# Wave tire wear **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [July 16, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wave-tire-wear/80369 "2013-07-16T19:13:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mikengermany](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@mikengermany](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mikengermany)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wave-tire-wear/80369/1 "2013-07-16T19:13:31Z")
I have both rear tires on a 2008 Skoda Fabia stationwagon showing a unusual tire wear. The wear extends across the width of the tire, but rather then being straight across from one side to the other (-), its angled, like a diagonal wave (/). The vehicle is a front wheel drive, but unfortunately i do not have a photo of this tire wear. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wave-tire-wear/80369/2 "2013-07-16T19:39:53Z")
You have suspension component wear coupled with (and probably the cause of) an out of alignment condition. The tire is not only bouncing, like worn out struts/shocks cause (bad components can cause bouncing too), but it’s also “scrubbing”, a condition brought on by the wheel’s not being in line with its track. You need a good thorough look-see by a good chassis shop. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wave-tire-wear/80369/3 "2013-07-16T21:39:02Z")
Good advice–as usual–from mountainbike. I will add that, if this particular vehicle (which is not sold in the US, so we are not familiar with it) has independent rear suspension, then the alignment of all 4 wheels should be checked and corrected at the same time as the suspension components are checked for excessive wear. In addition to badly-worn struts/shocks, it is very possible that the toe and/or camber of the rear wheels is “off”–if this car has IRS. On the other hand, if this car has a solid rear axle, then bad shocks/struts are the likely cause, although collision damage to the rear suspension is also a possibility. ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wave-tire-wear/80369/4 "2013-07-16T21:49:36Z")
Has the alignment been checked? Sounds like camber or toe are out of spec. ---
**Author:** ![CapriRacer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/capriracer/32/22_2.png) [@CapriRacer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CapriRacer)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wave-tire-wear/80369/5 "2013-07-17T16:38:31Z")
And don’t forget that not rotating tires can also lead to this condition. ---
**Author:** ![mikengermany](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@mikengermany](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mikengermany)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wave-tire-wear/80369/6 "2013-07-17T18:24:08Z")
Thanks for the feedback - its basically a VW owned company with the majority of the parts wearing the VW symbol - independent rear suspension and never in any accident. Car is going in next week to the dealership for services - will let them know to do a 4 pt allignment and such. Hope that finds the problem…