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have just realised that i have un even tyre wear on both frnt tyres
i have 175/6513 80t tyres and both the inner edges are bauld
anyone else come across this ?
anyone got ant ideas

MintySE wrote:have just realised that i have un even tyre wear on both frnt tyres
i have 175/6513 80t tyres and both the inner edges are bauld
anyone else come across this ?
anyone got ant ideas

Tracking/camber is out cos it's been lowered?

bstardchild wrote:

MintySE wrote:have just realised that i have un even tyre wear on both frnt tyres
i have 175/6513 80t tyres and both the inner edges are bauld
anyone else come across this ?
anyone got ant ideas

Tracking/camber is out cos it's been lowered?

nope its standard ride height
its not the car in my sig
guess tracking n camber could be out

I noticed this on my car..... not lowered or anything....
Wouldnt've noticed had I not been changin my wheel.... Lucky I noticed...

Aparently a common problem so im told

MintySE wrote:

bstardchild wrote:Tracking/camber is out cos it's been lowered?

nope its standard ride height
its not the car in my sig
guess tracking n camber could be out

I'd say tracking then rather than camber - is it harsh over bumps and potholes and the steering a bit lively?

bstardchild wrote:

MintySE wrote:

bstardchild wrote:Tracking/camber is out cos it's been lowered?

nope its standard ride height
its not the car in my sig
guess tracking n camber could be out

I'd say tracking then rather than camber - is it harsh over bumps and potholes and the steering a bit lively?

it is a bit harsh over bumps n potholes yea m8 not realy noticed 2 much diff in the steering though

MintySE wrote:it is a bit harsh over bumps n potholes yea m8 not realy noticed 2 much diff in the steering though

Tracking then

Your wheels wil be either (looking from above)

Toe Out

\--------/

or

Toe In

/--------\

Either way screws the edges of the tyres

Ideally they should be Zero Toe like this

I--------I

BUT

I never can remember this right so this is just from memory

because front wheel drive cars tend to tuck the wheels like this

/------\ on acceleration

They give them a smidge of the opposite ie a bt of toe out

Rear wheel drive cars tend to splay the wheels like this

\-------/ on acceleration

so they give them a smidge of the opposite too ie a bit of toe in

Any way thats what I'd get checked