Front Tire Wear?
06-11-2013, 11:49 AM
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Front Tire Wear? {{with alignment results}}
Search results seem focused on rear tires, but what about fronts? Mine are wearing to the outside and don't remember the previous set of fronts wearing so disproportionately to the outside. Could be tire pressure issue, alignment, or is this normal with spirited driving? (Car is 3rd car for fun, no track time).
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06-11-2013, 12:03 PM
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You answered all 3. How many mile we talking about? Fronts last at least double the rears.
06-11-2013, 12:47 PM
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I've noticed that mine are also wearing more n the outsides up front. This has increased since doing DE events so I'm assuming I need more camber up front. I'll check with my tech but I'm pretty sure I'm maxed out on the stock suspension. Time to consider a lower control arm upgrade.
What tires an pressures are you running?
What tires an pressures are you running?
06-11-2013, 01:29 PM
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06-11-2013, 01:46 PM
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PZero Rosso's. About 10k miles on these front tires. Steering tracks perfectly. Just did oil change last month and they reset tire pressures so at this point I can't know if they were low before then.
Let me rephrase original question - what sort of wear do you experience if there are no alignment or tire pressure issues? My rear tires always wear out on the inside and this is normal/common, at least according to others in other threads here.
Let me rephrase original question - what sort of wear do you experience if there are no alignment or tire pressure issues? My rear tires always wear out on the inside and this is normal/common, at least according to others in other threads here.
06-11-2013, 08:07 PM
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I'm on my third Carrera and have replaced tires many times, however, I never had my fronts wear unevenly. Rears wear on the inside as you indicate - yours sounds like an alignment issue.
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06-11-2013, 08:56 PM
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It's going to have to be some extremely spirited cornering to cause outer tire wear. More like license-losing type of spirited cornering. No track time and assuming tire pressure wasn't super low, he needs a wheel alignment.
06-12-2013, 10:13 AM
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Get an alignment done. I had this issue on my 3'er BMW and an alignment took care of it.
06-12-2013, 11:00 AM
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Yemenmocha, just to be clear, picture is of your front tire? You appear to have inside tire wear, not outside. Looks more like too much negative camber. Too much toe out can cause inside tire wear but yours does not have the feathering normally seen associated with excessive toe out. Get a wheel alignment done but watch for root cause. Could be a worn suspension component.
06-12-2013, 11:02 AM
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Yemenmocha, just to be clear, picture is of your front tire? You appear to have inside tire wear, not outside. Looks more like too much negative camber. Too much toe out can cause inside tire wear but yours does not have the feathering normally seen associated with excessive toe out. Get a wheel alignment done but watch for root cause. Could be a worn suspension component.
I noticed outside wear first but then a proper look revealed more inside than I had previously thought. I've been out of town a lot and haven't checked it or driven much so I was relying on my memory from a few weeks ago.
You think the tire wear is sufficiently uneven for an alignment?