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2007 Toyota RAV4 Rear Inside Tire wear
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Ravy313
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Nov 17, 2020, 9:42 AM
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2007 Toyota RAV4 Rear Inside Tire wear
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Hey all:
2007 Toyota RAV4 Sport
115,000 miles
3.5L V6 FI DOHC 24V F4
I was getting a quick oil change and the mechanic said that the rear tires had inside wear on them and should be replaced soon. He said that the camber angle was probably the cause and would correct the problem once I got new tires and had them aligned. I went to a different mechanic about 2 weeks later, once I could finance four new tires. This mechanic told me he could not properly do my alignment until the rear lower control arms which are non-adjustable factory ones are replaced with ones that are adjustable. I'm new to the area, so I don't know this mechanic personally, and work is slow due to COVID, so I'm hoping to get a second opinion before I spend the money.
My concern is that the true culprit are rusty shocks and struts since the lower control arm doesn't look worn at all, and that replacing the lower control arm will just be a temporary fix until the shocks and struts give out. Does a lower control arm swap on the rear tires for adjustable ones need to happen to adjust the camber angle? Any advice you can give is appreciated. Thanks for being here.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Nov 17, 2020, 11:38 AM
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Re: 2007 Toyota RAV4 Rear Inside Tire wear
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Shoot! Details of all vehicle's alignment parts I'll fail at but yes that is at least partly a camber problem but also most struts have some adjustment.
Know this, once you replace parts there goes the alignment so all at once or you'll be doing a lot of alignments on top.
Other reasons are an excessive load in the rear or weak springs you could measure is it's low or lower on one side than the other on nice level surface.
If not adjustable how did it get that far off? I say load or damage happened you didn't notice. Lack of tire rotation just adds to it any vehicle but ones with AWD or 4X4 more often that better. Keep track of how long and which way rotated so you max out the life of tires evenly.
It's nice to have this AWD probably but this is part of what makes them cost more for the long run,
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