George Macdonald wrote:

> 45K on even a semi-performance tire is good IMO. Tires which last longer
> are miserable to drive. Perfectly even tire wear is kinda rare as well
> unless you drive on roads which are perfectly flat - the "railroad
> tracking" effect of the lanes of major highways by heavy trucks is bound to
> cause more wear on the inner edge of the tires. Then there's normal
> two-lane highways which can have a high crown.
>
> I'd say it's unlikely you have a major alignment problem and there's no
> alignment corrections which are possible with your car which would correct
> the wear pattern you have, apart from toe-in. As the Honda double wishbone
> suspension ages, it *does* tend to settle a bit and get some change towards
> toe-out in the front wheels. When I see increased wear on the front
> inners, I* just crank 1/4 turn on each tie-rod to reduce toe-out.
>
> Rgds, George Macdonald
>
> "Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??

I also have extra inner wear on my front tires. I got an alignment when
I got these tires (car is 48K) 7K ago. At that time, they said the
front camber was -.5 deg. But the wear pattern suggests the camber is
more like -1.x degree. Did they lie? I think you'd need to install a
camber kit to adjust it anyway, so if I took it back could they actually
do anything? I had thought maybe the extra inner wear was due to hard
braking or trail braking where you cause the front end to dive and the
wheels to negative camber. Maybe I should get my toe checked, as you
suggest.