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My problem: Excessive wear on the outer front right edge tyre, The car: W212 2014, 4matic, Airmatic. Context: Tyres Pirelli P-Zero MO, 245-40-18, Last March, I performed a complete front-end suspesion overhaul, including front Airmatic struts, lower and upper arms, control arms...the whole set! Subsequently a specialized workshop did a front axle alignment (It wasn't quite right Job, but more or less within tolerance, nothing seems particularly serious). And the car....wow, it goes perfectly straight, it doesn't vibrate, it's a very pleasant drive! But the problem I describe in the title has arisen in the last months, there is an Excessive wear on the outer front right edge tyre,
I attach a couple of photos and I'd like some feedback. Is this due to misalignment? How is it possible that the problem is only affecting that wheel-tyre? Improper alignment, specifically toe and potentially camber, is a primary culprit ?
this is TOE'ED-IN too much regardless of alignment printout numbers: tires show it... unless of course you turn street corners at full speed on soft-tires - Then it's normal ie. to be expected.
Any physical freeplay left in your front wheels: bearings, tie-rods, ball-joints. (control arms + struts are already new).
Last edited by CaliBenzDriver; Jul 1, 2025 at 04:47 PM.
Hi CaliBenzDriver, thanks for your help. TOE'ED-IN just one tyre (front right) ? that's what confuses me..........I suspect that it may be camber, is almost neutral...
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