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Old 03-11-2013, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by perryinva
No one noticed the OP got 23k miles out of an older set of PS2s? That's awesome! They are only rated for 15k miles when staggered sizes. Nice alignment for sure! I hope mine go that long!
I guess a lot of us had missed that info as it wasn't part of the original post.

I've grown accustom to people wanting to have their cake and eat it too on here so it doesn't surprise me.
Old 03-11-2013, 07:32 PM
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Man, that is so true. I mean, it's a 911. How can so many expect to get Camry wear, BMW ride, Cadillac sound systems and Porsche handling out of a tiny sports car? I can't stop the grin every time I drive mine. 15k miles on sticky tires is fine with me. If you want more wear, then compromise the handling and get all season tires. Lifes too short for mediocre.
Old 03-16-2013, 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by jml8785
I have to agree, toe is MUCH more influential on tire wear than camber.
+1 on this. It's a common misconception that camber is wearing your rear tires. It is excessive toe-in that causes the wear. More negative camber helps the toe wear just the insides, but properly aligned rear tires should get 20,000 miles. It's not the camber.

For example, I run -3.0 rear camber on my Boxster (my main track-day squeeze) and 1.5mm toe-in on each side. My rear street tires wear perfectly evenly.



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