Inner tyre rib wear

[derekod]

What is the best way of checking the upper strut mounts to see if they might be contributing to my inner tyre rib wear.
The tyres were replaced 6 months ago and the inner rib is already word down.
I don't feel any excessive free play when the wheels are jacked up, from either the lower control arm bushings or upper strut mounts rocking the wheel from right to left.
Is it better to check for free play with the load on or off of the tyres on the Galaxy?
Last wheel alignment has revealed that the camber is more negative on one side obviously causing the tyre wear, but I would like to feel some play before I start either replacing the bottom control arms or the upper mounts.

What tyre best suits the Galaxy?
I presently have Bridgestone RE002XL on, but I feel that they maybe not that well suited to the Galaxy.

[insanitybeard]

How much extra wear are we talking about? I've not been able to get much mileage out of my front tyres on the Galaxy in the 3 years that I've owned it, I fitted a set of Dunlops on the front and they were scrap after about 8000 miles (inner edges bald). I think a degree of it comes down to driving style as well as other people have reported much higher mileages out of a set of front tyres than I managed. Admittedly I never swapped mine front to rear but I would have hoped for better than 8k.... I don't pootle around everywhere but I don't use the throttle as an on/off switch either. In my experience torquey front wheel drive cars do wear out the inside edges fast and the Galaxy is a heavy beast at that. I don't think the front camber is adjustable on the Mk2 so if there's a major difference between the sides then I can only assume something is worn or bent somewhere, or the damper/s are past their best, which might contribute to increased tyre wear but wouldn't really affect the geometry.