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[Abiton]

  FYI the nearside track rod end was changed earlier this year after a LH cornering noise developed. My girlfriend asked me earlier if it might be trouble with the other one...

I reckon I could have all of the above problems  . Don't think this car got much love in it's earlier life!  Clunking noises would point to wishbone bush troubles I guess (anything else?), camber change could be track-rod (cheers hol666), what else could change the camber setting? I'm fairly sure this degree of this wear problem is only recent.  :-/

[TheBoy]

FYI the nearside track rod end was changed earlier this year after a LH cornering noise developed. My girlfriend asked me earlier if it might be trouble with the other one...

I reckon I could have all of the above problems  . Don't think this car got much love in it's earlier life!  Clunking noises would point to wishbone bush troubles I guess (anything else?), camber change could be track-rod (cheers hol666), what else could change the camber setting? I'm fairly sure this degree of this wear problem is only recent.  :-/

no, camber would not be adversely affected by track rod.

[Abiton]

Ah.  Learning all the time here, thanks folks.

[hol666]

 :-? sadly, no printout but I'll see if I can find out, going that way at the end of the month.

Abiton, no problem mate, we're all here to help!  

[VX1]

Having had one of my front tyres go the same way, it might not be the wishbones!  Sorry to disagree, but on mine the steering track rod was shot!
Might be worth looking at that too, jack up front wheel and rock the wheel horizontally, if  you get movement replace the track rod.  Might be worth replacing both sides if you have a 96 model, mine is a 95 and mine needed doing. :-/

Absolutely correct - the shoulder wear is incorrect camber. Granted, it may be wishbone/strut etc, but the fact is, its due to incorrect camber. If you have no worn components, get a decent geometry done (not tracking/4 wheel alignment)

I did at Bathwick Tyres in Devizes, £55 too and yes, their computer setup checked everything.  

Did you get the printout, if so, what did they set camber to?  Vx's spec is too wide, and hence can be within spec (statically, but drops out dynamically).  Mine, set up by wheels-inmotion are towards on end of the scale, as that is what we have found to be best.

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As a matter of interest TB, how much do wheels-in motion charge for the geometry setup? if you don't mind me asking? All the above problems with the tyres wearing on the inside IS going to be caused by all the factor's that are ocurring. Geometry out needs resetting, wishbones clunking also causes uneven tyre wear, also worn track rod ends, causes wheels out if inlinement which causes uneven tyre wear the same with both/one side front shock's as well. All these worn parts contribute to uneven tyre wear, most likely causes, as others have mentioned, are Camber, wishbones.

[TheBoy]

Having had one of my front tyres go the same way, it might not be the wishbones!  Sorry to disagree, but on mine the steering track rod was shot!
Might be worth looking at that too, jack up front wheel and rock the wheel horizontally, if  you get movement replace the track rod.  Might be worth replacing both sides if you have a 96 model, mine is a 95 and mine needed doing. :-/

Absolutely correct - the shoulder wear is incorrect camber. Granted, it may be wishbone/strut etc, but the fact is, its due to incorrect camber. If you have no worn components, get a decent geometry done (not tracking/4 wheel alignment)

I did at Bathwick Tyres in Devizes, £55 too and yes, their computer setup checked everything.  

Did you get the printout, if so, what did they set camber to?  Vx's spec is too wide, and hence can be within spec (statically, but drops out dynamically).  Mine, set up by wheels-inmotion are towards on end of the scale, as that is what we have found to be best.

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As a matter of interest TB, how much do wheels-in motion charge for the geometry setup? if you don't mind me asking?

If you mention Omega Owners, it is capped to 1hr.  You'd need to PM wheels-inmotion (a user here) for the exact (maximum) price.

[hotel21]

Paid £85 plus VAT last monday for a setup on mine.

Bill was £295 including VAT for full geo setup, 2 new 235/45/17 F1's and a juggle of 4 assorted tyres onto new rims including balancing, fitting, disposal of 2 x scrap tyres etc.  I was happy with that, to be fair.......