Alignment question?

> The reason I ask is that I'm going thru tires in 25 K miles
> and I want my car aligned as good as it can be.

Does the tire tread wear pattern give you a clue to the problem?

http://www.procarcare.com/includes/content/resourcecenter/encyclopedia/ch25/25re
adtirewear.html

http://tinyurl.com/tug7e

http://www.familycar.com/alignment.htm

Have you checked the front-end suspension including ball-joints,
tie-rod ends, shocks, etc. for any signs of looseness?

What kinds of roads are you driving on?

I replaced my Focus tires at 40 K miles. That's decent, but not great.

--
Don

In message <hDGJj.27956$Ff4.23901@newsfe5-win.ntli.net>, Chris Whelan
<cawhelan.RemoveThis@prejudicentlworld.com> wrote
>
>WRT the replies on tyres, I think this was to try to reassure you that your
>tyre wear is not perhaps really excessive. The Focus is a small car, at
>least by US standards, with relatively small wheels. It also has terrific
>roadholding and handling. These factors are bound to have a payoff in
>increased tyre costs.
>

For reference:

I don't rotate tyres on my UK 2001 Focus.

In my experience a pair of front tyres around 20k/25k miles and a pair
of back tyres around 35k miles. (Firestone fuel saver tyres at around
£45 ($90) each including valves, balancing and Value Added Tax @17.5%)

I replace tyres before they get to the legal minimum tread depth.

Tyre wear also depends on driving habits.

--
Alan
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