89 240sx coupe tire wear problems

[sidewayz_dayz]

well i have ran into a problem with my car... im currently running kyb struts eiboch sportline springs have 17x8 rims with 215/40/17 tires on them... well i just put new tires on my car because it needed some on the front... its been around a month and the whole inside of the tire is wore down... i really dont understand how this has happend... car isnt really lowerd at all and drives straight... is it possable that the front tires rub the strut housing when i get it in a slide or a hard turn? any ideas will be appriciated.. im pretty broke right now living off unemployment sux... just figured i would ask. i have done alot of research on this problem everything points to camber but my cars not really lowerd would a bad ie rod end cause this because i think my drivers side one is going bad

[adrianfromthecastle]

now when you say "inside" tire, are you talking about the sidewall?

Get off the computer, start your car, turn the wheel, and see if it's touching anything...

if this didn't happen before, its probably because the sidewalls on your new tires are probably beefier than your old ones? different tires have different profiles.

[sidewayz_dayz]

well there not rubbing anything there smaller then my last tires they were 235/45 they did rub and wore out fast. wish i has the money to go get it put on an alignment rack.. my old 240 didnt wear the front tires when i slammed it so i have no clue im lost

[adrianfromthecastle]

well there not rubbing anything there smaller then my last tires they were 235/45 they did rub and wore out fast. wish i has the money to go get it put on an alignment rack.. my old 240 didnt wear the front tires when i slammed it so i have no clue im lost

weird dude... you don't hear anything in the cabin when you're driving? liek a rubbing sound?

[sidewayz_dayz]

nah no rubbing at all... im gonna try to get a pic tomarrow and try to show some of the wear... really dont make sense i guess the camber and toe could be off alittle who knows

[Cone Junky]

It's probably your alignment. If you did not align your car after you lowered it, your alignment is off. When you change one part of the suspension geometry, you effect all alignment specs.I am sure an alignment is cheaper than replacing your tires every couple of months...

[sidewayz_dayz]

yea im gonna take it to my local shop they charge 15 to inspect it and tell me if an alignment will fix it... do 240's get negative camber on the front if so how can i fix it? have to by another set of struts and coilovers?

[adrianfromthecastle]

wait... WHAT part of the tire is wearing? tread or sidewall?

I agree with cone junky, getting an alignment may help, or at least the tech can see whats touching underneath...

but if its your sidewall thats wearing out, its cuz its rubbing on something. I doubt you'd have that much negative camber that your inner sidewalls wearing out.

[sidewayz_dayz]

im snapping some pictures and its the tread

[sidewayz_dayz]

had to throw in the last one of my car cause im new here haha... but anyway... any help is apriciated... only reason im so lost is because my old 240 never did this on the front

[adrianfromthecastle]

definitely a camber/ toe issue (mostly toe). An alignment would correct that. If you do want to correct your camber, they have camber bolts for struts.

This whole time I thought you meant sidewall...

[sidewayz_dayz]

ok i am sorry for that misunderstanding... also were can i get these bolts and what do they look like... is it cheaper to buy those or some coilovers with the camber plates on them

[adrianfromthecastle]

ok i am sorry for that misunderstanding... also were can i get these bolts and what do they look like... is it cheaper to buy those or some coilovers with the camber plates on them

they're pretty cheap, probably less than $20... I don't really remember though.

they look like this



camber plates are gonna be expensive. I doubt you want to go in that direction, and you really don't... but if you do, honestly, I'd just save up for coilovers that come with them. THe reason why they come on coilovers is because once you pass that certain height, camber bolts aren't effective enough to get the desired camber.