Uneven wear on rear tire normal?
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Uneven wear on rear tire normal?
I'm seeing a significant difference in wear pattern on my right rear tire:
* The inside tread is much more worn down than the outside.
* The wear pattern on the other three tires looks much more consistent, including the other rear tire and the right hand front.
I expect to have my rears wearing faster than my fronts, but the uneven tread wear pattern on a specific tire has me worred. Is this normal? Any advice on this? Thanks!
* The inside tread is much more worn down than the outside.
* The wear pattern on the other three tires looks much more consistent, including the other rear tire and the right hand front.
I expect to have my rears wearing faster than my fronts, but the uneven tread wear pattern on a specific tire has me worred. Is this normal? Any advice on this? Thanks!
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Is it a C-4? I have the same problem. My right rear needs replacing but the others have a few miles left on them. I don't think it's a camber issue but I'm curious to know if you've got a C-4.
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So... it's normal to expect uneven wear on the rear tires due to negative camber, but both wear patterns should be similar?
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My 2000 C4 is wearing more on the inside right as well. I had an alignment when the tires were installed. I'm guessing that somehow it got knocked out enough to cause this. I can't imagine it's supposed to wear more in the right due to alignment spec.
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My C2 right rear went the same way. I was told that uneven wear was due to acceleration torque, but I have no real idea whether my alignments were done correctly, or stayed true.
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mine always wear out unevenly but I always figured it was the way I drive the car...
..I slide around and punch it in the curves...and I favor one side much more...
...I swap them over at about 5,000 miles to even it out...
..I slide around and punch it in the curves...and I favor one side much more...
...I swap them over at about 5,000 miles to even it out...
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Can you swap the rear tires from side to side? On my other car, which has PS2s, the tread is directional and asymmetric, so I don't think I can swap left and right rears. My 996 has Proxes T1-Rs (unfortunately); not sure about them.
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...you take them to the tire-guy...and 20 bucks later all is swapped...
they are quite familiar with these requests...
however, Sumi III's are not directional, so I can 'just do it'...they are just marked 'Outside'...
(albeit, NOT N-Rated though...)
they are quite familiar with these requests...
however, Sumi III's are not directional, so I can 'just do it'...they are just marked 'Outside'...
(albeit, NOT N-Rated though...)