Uneven tire wear

[PaHumBug]

Hi all,
I have 37" Nitto's that were pretty much new when I bought my 2005 with a 6 inch fabtech lift. (I do plan on going with bigger rubber once these are worn out). I had the truck aligned when I bought it a few months ago. All my tires have the same pressure, and all are wearing normally but the right front. Lugs that are right next to each other on that tire are different heights. Is this alignment, balance, or something worse like hubs, etc. I do have fabtech tie rods too.
Thanks

[Hellz]

lug nuts shouldnt matter if the size heights are different.. just matters that they fit properly and secure the wheel to the hub.

have you pulled the lugs off to verify they are different sizes?
could be one or two have loosened up and your just seeing the height difference.

you can check if your hubs are bad by lifting the front up and grabbing a tire at the 12 and 6 oclock position and try lifting up and down. you might need a 2x4 or something to help lift the tire up if its heavy.

iirc.. if you get any play more than 1/4 of an inch, the hub is bad... but i think the general rule around here is if you get any movement at all, just replace the hub(s).

If you are just worried about the lug nuts, i would simply buy replacement ones. maybe the previous owner broke a stud, and the original lug wouldnt fit on the new stud, so they put on one that was longer...

[PaHumBug]

Sorry I wasn't very clear. I meant the tire tread lugs. One is high, the next is low, next is high, etc.

Thanks, I will check the hubs as you said.

But what does this tread wear indicate?

Thanks

[Hellz]

what tread wear?

where is the worn down area at?? inside of tire? middle of tire or outter edge?

if it is on the edges, i would say possible alignment.
inside is over inflation.
both sides i would say maybe under inflation

i think for a worn hub, you would be seeing inside wear.. but maybe im wrong on that.

[HUMMERICH23]

Ive got the same issue with my cognito level with 37 Stts with the front passenger tire wearing way premature compared to rest. Have had alignment checked three times and it is dead accurate. I get wear on outside lugs and 1st center traction zone closest to the outside lugs. all the rest of the tires are showing perfect wear. I cant figure it out too, unless its just normal wear for the front passenger tire?

[PaHumBug]

Originally Posted by HUMMERICH23

Ive got the same issue with my cognito level with 37 Stts with the front passenger tire wearing way premature compared to rest. Have had alignment checked three times and it is dead accurate. I get wear on outside lugs and 1st center traction zone closest to the outside lugs. all the rest of the tires are showing perfect wear. I cant figure it out too, unless its just normal wear for the front passenger tire?

Exactly what I have. But it's not just that it's worn down more on the outside, EVERY OTHER lug (alternating) on the outside row of lugs is worn down more. Weird. Any ideas?