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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 04:00 PM
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why are the tires so bald

So my cars rear tires are bald...withink 3k miles....basically i dropped the car on eibachs put a rear camber kit and sway bars..

I had the car aligned...and they didnt align it straight...when i drive my steering wheel is slightly turned to the left.. I wonder if that has to do with both rear wheels going bald so quick

ps I did not do massive burn-outs and what not... also my front tires are pretty much new...so i have no idea why they are going so quick.

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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 04:40 PM
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Check your toe settings. Your toe is probably way out of spec which would explain why your tires got eaten up in normal driving conditions.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 04:45 PM
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Your Alignment is way off most prob, did you get a print out of the alignment?
 
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 04:59 PM
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yes i will scan and post?? could that help?
 
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 05:02 PM
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yes, post it.

I bet your toe is way off. or your alignment is setup right not matching.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 05:17 PM
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Second on checking the toe. I used to go to Firestone. After several sets of rear tires I went somewhere else and it was the toe that was off.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 05:32 PM
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ok well teh last place i got it aligned at was infiniti and it seemed ok but i think that was just the placebo effect... when that wore off about halfway home i realized my stearing wheel was still not very straight...
 
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 05:33 PM
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can that toe be fixed? I know there are a few people on here who are dropped on stock s rims and they havnt had problems...or have they?
 
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 05:35 PM
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when you installed your camber kit, did it also include a toe bolts as well?
 
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 05:41 PM
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....yea...i didnt install the tho... i wasnt 100% sure how
 
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 05:42 PM
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oem toe bolt hole has to be bored out a little.

post up your spec sheet.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 09:30 PM
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Do you really need a camber kit when you drop the car? Seriously? I am gonna go Eibach for sure but I am not sure about getting camber kits.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 10:44 PM
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Im lowered on Eibachs and dont have any camber kits. Ive driven well over 5k miles since and my tires seem to be holding up fine. I dont really notice any abnormal wear anywhere on the tire.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 11:01 PM
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well i really wish i knew why mine are balding so much here is teh alignment sheet any help would be much appreciated

thanks in advance

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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 04:04 AM
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And there's your problem. The front toe is within spec (although with a lowered car it's best to bring it as close to 0.00 as possible) so your tire wear is fine up front but your rears are way off.
Go to another alignment shop and get it done properly cause that doesn't look like a very good alignment job. You don't even need aftermarket toe bolts to get them in spec. I'm running -2.24* front and -3.4* rear camber and my toe specs are 0.00 all around. All this with stock camber arms and toe bolts.
 
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