halik

Your car needs alignment

morganabowen

I just replaced my rear Bridgestone SO2s after a little over 10K miles. I had it realigned after installing the new rubber and everything is just fine

rpolin

okay, so here's the answer. The rear alignment was off by 3/4 of an inch, which is massive. The front was fine. After close inspection of the rims, the tale was easily told. It was the result of the %$&%*($&%(*$& car wash.

I use Splash in Fairfield County, CT to get my car washed because it is one of the higher end car washes around. It turns out that when the machine is bringing the rear wheels into the track, due to their width, they were getting forced into the track, which is what through the alignment off. You can actually see the gouges in the inside of the rim on the rear tires. So frustrating to burn thru two brand new tires in less than 6 months.

Lesson Learned - Hand Car Washes from hear on out!

For the rest of you out there - don't skimp on the alignment - being out of alignment, even for a short period can be very costly

pfbz

Ya think?

Torontoworker

996- 18"

Fully loaded, 1 driver, 3 passengers plus luggage
front 36psi
rear 44psi

Just driver (or with 1 passenger)

front 33psi
rear 39psi

I run 35/40 and of course it always depends on how you drive, how fast, your load, ambient temp and alignment set up. Porsche recommend 36/44 but I find this too much for my usage. I've got 20K on my rear Conti's and they look fine. Need new fronts next year as they look like their shaved now... Got 18K on them and two track days.

relinuca

I, too, have Hankook Ventus V12 tires. Now with about 12K miles, they show only nominal wear. They are 17" and Porsche recommended air pressure is 36 psi front and rear.

FYI-I had a front and rear alignment completed by the P-car dealer after fitting the Hankooks.

relinuca

MiamiC70

I get easy 15k on my Ventus V12 rears and twice that on the fronts and that is with what they call "spirited' driving.
I generally will about 6k or 7k and then have tire shop rotate the rears and leave the fronts as is till the end and on my 3rd set of rears.

knfeparty

Glad you got an answer on why your tires went out so fast. I know a lot of people take the camber out of the rear, but it's the toe that will really wipe out your tires fast. I run over 2* in the rear but the tire wears pretty evenly across the tread since I use it for autocross so much, which really stresses the outsides of the tires, and I run essentially zero toe.

chsu74

There is a cheap hand wash place off Exit 16 on I95. Go towards East Norwalk Train station on the corner of East Ave and Fort Point Rd. It is behind the Shell Station on Fort Point Road. $25 and 30 minutes of your time.

My local "Splash" in Greenwich charges $60 for a hand wash.

rpolin

Thanks for the local hand car wash place!