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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 01:44 AM
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Uneven tread wear Stock 19"s

I am having a problem with uneven tire wear on my fronts. They are wearing faster on the insides than the rear. I had this problem a while back, got an alignment done and it did not fix the problem. They told me at Firestone that my camber was out and that there is nothing they or Infiniti would be able to do about it, it is just how the car is. So I took it to Infiniti and they did another alignment on it and said that my toe was out, so they adjusted that and it was supposed to have fixed the problem. I replaced the tires at that point with the same Bridgestone 225/40/19 RE050A Y94 tires just like came with the wheels. My car originally came with the 17"s and I have changed to the 18"s and have had the 19"s now for about 2 years.

What if anything can I do? After they were it starts making lots of road noise and at almost $300 each I am sick of having to replace these almost once a year if not sooner.

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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 10:15 AM
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Factory camber specifications for the front wheels does allow up to around -2 degrees. It's something you're going to have to live with unless you buy some adjustable camber arms.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 12:51 PM
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Don't mean to hijack but how is your tread wear in the rears? My fronts wear pretty evenly but I've got crazy outside wear from the get-go. The way the camber looks, the wear should be on the inside. Air pressure is always at 34-36.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigd2k6
Don't mean to hijack but how is your tread wear in the rears? My fronts wear pretty evenly but I've got crazy outside wear from the get-go. The way the camber looks, the wear should be on the inside. Air pressure is always at 34-36.
Do you corner aggressively alot?
 
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 02:00 PM
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No cornering. I drive pretty normal most of the time and any aggressive driving is on like on-ramps/highway which are straight.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 11:30 PM
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My tires are doing exactly what his are doing. I have had my toe fixed the first time I notice. I have replaced the tires and have gotten about 10K out of them if that many and they are worn again on the inside..... I have not gone again to get the toe checked again, but how does it keep getting out that bad to keep doing this.

https://g35driver.com/forums/brakes-suspension/201899-if-you-have-camber-problems-front-look-here.html

I have the factory 19" rims, could that be part of the problem since most on the board do not seem to have this problem and most have aftermarket rims??
 
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