Kosij Donating Members 2,045 Member For: 13y 8m 22d Gender: Male Posted 31/01/13 12:03 PM Share Posted 31/01/13 12:03 PM (edited) Need help as the shops here in the sticks are farked! My front wheels are wearing out really bad on the inside, I mean chunks are being scrapped into the tyres also I can see a scratch mark on my drivers side rim on the inside lip. And when I jumped under to have a look I could see the sway bar has been moving side to side about 10cms.... Went to pedders and fark me! Reckons all is good apart from a wheel bearing and lower ball joint (ball joint is 3 months old) Now could these two things cause my problem or is something else seriously wrong? Really need to hurry up and move back to Sydney where workshops like cms and so on are. If you look closely you can see the wear mark on the away bar from the movement :/ Edited 31/01/13 12:06 PM by Kosij Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/83819-front-end-help/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosij Donating Members 2,045 Member For: 13y 8m 22d Gender: Male Posted 31/01/13 12:18 PM Author Share Posted 31/01/13 12:18 PM And btw Diff bush is newHeatshields are fineOil line is fineJust to clear that up lol Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/83819-front-end-help/#findComment-1356895 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScatterBrain Donating Members 316 Member For: 15y 11m 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 31/01/13 12:39 PM Share Posted 31/01/13 12:39 PM (edited) Excessive toe in or negative camber will cause inner tyre wear. Maybe also check you lower front control arm bushes, see if they're split. In regards to the marks on the inside of the wheels, turn your steering to full lock and see if the rims are touching the swaybar Edited 31/01/13 12:39 PM by ScatterBrain Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/83819-front-end-help/#findComment-1356903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosij Donating Members 2,045 Member For: 13y 8m 22d Gender: Male Posted 31/01/13 01:21 PM Author Share Posted 31/01/13 01:21 PM Apparntly pedders couldn't find scratch marks from rubbing so there excuse was "maybe wheel weights hit and scratched" dead set after 18 months it all of a sudden has happend now and that was there reply! Shows how smart they are.Should I try it on the ground under load or jacked up? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/83819-front-end-help/#findComment-1356912 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 7m 9d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 31/01/13 01:23 PM Share Posted 31/01/13 01:23 PM On 31/01/2013 at 12:18 PM, Kosij said: Heatshields are fineRED heatshields ARE NOT FINE.do it with weight on the wheels with car at ride height. My money is on the rim touching the upper control arm due to dud lower ball joint 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/83819-front-end-help/#findComment-1356914 Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 2m 25d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 31/01/13 09:30 PM Share Posted 31/01/13 09:30 PM Agree with ralphy about the ball jointAlso, the tyre wear looks like the result of very soft front lower arm bushes. This causes toe out at higher speed due to the rolling resistance. If the swaybar is moving around I would say that the D-Bushes are cactus. Also, it looks like you need new front discs and or pads... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/83819-front-end-help/#findComment-1356945 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 7m 9d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 31/01/13 10:39 PM Share Posted 31/01/13 10:39 PM ^allbecauseredheatshields 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/83819-front-end-help/#findComment-1356976 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScatterBrain Donating Members 316 Member For: 15y 11m 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 01/02/13 08:30 AM Share Posted 01/02/13 08:30 AM Another possibility for the scratched rim, There could be excessive free play in the wheel bearing. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/83819-front-end-help/#findComment-1357175 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosij Donating Members 2,045 Member For: 13y 8m 22d Gender: Male Posted 01/02/13 11:08 AM Author Share Posted 01/02/13 11:08 AM Picked the car up $350New hubNew lower ball jointWheel alignmentDrives straight feels tighter and more responsive. Thinking about putting the xr8 18" rims back on instead of the 20"s cheaper for rubber and softer on the poor car. Was told the front was way out and back camber was shocking, something about toe was adjustable but nearly maximum blah blah blah that explained why the rear tyres always wore out to wire on the inside when I do skids lolWill post videos up toomorrow after the burnout comp Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/83819-front-end-help/#findComment-1357235 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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