alexander1987

hey guys, kind of a newbie question i guess but i cant find the answer any where?

im currantly running coilovers on my 350, its not sitting nice and low (not quite as low as most of you guys tho because im in the uk and the roads suck...) just waiting for my new tyres and wider spacers to arrive...

im currantly running a 10" rear rim with a 265 tyre but play to run a 225 tyre, ive noticed being this low has increased my camber alot. and im getting major tyre wear, it is booked in next month to have 4 wheel alignment done, so should sort my issue abit but i like the look of the camber...

I just wonderd if your running streched tyres you get less uneven wear from camber than if you ran a full size tyre?

this question makes sence in my head i just hope i have managed to get it into words properly?

any help would be good, cheers guys

Max-G

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no. and camber doesn't cause tire a higher rate of tire ware, toe does. the only real reason to run a stretched tire is if you want dialed fitment.

there are bad roads all over the world. grow a pair and slam it.

davidv

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Welcome. You are going for looks not handling. Buy cheap throwaway tires.

quakerroatmeal

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Did you even get an alignment after you lowered the vehicle? If not of course you're going to have excessive tire wear due to your alignment being off.

binder

iTrader: (8)

this, exactly this!

you dont' know how many people argue all day long that camber wears tires. on my minitruck when i tucked rim there was over 10 deg negative camber and i never had tire wear any faster than a normal car. Have the toe set normal.

just look at cars with very little camber and toe out of spec and their tires don't last.

alexander1987

yeah i havnt had the alignment checked yet, its only been this low for the last 2 weeks and the place i wanna take it is super busy doing set-ups for track cars...

i just wanted to check with you guys as i knew you'd have the answers

cant wait now, gonna be awsome when its finished, ill get some pics up in a week or 2 after its done

T_K

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Can we start a davidv fan club?

Waiz

iTrader: (57)

Streched tires will only make your condition worse, you need to purchase a camber kit and get a proper alignment.

Max-G

iTrader: (1)

false.

Armando

iTrader: (19)

get a camber kit then have it aligned

alexander1987

will they not be able to sort the camber etc without buying any kits?

ZS14RR

iTrader: (30)

tires.

alexander1987

uk mate, tyres.... =colour not color... same differance?

BoomerZ33

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i thought mate was an aussie word

Lee R

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How does a stretched tire make full contact on the road? Most I have seen are all uneven (camber and toe adjusted) with a small contact patch.

Max-G

iTrader: (1)

the only real point of having a stretched tire is for fitment, which also often requires more camber, causing a smaller/uneaven contact patch on the tire, which is probably why you associate stretched tire with smaller/uneaven contact patch.