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Camber is the angle of the wheel on it's vertical axis - If you have wear on the outside of the tyre, then you have too much positive camber, i.e. the top of the wheel is further out than the bottom - the opposite of the diagram below (from Wikipedia), which shows negative camber.
For it to be far enough out to cause such serious problems, I would surmise ...
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Check your alignment. Are the tires going bald on one side of the tire more than the other? For instance are they more bald on the inside or outside of the tire? Usually this is caused by bad alignment. Brian said it right, if you have the printout of an alignment post that up.
BTW are all 4 tires bad?
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As the car was due for it's MOT and service I took it into the garage who diagnosed worn front brake pads and reccomended replacement. Since the replacement of the pads I have not had any further issues.
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I would have commented but this is a little long.
I suspect your vibration's behavior at higher speeds is more along the line of frequency rather than vanishing. I've had numerous of these situations and really it gets down to pinpointing the vibration with some good friend(s) that will go along for the not-so-fun troubleshooting ride.
I would not assume ...
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The fact is that (H) and (V) rated tires are very similar in their speed ratings. In fact, they are right next to each other on the speed scale: 130 MPH for (H) and 149 MPH for (V). Because of the speeds at which you travel on that highway, the difference between the top end of these ratings is insignificant.
Your car is not a 5,000 pound Porsche Cayenne ...
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And, to just add my two bits, make sure that donut spare is properly inflated while you're driving on it! Most spares have a much higher inflation pressure that people do not know about. The spare on my Accord has a max. pressure of 60 PSI. And to significantly decrease the chances of your tire exploding, or wearing poorly, you should have it up around ...
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Modern radial tires can look/feel just fine from the outside while still being dangerously low on air pressure. Skidding type sounds are typical for a tire with low air pressure.
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