1998 Nissan Altima rear tires wear very quickly

1998 NISSAN ALTIMA
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HOBIEDALLAS
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Drive Train Axles Bearings problem
1998 Nissan Altima 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 138K miles

I had the cars linkage/joints checked today in the rear, to figure out why the tires wear down to the steel belts in just 3 weeks. The auto guy said it must be the struts/shocks, cause there is nothing wrong with the joints.
There is also a tapping sound coming from the top area of the passenger side wheel assembly when going over just light bumps.

How would a broken shock cause both tires to wear down to nothing in just 3 weeks?
Nov 16, 2008 at 8:36 PM
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ZACKMAN
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A combination of bad strut and bad coil spring, yes, especially if the car is lowered.
Nov 17, 2008 at 2:04 AM
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