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Old 11-03-2008, 08:39 PM
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Alignment experts?

My Mrs's. purple pt cruiser a 2001 is running 15" american racing wheels with michelin hydroedge tires, IIRC, 215/60r15.

The right front is worn badly on the outside of its tread and the left front is not much better.

I like how it drives with these tires but am not impressed with the tire life. Is it:
1. the tires are too small.
2. an alignment problem
3. the tires are not appropriate for the minivanlike pt cruiser?

I have thought of asking the alignment shop to dial in some more negative camber and possibly adding a bigger front sway bar.

or getting wider tires,

or going to a harder more vanlike tire.

What say you alignment experts out there?
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