[Shotimes] uneven tire wear

[Leigh Smith]

Inside tire edge wear is almost always caused by too much rear toe-in.
Front too I guess, but rear inside tire edge wear is a common problem on all
Tauri.
Set the rear toe-in to the absolute minimum of the (negative) spec, or just
set it to zero.(Not positive)
I'd change the rear rubber llink bushings if you are real concerned. They
are too soft for my taste leading to too much compliance.And the aftermarket
kits also help you set toe-in properly.
Vertical camber will almost never wear an inside edge, but it will wear an
outside edge if it is too positive for the car/driving style.
Us old autocrossers set alignment specs by monitoring tire wear, not what
the "book" calls for.
Lee
260k in SHO's and still climbing! :-)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bjshov8" <bjshov8@comcast.net>
To: "SHOtimes mailing list (E-mail)" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 11:28 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] uneven tire wear


> I notice that my tires are wearing unevenly- more on the inside edges than
> the outside.  I've mostly ignored discussions here on alignment issues
since
> I mostly believe that cars with struts are predisposed to wear the inside
> edges of the tires under hard driving.  I've been behind cars with mushy
> suspensions while cornering, and noticed that the inside tires lean over
> quite a bit as the car rolls.  I think under hard cornering this is why
the
> inside edges of the tires wear more.
>
> Anybody want to tell me where my reasoning is wrong?
>
> Can this be overcome somewhat by changing alignment?
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