Uneven tire wear
Uneven tire wear
The inside of my tires (~1") are wearing at a much faster rate that the rest of the tire. The middle shows ~3mm tread, with the inside 1" completely bald.The car is bone stock, and the alignment was adjusted about a month ago and wasn't to out of spec (the tires have been on the car much longer than that).The previous owner was running about 45psi, would this be the cause or is there something else I should look for (camber perhaps?)ThanksSteve
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Ender_Zero
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Negative camber will eat the inside edges of the tire.
This past week, a customer rolls in with his 240sx, both rear tires worn down to the steel belts. He was very upset, because he had purchased tires a year ago, and had a front end alignment done at about the same time.
The rear of the car was sagging, negative camber was high, and on the invoice he presented to me as proof of our mistake, the original service writer had entered a key phrase "recommend 4 wheel align, but was not authorized by customer."
He wanted to save $30 on the alignment. Now it's cost him $130 per tire AND the proper $69.95 4wheel alignment.
This past week, a customer rolls in with his 240sx, both rear tires worn down to the steel belts. He was very upset, because he had purchased tires a year ago, and had a front end alignment done at about the same time.
The rear of the car was sagging, negative camber was high, and on the invoice he presented to me as proof of our mistake, the original service writer had entered a key phrase "recommend 4 wheel align, but was not authorized by customer."
He wanted to save $30 on the alignment. Now it's cost him $130 per tire AND the proper $69.95 4wheel alignment.
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MainEvent212
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That's overinflation man. INSANE. I'm surprised they haven't exploded yet, is that 45psi your'e quoting cold tire pressure? because it's supposed to be 30psi for cold pressure. And the tire pressure should only jump up 4-5 psi after driving more than 5 miles in dry weather conditions.
I doubt your tires are ven rated to handle 45psi....if the previous owner was doing that, chances are he didnt know what a good alignment was, or how to maintain it.
get it re-checked...and 2-wheel alignemnts(just the fronts, no rear reference/thrust angle to the rears) aren't worth the money. you may want to check out the rreadings afterwords and see if they adjusted the rear camber, some shops dont realise, nor care, that the 240sx suspension has rear camer AND toe adjustments...
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get it re-checked...and 2-wheel alignemnts(just the fronts, no rear reference/thrust angle to the rears) aren't worth the money. you may want to check out the rreadings afterwords and see if they adjusted the rear camber, some shops dont realise, nor care, that the 240sx suspension has rear camer AND toe adjustments...
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