Originally Posted by fema

Glad to see this post now as I am having similar issues and looking for a good tire this time around - here's the short story and questions:

* Tires, Michelin Cross Terrain or Nokian? I saw both recommended under the Tires forum; I am in big time snow country, but let me say that my stock Dunlops were fine and the best wearing compared to the Bridgestones I went to next. All season's have worked for me year round even in the toghest on-road snow conditions - a tribute to the AWD.

* Currently Bridgestone Dueller H/T's are wearing as you have described here; first the rear's along the outside while fron'ts seemed fine. Now, the fronts wearing on the inside badly - this after a new tie-rod end and alignement, but no rotation. They look a lot worse than tires should with only 15K miles on them.

* My observation, once I started having alignments, I've had to have them annually - just coincidence or the shocks as you've mentioned because they are original with 112K miles? Are the shocks/struts a DIY? - I've read to take care with the springs as they are loaded with force.

A great forum I concur!