What Are the Causes of Abnormal Tire Wear?
Low Tire Pressure Low tire pressure causes a tire to bulge and negatively impacts how the tire meshes with the ground. An improperly inflated tire develops increased rolling resistance and friction as a vehicle is driven, which causes extra stress to develop on the tire treads, which, over time, can cause accelerated tire wear in addition to abnormal tire wear patterns. Low tire pressure is one of the most common causes of abnormal and early tire wear. Worn Shocks Besides stabilizing a vehicle’s ride, shock absorbers help to keep a vehicle’s tires stabilized and planted firmly on the ground, which helps to normalize tire wear and improve tire contact with the ground. Worn shock absorbers can create abnormal tire wear by destabilizing a tire and allowing excessive up-and-down tire movements to occur, especially over rough or bumpy terrain. Also, as shock absorbers wear, they lose their ability to adequately equalize vehicle weight, which can allow excessive vehicle loads to develop on v
