Odd tire wear, possible alignment issue(s)?

[stevj]

I have the AWD, so the rears are driven, albeit intermittently. I also don’t know of any specific events of any acute trauma to that wheel (curb, pothole, etc.) that could’ve caused anything to have gotten bent.

OOPS. For some odd reason, I thought I read you had hybrid.
Still, have alignment checked, but new tires first.

Steve

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[aero319]

I know I haven’t been keeping up with this thread very well, but I thought I’d update everyone.
I bought new tires, got the “LT245/70R-17 GOODYEAR WRANGLER ALL-TERRAIN ADVENTURE WITH KEVLAR PRO-GRADE E” from tirerack.com because I’m fixing to move and I’ll be driving a lot more on gravel roads and these are GREAT for that—I had a set on a suburban for almost 60k miles before they wore out. Also, these tires were on sale there for $138.74 a piece, which is a crazy good deal!
I know some of you may be raising an eyebrow at the size there, but I can tell you that they absolutely do fit on the stock wheels, suspension, etc. just fine. I did get one spot where the fronts rubbed the soft fender well liner when the steering is cranked fully in either direction, but it’s only because the liner moves with wind. It’s maybe 1 1/8” x 3/8” spot and not noticeable while driving. I’ll add a couple photos so you can see.
I sent the tires to a pep boys near me because my options are limited here and their website specifically says they do shimming alignments and that’s the only way to adjust camber on the rear of my maverick. Unfortunately they do not offer this service however, so that was a failed mission… I certainly did NOT want to go to a ford dealership because their acceptable tolerance range for the alignment on these trucklets is enormous and they would’ve undoubtedly changed nothing. Anyway, they did adjust the toe considerably and I’m hoping that helps. I only have about 500 miles on these new shoes so far and can offer the following as observations: 1. Yes, they do ride a little rougher but barely noticeable. 2. There’s virtually no increase in road noise and only noticeable at lower speeds with the windows down. 3. I run them with 44 psi each and still get mid-26 to high 27’s mpg—I was routinely getting mid-27’s to mid-28’s mpg previously.
I hope this helps anyone considering a larger size tire on their maverick and if they still have that sale going, I’d recommend getting a set of these! I do have the rough country kit to lift my maverick 2” but it’s still in the box, I plan to get around to installing it at some point…