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06-05-2013, 02:08 PM

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What brand of tires?

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06-05-2013, 02:32 PM

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Carried the jeep to local shop that installed the lift. He put it on the alignment rack. Said everything is still aligned, ball joints are good, all bolts on the suspension are still tight, and the front tires are worn evenly. He recommended that I find a jeep specialist to check it out because he has never seen a tire loose 70% of life before first rotation. Any recommendations? I am in north mississippi. At this point I am thinking 4WP in Memphis is my best bet.

if they recommend a Jeep specialist, I would have concerns that they may have set your alignment to factory specs and not accounted for the oversized tires. as mentioned in an earlier post, it's very possible they may have too much toe in or out causing your tires to scrub which will wear them out in a hurry. You can easily check your alignment yourself then do a chalk test after to check your pattern (is it even, fairly straight?):

Basic Do-it-Yourself Jeep JK Wrangler Front End Alignment

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06-05-2013, 05:05 PM

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What brand of tires?

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06-24-2013, 04:03 PM

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I added the rough country dual stabilizers to my jeep, rotated my back tires to the front, drove 3000 miles round trip to moab Utah and the tires did not have near the visible wear like before. I believe I found the fix to my problem!

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06-24-2013, 07:23 PM

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Then there is something worn out in your steering that your new stabilizers are masking. Take it to a Jeep specialist and find out what the real problem is.