[s-cars] Tire wear/suspension help needed

[Steve Marinello]

The subject car is the kids' '04 A4q Ultrasport.  You may remember that 
I mentioned he was in an accident while at college.  The car was hit 
pretty hard at the passenger side rear door and rear bulkhead as he made 
a left turn and was hit by someone rushing in a new Accord to make the 
light.  Bad decision/speed estimation or whatever.  The car was hit hard 
enough to spin him and the original estimate of $4k blossomed to $8.5 k 
as they worked on it.  Still it came out okay, it seemed, with a new 
door RR door, fender and suspension pieces there.  As the tire was shot, 
I shipped him out a couple of barely used spares and we drove it out 
from San Diego to Houston at the end of May.  Since then, he also did a 
round trip to/from Alabama to visit my father-in-law this summer.  I was 
in the car with him and heard what sounded like feathering/cupping was 
going on in the right front.  Checked it out...very localized and 
significant wear, down to the belt over about three inches on the inside 
with focused wear extending another couple of inches per side.  This is 
on one of the tires sent out, not one that was in the accident.  My 
mechanic did not see anything more than me, which is the engine mount on 
that side is shot; completely collapsed and split.  So, two engine 
mounts and the tranny mount will be replaced, but my question is, to our 
resident experts, is that kind of wear possible without something else 
bent or messed up in the front suspension?

I'll deal with the tire today, and order either 034 mounts or RS4 mounts 
from ECS Monday, but what do you guys think?

TIA,

Steve