Front struts and tire wear pattern

Wheelers assured me that they would come assembled, but they arrived in separate boxes. Be prepared to grab a spring compressor from your nearest auto parts store.

 

I used a Speedway Motors DECO toe bar to rough measure the toe. Typical device, it uses symmetrical tire tread artifacts for reference. It indicates definite toe-out, with width at the front 11/32" wider than at the rear of the tire. I.e. "total toe" = ~0.344". With a current tire diameter of ~29.75", that translates to roughly 0.33 degs toe-out per side, or 0.66 degs total toe-out.

As "dead reckoning" only, it proves to me that a significant toe-out condition exists, and explains why I am getting tread cupping on the inboard edges of the treads only.
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