Continental Airline Tickets

I have a 1998 Lincoln Continental w/ 200k miles on it (runs great) The tires have about 20k on them and are?

rotated and balanced regularly. The inside tread of the rear tires are bald and the dealer told me I needed a 4 wheel alignment. I just had this done at a different shop and when they showed me the before and after of the four wheel alignment, there was no difference in the rear (it was within tolerance)n the front needed some adjustment. The repair shop said there are some cars out there that just drive differently and that is why the rear tires were worn on the inside tread. Remember, I only have about 20,000 miles on these tires. Do Lincoln Continentals have a unusual wear pattern for the rear tires, did I not need a 4 wheel alignment or did the repair shop just make that up?

Public Comments

1. take it back to the orginal shop, this isn't normal, my guess is that they misaligned it or didn't do anything, unless something else broke. there should be some kind of warrenty
2. Wear On One Side – Misalignment Do the edges of the tread take on a sawtooth or feathered appearance? This is caused by erratic scrubbing against the road. The solution is toe-in or toe-out alignment correction. Source - Just Tires Toe-in will wear the outer rib while toe-out will cause wear on the inner rib. In both instances, wear can be aggravated even more if the tires are underinflated. Source - Tire Review
3. tires should be rotated every 6-8k miles or every other oil change (2-3k miles) if you've been faithfull to your car your tires should have been rotated at least 3 times, so your original front tires are now in the back, the front was out of alignment. However Lincoln Continental have an optional rear air suspension. It self levels itself depending on the load of the rear of the car, they have been known to go bad over time and should be serviced. Hope i've helped.