RE: E36 saw tooth tire wear problem

["Lin, Gary" <Gary.Lin@xxxxxxxx>]

It IS an alignment problem most likely.  You clopped an object and probably
whacked the left toe in some, that's why the sawtooth scrubbing.  Think of
turning the wheel slightly and then dragging the car straight.  Toe in/out
of more than -/+ .1" will increase tire wear greatly.  Just about every car
that hits a pothole or curb and doesn't have and alignment ends up with tire
wear.

Gary Lin    National Capital Ch.   '88 325is

> Even then it was hardly noticable. 3 months go by and now after taking off
> my snow tires I noticed uneven wear on the tire, the same wheel that hit
> the rock. The inside part of the tread appears to be worn significantly
> more than the outside. The inside part of the tread looks like a circular
> saw. Chunks of tread are missing from the tire, it is not an evenly
> distributed wear. It doesn't seem like this is an alignment problem, more
> like a "its going to cost you big $$$$" problem.

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