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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 02:37 AM
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Default tire wear on the inside of the tire.

i am lowered on tein flex coilovers, i am also twin turboed. i am ripping thru tires like crazy... i thought my tires were still good because it looked like it had plenty of thread on the outside, but on the inside it is completely bald. what do i need to buy to make my whole tire on the ground instead of just the inside of my tire on the ground. i will probably get better traction too if my whole tire is on the groudn right?? im not exactly sure what i need, something with camber?? can anyway tell me what i need?? thanks
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 02:49 AM
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Originally Posted by ccchaorule
i am lowered on tein flex coilovers, i am also twin turboed. i am ripping thru tires like crazy... i thought my tires were still good because it looked like it had plenty of thread on the outside, but on the inside it is completely bald. what do i need to buy to make my whole tire on the ground instead of just the inside of my tire on the ground. i will probably get better traction too if my whole tire is on the groudn right?? im not exactly sure what i need, something with camber?? can anyway tell me what i need?? thanks
Irregular tire wear on the inside is an indication of excessive negative camber. Negative camber helps with cornering (tires "flatten" during cornering increasing grip) but compromises straight line stability (less rubber on the road). You can't really adjust camber with OEM parts.
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 04:18 AM
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camber fixin stuff...read suspension 101, its a sticky
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 05:57 AM
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FI car, read suspension 101, buy rear camber arms and toe bolts, have camber adjusted to miminum settings of -1.1 rear camber.
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 09:19 AM
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Any pictures of the tire wear?
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 10:16 AM
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A friend of mine got 20k miles out of tires with -4* camber. He drove 10k miles, flipped them, and drove another 10k. Toe is the issue most likely. This was on a Z, btw.

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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 10:31 AM
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twins and no knowledge of what camber wear is? hm...
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by NZMOWND
camber fixin stuff...read suspension 101, its a sticky
Originally Posted by terrasmak
FI car, read suspension 101, buy rear camber arms and toe bolts, have camber adjusted to miminum settings of -1.1 rear camber.
& moved to the correct forum

This is not a new topic OP, read here:

https://my350z.com/forum/brakes-and-...ion-101-a.html

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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 02:39 PM
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Go get an alignment, and have them correct your toe. Vivid said it perfectly. I've had crazy camber, and functional camber. Both had the some amount of tire life. You can adjust toe back to OEM specs with the OEM arm. Camber is another issue however.
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