What's up guys, I have an 03 coupe. I dropped it a couple months back on tein s-tech springs (love them btw). Ive driven close to 7000-8000 miles but never got an alignment nor did I get a camber kit. I replaced the tires about 1000 miles ago, and I was looking under my car the other day and for some reason the passanger side front tire is WAY more warn out from the inside than the driver side. The driver side has almost no wear.

So my question is is this an alignment issue or a camber wear issue..?

 

toe issue

 

Well it cant be an alignment issue since you never took it to an alignment shop. But there is no point since you don't have a camber kit anyway. You most likely need a rear camber kit. A buddy did the stecs as well and then his fronts started camber wearing bad so I'd suggest getting both fronts and rear camber kits done. Check out SPC front control arms and SPC rear camber arms.

 

i have oe camber with spc toe bolts, no tire wear.

 

+1

Keep your toe in spec and your tires should wear pretty evenly.

 

camber does not kill tires, toe does, alot of ppl dont know this.

 

If it's uneven across sides of the car it's most likely an alignment issue. If it were purely due to you needing an adjustable control arm kit, you would see somewhat even wear on both sides... assuming nothing is bent on your front end(control arms, tie rod, etc.)

This assumes that you have the same size rims and an even drop on both sides of your car and your tire pressure is even on both front tires.

If you got wheel spacers, make sure that whoever put them on used the same sized spacers all around and didn't forget to install them on one side, and make sure that your tires (if directional) are mounted in the right direction.

I'm not even going to ask... but it would be assumed that both of your front tires were purchased/installed at the same time and were identical when new.

 

Shane is right. Toe is what will eat through tires. Camber wear on tires with only 1,000 miles wouldn't be that noticeable unless you have a serious amount of camber. My fronts are -2 degrees and seem visibly fine after 3,000 miles. The inner wear is just now beginning to be more obvious.

With camber, the tires will still roll relatively straight (not flat though) without issue.
Toe, on the other hand, causes a lot of drag which will eat away at a tire pretty quickly. Its probably affecting your MPG too.

At very least, buy a rear camber kit with toe bolts (~$150-200). The front camber kit is alot more but probably worth it in the long run. Or you can buy non-directional front tires and have a shop rotate them once you see moderate camber wear (however they will be louder after the tire flip)

 

Even with quite a bit more camber than that you can still get away with running tires for a long time, you just need to flip them every so often if they are directional. As long as your toe is within spec your tires should not wear out that fast.

 

alright guys so the problem is the toe....needa get this done asap

My car didn't fit on the ramp today since its dropped so now im on the hunt for a shop that deals with lowered cars!

thanks for the help though everyone!!

 

What is the spring cup replacement called for the true coilover setup?



Front Lower Link = Camber Arm?
Radius Rod = Toe Arm?



I read somewhere that:
B = Front Lower Link = Toe Arm?
A = Radius Rod = Traction Arm?

I'm confused... Can someone clarify this up please?