weird tire wear?
#16
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Had the same issue on my TTS. Same inside wear on a new set of Michelin 4S. Camber was off slightly. Did not expect this much wear with so little adjustment.
Lex is right. Have to check tires often to catch unusual wear patterns.
Lex is right. Have to check tires often to catch unusual wear patterns.
#17
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what? Just about everybody who tracks stockish cars wears the outer edge of the tire before the inner.
#18
On a 911? 20 years ago, first 911. Maybe 15,000 miles. Doing my own oil change. Shocked to see a cord popping through. many cars later, I've learned it is just how they wear. I still can't believe he got 33k out of a pair of rear tires. Must have been a lot of highway miles.
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But it does wear the inside rear tire more. If folks run almost neutral camber, driven on the street, the rear tire will wear pretty evenly across the inside to the outside.
I’m not sure why folks are suggesting toe. I would have thought this one is pretty obviously camber?
#20
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The pattern of wear indicates toe out is primarily to blame. Too much negative caber would leave the outside tread blocks with a lot more rubber while the inner blocks would be worn more. Instead, the photos show the tires did wear fairly evenly across all tread blocks except for the very inside edge where the rubber is ground off and cord is exposed.
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#21
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Originally Posted by LexVan
Call Guinness, cuz that's a World record.
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#22
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A car with negative rear camber is often the ideal setup for best handling performance, and it tends to be the way new cars are often setup.
But it does wear the inside rear tire more. If folks run almost neutral camber, driven on the street, the rear tire will wear pretty evenly across the inside to the outside.
I’m not sure why folks are suggesting toe. I would have thought this one is pretty obviously camber?
But it does wear the inside rear tire more. If folks run almost neutral camber, driven on the street, the rear tire will wear pretty evenly across the inside to the outside.
I’m not sure why folks are suggesting toe. I would have thought this one is pretty obviously camber?
Now, while camber can lead to increased wear, with toe you are essentially scrubbing the tire at all times, leading to this sort of wear pattern.
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At every oil change (about the 5,000 mile mark) I data log each tire's tread depth on the back of the oil change receipt. I take 3 distinct (one reading for each of the 3 major groves) measurements for each tire, and write it down.
If you are really-really observant, you'll start to notice a repetitive "blister" pattern in the black rubber of the tire just before cording. Hard to see, but it's there. Also, on aggressive corner exit, you'll notice a bit more tire slip before they hook-up. Can be fun.
Get one of these:
If you are really-really observant, you'll start to notice a repetitive "blister" pattern in the black rubber of the tire just before cording. Hard to see, but it's there. Also, on aggressive corner exit, you'll notice a bit more tire slip before they hook-up. Can be fun.
Get one of these:
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Here are some Super Sports with about 21,000 miles back in July 2018:
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So you learned a lesson, and better yet shared it with others who will hopefully heed it or use it as a reminder (as I will).
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Here's another little tip.
On the tire sidewall, there are visual triangle markers (sometimes even little Michelin man logos) molded in all around the circumference. These markers denote where the tread depth indicators are. Then you can easily reach in, and feel what is left on the inner 1/4-1/3 of the tire.
On the tire sidewall, there are visual triangle markers (sometimes even little Michelin man logos) molded in all around the circumference. These markers denote where the tread depth indicators are. Then you can easily reach in, and feel what is left on the inner 1/4-1/3 of the tire.
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33,000 miles, holy crap. That's insane, I don't even understand how you can get close to that. My first pair lasted 6k and that was with no track days, I got an alignment done and got 10k out of my last pair which i was happy with.
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Looks like toe wear to me. Good thing you caught it before the tire let go.