98 explorer alignment issue
 

So... here's the scoop.

About a year ago, when I first bought my explorer the steering had a little wobble. I got the tires balanced and all was well.
About a 3 months ago I started to feel the wobble again. I have aftermarket wheels so they had to use the glue kind of weights. They told me that they might fall off. I assumed that's what happened.
About a month ago I took my car to get an oil change and rotation. The wobble was not fixed so I took it in to get the tires rebalanced. The tire guy told me that my front left tire was wearing badly and that I probably needed an alignment. I had that done and they rotated the tires so that that tire can straighten itself out.
The wobble seems better now.

My question is could the bad alignment make a noticeable wear on a tire in less then 2 months? If not then it is a problem with the rear end, because I just had them rotated. I have been informed that my rear end is not alignable... is this true? On the alignment diagnostic sheet they gave me is shows that the front wheels were not perfect, but they were not bad. The right rear reading shows -.22 toe. Is this reading accurate? If so what can I do?

Thanks for any help...

RE: 98 explorer alignment issue
 

Yes it is true the rear is not adjustable and it's not likely that your tire wear came from the rear. It's not a matter of how many months the tires were on the front but how many miles you drove with them on the front and how far off the alignment was. If you have the print out post the numbers, before and after.

RE: 98 explorer alignment issue
 

Here are the numbers:

Left Front
Camber - Actual: -1.1 Before: -1.1
Caster - Actual: 3.6 Before: 3.6
Toe - Actual: .01 Before: -.09

Right Front
Camber - Actual: -.9 Before: -.9
Caster - Actual: 4.5 Before: 4.5
Toe - Actual: .05 Before: -.19

RE: 98 explorer alignment issue
 

Looks likeit was toed out over 1/4 inch, which would wear the inside edge of the ft tires. With the 1.1 neg camber on theLf it would wear that one more. Keep an eye on the wear, if it still wears the inside of the Lf ft then you will need to take some of the neg camber out of it. It should be better though.

RE: 98 explorer alignment issue
 

Thanks... I think that's what I'll do

Was this alignment able to fix your issue? I'm having the same problem.