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joefrenchdavis · 10-17-2009, 01:46 PM

ive got a 98 blazer, the left front tire keeps getting worn down on the inside. could that be because i have a bad tie rod end?

TheMcCumbers · 10-17-2009, 03:02 PM

I'd try getting an alignment first before you go replacing parts. Might be as simple as that, and the shop should be able to tell you if something is wrong while it is in there.

s10pimpin209 · 10-17-2009, 03:24 PM

x2 get it checked out. save yourself the trouble and maybe some cash

joefrenchdavis · 10-18-2009, 10:23 AM

i did one place said i needed a whole new front end basically and the other shop said that there was nothing wrong with the front end. so idk and when i got it aligned the ****ed it all up and had the wheels pointing away from eachother.

S10dude · 10-18-2009, 11:40 AM

find a better quailfied alignment shop and sue the other one

contact420 · 10-27-2009, 01:46 AM

put a jack under the control arm and jack it up with the trucks weight on the tire still. Grab the top and bottem of the tire and try to wobble it. If you cab feel it give its probobly a bad ball joints. if you can feel give by grabing the front and back of the tire then its must likley a tie-rod maybe inner or outer dont know. But hey ball joints about $20 each. tierod $30 each I bet its the upper ball joint. if you know what your doing it only take about 30 minutes.
Gind Rivet, Heat rivets and Pound out using a punch. using a prybar remove ball joint and install the newone and tourqe the new bolt.

10-17-2009, 01:46 PM	#1
joefrenchdavis Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 33 Location: hobe sound User is: OffLine	inner ive got a 98 blazer, the left front tire keeps getting worn down on the inside. could that be because i have a bad tie rod end?
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10-17-2009, 03:02 PM	#2
TheMcCumbers Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 365 Location: Elizabeth, West Virginia User is: OffLine	Re: inner I'd try getting an alignment first before you go replacing parts. Might be as simple as that, and the shop should be able to tell you if something is wrong while it is in there.
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10-17-2009, 03:24 PM	#3
s10pimpin209 Knowledge is power. Age: 21 Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 826 Location: Stanislaus County, CA User is: OffLine	Re: inner x2 get it checked out. save yourself the trouble and maybe some cash
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10-18-2009, 10:23 AM	#4
joefrenchdavis Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 33 Location: hobe sound User is: OffLine	Re: inner i did one place said i needed a whole new front end basically and the other shop said that there was nothing wrong with the front end. so idk and when i got it aligned the ****ed it all up and had the wheels pointing away from eachother.
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10-18-2009, 11:40 AM	#5
S10dude workin it ! Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,029 Location: Sacramento,Ca. User is: OffLine	Re: inner find a better quailfied alignment shop and sue the other one
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10-27-2009, 01:46 AM	#6
contact420 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 54 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: inner put a jack under the control arm and jack it up with the trucks weight on the tire still. Grab the top and bottem of the tire and try to wobble it. If you cab feel it give its probobly a bad ball joints. if you can feel give by grabing the front and back of the tire then its must likley a tie-rod maybe inner or outer dont know. But hey ball joints about $20 each. tierod $30 each I bet its the upper ball joint. if you know what your doing it only take about 30 minutes. Gind Rivet, Heat rivets and Pound out using a punch. using a prybar remove ball joint and install the newone and tourqe the new bolt.
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