Tire wear
Read the tread.
Your tires keep a record of everything wrong with the truck. Pick the pattern you're looking at.
Tap the tread that looks most like the tire in front of you.
~50%
We'll tell you when it isn't alignment.
About half of irregular steer tire wear comes from alignment. The other half is air pressure, balance, worn parts and loads. That's why every job starts with measuring, not adjusting.
Source: Mike Beckett, MD Alignment Services, in Fleet MaintenanceNot sure what you're looking at?
We measure every axle before we adjust anything, and you get the readings. If it isn't alignment, we tell you.