Customer states noise while driving

[@mikemcgown6362]

As a former alignment professional. I used to hear that tire wear issue called "feathering" not "cupping". Feathering is an alignment issue, cupping is a balance issue. On an all terrain tire both make noise. Cupping makes more of a tapping sound, feathering makes more of a scuffing type noise until it gets more extreme, then it can make a "whomp whomp whomp" sound. Tire rotation and alignment are even more critical with all terrain tires than regular road tires. Everyone needs to pay attention to their tires! One of the easiest to visually inspect. Abnormal wear can be spotted by people that don't know much about vehicles. They may not know what they are looking at, but they can see a difference in tread patterns. My wife spots problems on cars she walks by at the store and asks me what would cause that. I think she does that to keep my mind active. Thanks for sharing the video. People need to be made aware of potential problems.

[@GGarcia7111]

That's what I suspected. My tire place told me it was my front shocks. The reason my front tires got that issue. A week prior to getting new tires I got 4 shocks. Front suspension done tide rods upper alms lower ball joints. They just didn't want to be responsible for the damaged. When I got my 4 tires a alignment was done at the time. By the tire place.

[@rromero1318]

@@GGarcia7111did the new shocks stop the cupping problem for those tires?

[@macknumber9]

​@@rromero1318I'm curious too

[@macknumber9]

I have the EXACT same feathering on both front tires...I rotated them to the back...I admit I never did a rotation...probably had these tires for a good 25k miles at least too...don't know if simply not rotating them would cause this or I have bad struts or some other worn suspension component

[@harsanjamsingh3290]

Yes, I can hear it.. Thank you very much, After tons of hours of crappy videoss, i found you brother thankss, my car does same thing. Gonna get my tires balanced and alinged.🎉❤

[@hunterfankhauser3289]

This video gave me confidence that i just need to rotate my tires… bought a 2012 Silverado with 2 new rear all terrain tires but the front 2 are more worn… took a gamble on that front end noise cuz the truck was 2k below market value and was rust free… I knew it wouldn’t be perfect, but I’m glad I’m 99% sure it’s the 2 older tires and not the wheel bearings. Being that winter is basically over, I’ll just rotate them and hope the noise transfers to the back…

[@captainyoby9128]

BFG’s just get torn up in the South. Need to rotate them babies like clockwork

[@FlyTyer1948]

Useful information. Thank you for posting.

[@avtuvy]

Great video, short and to the point on how to diagnose that type of noise

[@williamwesse6114]

Rabble Rabble Rabble...

[@Columbiaauto]

😆

[@guitarplayerlp7018]

when rotating them make sure you do so with the lower edge leading on the cupped section when driving forwards. They will then even out

[@MrLarsgren]

a crazy thing ive seen was a rubber damper on a axle that somehow had come lose. caused so bad vibration you almost had double vision at 60. not the first thing to suspect.

[@jonhunt5408]

The truck needs an alignment. Did you do an alignment? Significant cupping on one tire indicates a camber issue, and cupping on both tires indicates a toe issue. Rotating the tires is only going quiet the problem until the underlying alignment issue damages the other set of tires.

[@brown5252]

Went from whomp whomp whomp to bump bump bump.....lol

[@kayaberlin5486]

Danke sehr gute Information... Gruss...

[@peterjmcgee4680]

I can testify to that I have a 2000 Jeep Cherokee the right front hub bearing this is a four-wheel drive Cherokee and the right front bearing was making a noise and when you turn the the steering wheel back and forth it would change the sound that's how I knew that bearing was bad and I do hear it more on the right side so I knew it had to be the passenger front and $67 and two hours later and it was changed cuz that was the $67 cost was the part the two hours later is what it took me to change it cuz I did it myself in the front of my house and I did it with basic mechanics tools a good Jack jack stands and believe it or not how to do it video from KZbin and it worked perfectly fine afterwards

[@mikemcgown6362]

Now that is one very long sentence!

[@claudiofagundes9502]

I've been driving over 20 years I've had many mud terrain tires I've never rotated any set of AT. tires I've had and I never had this issue unless I needed an alignment

[@RoneysPlayNcreate]

👍🏼

[@johnchestnut5340]

Cupping was obvious to someone who knew what to look for.

[@psdaengr911]

How is this different wear from that due to front toe being set "out?

[@mikemcgown6362]

It is one of the issues. Camber and caster are also candidates. All part of a good alignment job.

[@janetyeoman1544]

Why was the transmission indicator on dash flashing when in Drive ?

[@ah4800]

Frame rate on the camera

[@johnnysechrist6313]

More camber needed or it's toed out to much.