Tire wear = alignment ?
 

I just got an askance from the service dept. saying that my 2002 Elantra
GT's tires have wear to the _outside_ inch of the tires that an alignment is
in order.................?

My question is that why would an alignment help since the wear is on ALL 4
TIRES ?

This car is 24 months old BUT with only _ 10K miles on it ...............
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Re: Tire wear = alignment ?
 

heck my brand new 2004 Elantra GT was 2 months old and required a 4 wheel
wheel alignment.. I hit no curbs. I dont drive down bumpy roads.. my only
answer would be that it came from the factory like that... they wanted to
charge me to have it done I was like NOT. the car is brand new and obviously
it came from the factory that way.. my saving grace was that day there was a
Hyundai Rep at the dealer and he took care of it for me. no problems since..


Pete..


"Michael" <mcb4u@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I just got an askance from the service dept. saying that my 2002 Elantra
>GT's tires have wear to the _outside_ inch of the tires that an alignment
>is in order.................?
>
> My question is that why would an alignment help since the wear is on ALL 4
> TIRES ?
>
> This car is 24 months old BUT with only _ 10K miles on it ...............
> --
> Michael
>
> " I want to live forever, So far so good. "
>
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Re: Tire wear = alignment ?
 

"Pete & Cindy" <range1@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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> heck my brand new 2004 Elantra GT was 2 months old and required a 4 wheel
> wheel alignment.. I hit no curbs. I dont drive down bumpy roads.. my only
> answer would be that it came from the factory like that... they wanted to
> charge me to have it done I was like NOT. the car is brand new and
> obviously it came from the factory that way.. my saving grace was that day
> there was a Hyundai Rep at the dealer and he took care of it for me. no
> problems since..
>
Thanks, I didn't know there was a '4 wheel wheel alignment' .....I come from
the old school
of american cars and front end alignments , oh well guess I'll have it done
($99 ouch) .




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Re: Tire wear = alignment ?
 

Welcome to the world of 4 wheel independant suspension...

Pete..


"Michael" <mcb4u@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Pete & Cindy" <range1@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:iRR%c.363641$gE.100315@pd7tw3no...
>> heck my brand new 2004 Elantra GT was 2 months old and required a 4 wheel
>> wheel alignment.. I hit no curbs. I dont drive down bumpy roads.. my only
>> answer would be that it came from the factory like that... they wanted to
>> charge me to have it done I was like NOT. the car is brand new and
>> obviously it came from the factory that way.. my saving grace was that
>> day there was a Hyundai Rep at the dealer and he took care of it for me.
>> no problems since..
>>
> Thanks, I didn't know there was a '4 wheel wheel alignment' .....I come
> from the old school
> of american cars and front end alignments , oh well guess I'll have it
> done ($99 ouch) .
>
>
>
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Re: Tire wear = alignment ?
 

"Pete & Cindy" <range1@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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> Welcome to the world of 4 wheel independant suspension...
>
> Pete..
Thanks Pete, hey it _does_ corner and ride great though...............

Just would have liked them to say something about an alignment when I asked
them if it looked like
the tires seemed to be wearing unevenly at 9 months when the suspension was
still under warrantee.

Michael


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