Topic: Hy-steer alignment-help me save my new tires.

[gferris5]

Hey-
Well, after a many month hiatus from the BB, I'm posting a question I should have asked a couple of years ago.

My swampers are tired and ready to go. Before I get new tires, I want to fix whatever problem is causing my right front tire to wear way faster than than the rest of my tires. I have a lot of bump-steer (too much lift) so I'm guessing that that's what is doing it. But, I'd like to correct that-I need to fab up a dampener. But I'd also like to know what you guys are doing to get the alignment with your hy-steer dialed in nicely. 

I also need to ask for more detail about setting up the shims underneath the knuckle-I've never messed with mine, but I think I need to when I do my front end rebuild. I'd just like to know, well, what they do, I haven't really looked at them...and why they're important to have set up correctly. Will having them set up correctly help my premature tire wear?

Thanks...

[brainlessfool]

I think those shims are for the k. brearing perload. it shoud take about 5-15 lbs of pull to trun the knuckles. (no tie rods on ofcouse)

[Hyena]

You should take it too an alignment shop.  thats what i need to do to mine.

[lowgeared]

I measured mine inside of rotor to inside of rotor to a 16th of an inch.  Got everything back together after hi steer and had death wobble after setting the tie rod exactly where it should be.  No steering stabilizer, but that shouldn't make that much of a difference.  I guess I messed with something that was perfect to begin with from Japan??

[gferris5 [OP]]

Do you guys think that my tire wear is due to the alignment? Poor tire pressure-that tire has a small leak-? Bump Steer? All three?
Will re-doing the kingpin preload help keep it from wearing out? I just want these new MTRs to last  Thanks again.