Odd Tire Wear

[Fountainhead]

I noticed the other day inside edge wear on both of my front tires. Haven’t checked the rears but I’ve never seen this much wear so close to the edge. I maintain tire pressure meticulously. Any one else seen this? Tires at 17,000 miles.
BTW I do rotate regularly

 

[ManfromRI]

Wow, you were about to get 17k on the stock conti's??? You must have rotated every other week lol.

But yea, mine had camber wear on the inside. The CTR stock has some neg camber

 

[TANSTAAFL]

Had a similar issue with tires on my Golf R a few years ago. After a while they start making some horrendous noises.

 

[Fountainhead]

It almost looks as if they're rubbing on something in the turn radius / suspension, but I don't see or feel any contact.

 

[@that_1redcivic]

Yeah its camber. Make sure your tire pressures are good, also if you drive like a maniac like me, tires heat up = air expands = higher tire pressure = more tire wear. Besides traction this is why you air down when racing on a track. Your issue is camber but just an fyi for the future.

 

[20ls01]

Problem is a bad TOE alignment(nothing else is adjustable) during production. Most likely toe is way off.

Get an alignment asap after new tires.

I recommend:
Front ..... 0 toe each side
Rear ...... .05 to .07 toe each side

 

[Fountainhead]

Yeah its camber. Make sure your tire pressures are good, also if you drive like a maniac like me, tires heat up = air expands = higher tire pressure = more tire wear. Besides traction this is why you air down when racing on a track. Your issue is camber but just an fyi for the future.

Yeah I religiously adjust the tire pressure to the door sticker when the tire is cold. I suppose that could contribute to higher pressures when the tires get hot, but my 370Z and all my other cars I've always set the pressure cold and none of them wore this way. I'm a pretty sedate driver this car is my daily so I baby it.

 

[SmokeGhost]

I would also check for any damage to the suspension(hub bearings, control arms, tie rods, etc)

 

[HoboKit]

new car need do to alignment it’s out of spec from manufacture. Dealership suppose to do alignment during PDI but 90% don’t that’s toe eating tires

 

[Fountainhead]

new car need do to alignment it’s out of spec from manufacture. Dealership suppose to do alignment during PDI but 90% don’t that’s toe eating tires

Yeah those assholes just move cars and sell up-charges. I have a 7am spot Monday with a highly recommended alignment only shop to set the alignment for what’s left of the rears which weren’t worn on edges, which I moved to the front. I figure that I can verify the alignment with the old tires before I put new ones on there

 

[HoboKit]

Yeah those assholes just move cars and sell up-charges. I have a 7am spot Monday with a highly recommended alignment only shop to set the alignment for what’s left of the rears which weren’t worn on edges, which I moved to the front. I figure that I can verify the alignment with the old tires before I put new ones on there

I paid to get alignment done after 300km after picking up from dealership brand new lol

 

[Fountainhead]

Well 77.00 later the alignment guys confirmed Toe was off. The guy that did the work drove the car around and he really liked it.
We'll see how things go with the two tires on the front after the alignment.

 

[Fountainhead]

Well 77.00 later the alignment guys confirmed Toe was off. The guy that did the work drove the car around and he really liked it.
We'll see how things go with the two tires on the front after the alignment.

Lol now my steering wheel is about an 1/8 of an inch off to go straight down the road. Sigh. Not going back there. Sent an email and they ignored it. They are kind of country/redneck mostly do hot rods and large trucks. THought I'd give them a chance. Oh well. It could be correct but when I hold the wheel parallel/straight it goes toward the ditch.

 

[SmokeGhost]

on my fun cars i would normally go to a race shop, because they had modified suspensions. big chain places are just like dealers in my experience, yes you can get lucky sometimes, but i digress.

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