I have a 61 Lark Wagon and the front tires cup of the outside edge. I have had the front end aligned and the toe in set. The toe in remains the same thru the complete steering. The front bushings all seem in good shape. The tie rod ends are good. The car goes down the road straight and does not pull either way. I have also repacked the wheel bearings and given it a through greasing and all fittings accept grease and it oozes out. I am wondering if anyone else has had this problem and any ideas will certainly be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Tire cupping is generally caused by worn shock absorbers or an out of balance condition or both. As the cupping gets worse the out of balance condition gets worse.Poet...Mystic...Soldier of Fortune. As always...self-absorbed, adversarial, cocky and in general a malcontent.Comment
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On big trucks, tire cupping on the out side was caused by the rear end out of alignment.Comment
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I agree with Gunslinger on this problem. Replace those front shocks and balance a set of new tires.sigpic1957 Packard Clipper Country Sedan
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Jeff
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I concur with Gunslinger in post # 3 & 57pack's post #6. I had my own shop and ran into this lots of times. Install the most expensive shocks you can find (my personal preference is always Koni, Bilstein, KYB in that order). Your regular off the shelf products (Autozone, Monroe etc.) are not very good. Good luck,
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