Tire alignment issue?

[mjbliemel]

I recently bought new tires (SO3s which I really like a lot) and think I might need an alignment. Plan to do that actually in any case, I am sure it wouldn't hurt.

But, the thing that makes me think I need it is that the car's back end seems to sway a little at higher speeds. Could that be an alignment issue? What do you think? Anyone?

Also, on one of the rear tires I noticed some "scrubbing." Not sure if that is the proper term to describe that, but on one part of the tire, the rubber looked a little abraded one day, i.e., not smooth on one part of the tire. What would cause that?

Thanks for any feedback, much appreciated.