All,

Does anyone know if it is possible to have rear tire feathering? I have only 7000 miles on my summer rears and they are wearing heavily on the inside tread on both rear tires. I know front feathering is semi common, but I could not find any specific references to rear tire feathering.

 

yes it is possible. when's the last time you got an alignment?

 

^^^ as he said..need to get it looked at. more then
likely>>too much negative camber

 

Feathering usually means toe adjustment is out of spec.

Excessive wear on inside tread usually means camber is out of spec.

and, of course you can have a combination of the two.

 

I've heard of inside wear on rear coupe tires. Again there is no camber adjustment for the rears so only toe can be adjusted. It has not been as common a problem as the front feathering issues.

 

Because the rear doesn't have a high caster or any caster.
Don't confuse heel toe feathering with block side to side feathering from toe squirm.

 

So if I take it in for an alignment, they should find it out of spec? I have the OEM 19s. Is it possible to have the car aligned, then dismount the tires from the wheels and have them "rotated"? I do not think the Potenzas are directional. Any thoughts?

 

Sure, once the suspension is aligned, the tires and wheels can be moved around.

 

not to jack the thread, but for some reason, i have outer wear in the rear!?!?! i have 350 htechs installed and it looked like i had negative camber but i got an alignment about a month ago two weeks after i installed the springs

anyone got ideas?