J30t camber issues

[WAMP]

I'm noticing that the insides of my fairly new tires (less than 4kmi) are wearing considerably more. I had an alignment done about a month and a half ago and it drives with a very slight right pull. I've searched/read some posts about Q camber and inside wear, but not much relating to the J. Would appreciate any info, as I'd like to go the $tealer at least slightly informed, what to look for, etc. Thanks in advance.

Also, anyone know a good independent nissan/infini mech in the UT area?

[PalmerWMD]

If your car pulls to teh right it needs realigned, UNLESS it only does so on crwoned roads, OR you have worn balljounts or aotehr worn parts that prevent your car from being aligned to spec.

If so teh shop should ahve told you..

The J suspension is not all that different from a Q and those cars are hard on tires but clearly you eietrh had bad alignment (too much negative camber up front) or your car is misaligned.

Fred..

[WAMP]

Forgive my ignorance, so a bad alignment job could cause excessive inside tire wear on all 4 wheels? Negative camber would look like = \ right?

[PalmerWMD]

that's what excesive negative camber looks like and yes a poor alignment job can cause that.

Sometimes cars components are worn enough they can't be alignemd just right anymore, but the etch needs to bring that to customers attention if that is indeed the case.

Fred...

[WAMP]

Should the tech have noticed the negative camber when he did the alignment? Thanks for the info, looks like I will be making a follow up call to the dealer......

[autotech43]

I love those alignments! Was the vehicle pulling before, after, or both, after you had the new tires installed? You didn't specify whether it was the front or rear tires that are wearing prematurely? The front tires can have excessive wear to the inside with excessive toe out, and excessive wear to the outside with excessive toe in, as well as the negative camber issue. Can you post the results of there alignment, not the specs? You may also have what they call a radial tire pull, being when the tire was made at the factory, the belt was pulled slightly to one side or the other. Nowadays with technology it doesnt happen often, but at times I have seen that would be the case. Another thing I have noticed when some shops perform alignments, if the machine shows in the green, they think things are fine and let it ride. An example would be a vehicle persay with 5 degrees caster on the left and 6.25 degrees caster on the right, would most likely be in the specs range(green scale), but that vehicle would also have a slight pull to the left. Another issue persay a vehicle with 1 degree negative camber on the left and say one quarter of a degree positive camber on the right, vehicle would tend to follow a level road to the right(road grader effect). Years ago you could set up a vehicle to allow for road crown when applicable, with the interstates built as they are today, road crown doesnt come into play as much, in other words, a consistent left lane driver. See if you can get and post the alignment results, if it doesnt drive right to you, take it back and request a ride with the technician to clarify everything!