2006 Sonata LX Outside Of Tires Worn Down! Why?

Hi all! Today I noticed that the outside of my two front tires are
worn down a ton to the point that I should replace them. The middle
and inside of the tires have a ton of tread left. What would cause
this? Any of you experience this on your Sonata's?

These are the OE tires with 37k miles on them.

I had the tires rotated so I'm good up front at least for now. I
wonder if this is an alignment issue?

Thoughts?

 

Out of alignment.

 

If it's out of alignment is seems it's a camber issue.

I've been reading up on this a bit more here: http://www.familycar.com/alignment.htm

They state the following:
"On many front-wheel-drive vehicles, camber is not adjustable. If the
camber is out on these cars, it indicates that something is worn or
bent, possibly from an accident and must be repaired or replaced."

Does anyone here know if the camber is adjustable on the Sonata?

HyundaiTech?

 

Yes it is an alignment issue. Take it to a reputable alignment shop and get
it aligned.

 

That's been my experience.

However, you can add adjusters and get a little bit of adjustment.
Don't remember how good those are, so ask an expert if they are rugged
enough to last.

Since both wheels are worn, the alignment problem probably isn't from
hitting a pothole.
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Bob

 

If you knock the toe out, it can wear both tires like this.

 

The OEM tires on my 2001 Elantra wore out before
40k miles. Sounds like Hy use cheapo tires.

 

Hey Mike is a Hyundai Dealership in your mind a "reputable" alignment
shop? I'm just wondering about the dealership is the better bet
because if they find something wrong they can replace it. That being
said I know of a good alignment shops in my area that I would trust.

Paul

 

Hey Mike is a Hyundai Dealership in your mind a "reputable" alignment
shop? I'm just wondering about the dealership is the better bet
because if they find something wrong they can replace it. That being
said I know of a good alignment shops in my area that I would trust.

Paul

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I use independent alignment shops Paul. Typically I find them to be more
expert and willing to do the necessary things like reaming out strut holes
to adjust camber. Generally, dealerships don't stray far from the factory
directions.

 

The smaller the wheel the faster the tire is going to wear, everything else
being equal. I remember when 10,000 miles on a tire was damned good.
Today, seems that 40k is about average.

 

Hopefully, you've already had the alignment and all is now well. If not
choose a trusted shop. Dealerships offer nothing special in the way o
alignments unless they have staff that is particularly good a
alignments.

I doubt this is a camber issue. Camber measures how far the top of th
tire is tilted outward from the centerline. It's unlikely that cambe
would be out of specification similarly on each tire. Furthermore, cambe
must be far out of specification for a significant tire wear issue t
result, and it'd tend to wear the tire gradually increasing more from th
inner edge to the outer (or vice versa) rather than all on one edge or th
other.

Most likely, the issue is excessive toe in (how far one tire points inwar
compared to the other). This tends to cause severe wear on the outsid
edges of the tires, and can be compounded by hard cornering with low tir
pressures. (Excessive toe out would wear the inner edge.