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Old 08-20-2008, 06:17 PM
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Tires bald after 7K miles. Help!!

Guys I have a question. I have after market wheels, 20x9.5 and 20x10.5. The tires are 245/35/20 and stretched 275/30/20. After only about 7K miles my rear tires are EVENLY balding. The wear bars are showing.

Now if it was just the inside wearing then i would just get a camber kit. But this is worse cause i dont know what the problem is. lol BTW I believe i have about -2 degrees of camber. I dont remember the exact camber cause my print out is at home but its not more than -2 degrees.

I dont launch hard but i do take corners hard. Any ideas why its balding so fast? How long do your 20" tires last? Thanks!!
 
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Old 08-20-2008, 06:31 PM
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That does seem like a short life. What brand tires are you running?
 
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Old 08-20-2008, 06:35 PM
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are they potenza's? Mine are just about the wear bars after 6k
 
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Old 08-20-2008, 06:37 PM
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They are falkens 452s.
 
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Old 08-21-2008, 11:59 AM
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ha not at all, with a 35 series and a bit of camber you'll see wear. i am used to getting about 5 miles on each side of the tire. next time watch your tire and flip around 3-5k to get more life out of the tire.

right now my 30 series that I have on my 20s will prob last about 4k on each side. -4.25 camber. VIPIZZLE
 
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Old 08-21-2008, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by SIN3
ha not at all, with a 35 series and a bit of camber you'll see wear. i am used to getting about 5 miles on each side of the tire. next time watch your tire and flip around 3-5k to get more life out of the tire.

right now my 30 series that I have on my 20s will prob last about 4k on each side. -4.25 camber. VIPIZZLE
the thing is that i am getting even wear so flipping it will make no difference. maybe its cause my rear tire is stretched. or maybe i just drive to fast around turns(no sliding involved)
 
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Old 08-22-2008, 10:08 AM
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same problem man got 7k out of mine, im replacing with vredensten SP? today. i did drive them pretty hard tho, the fronts are holding up great
 
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braking accelerating and cornering hard will do that even if you dont hear the squeal, it puts alot of pressure to the tires and is rubbing away.
 
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Old 08-22-2008, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by CreativeDesignZ
same problem man got 7k out of mine, im replacing with vredensten SP? today. i did drive them pretty hard tho, the fronts are holding up great
good to know i am not the only one. my fronts are holding up also.
 
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Old 08-22-2008, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by dieselaznrock
braking accelerating and cornering hard will do that even if you dont hear the squeal, it puts alot of pressure to the tires and is rubbing away.
I just never knew it would be a 5K+ mileage difference. lol next set of tires MAYBE i will take it easy and see if it makes a difference.
 
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