set of tyres all round inc spare and a wheel alignment that revealed nothing was out by much. Given the age of the control arm bushes the whole front LC arms will be replaced at the 100K service. Point taken on the restricted turning circle so I will rotate the tyres every 5K to ensure even wear. Ride on with the Land Rover experience!