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Old 01-18-10 | 09:09 AM
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So ive went threw 2 sets of tires already, I dont mind inner tire wear but the problem is my front tires are getting Chopped up and thats whats been causing
my vibrations and steering shake! my Camber is i think -2.1 in the front,, rears are fine! just some inner tire wear but it smooth! my caster and toe are in spec up front! I dont kno what to do. Im gonna put on the rack later this week to see what everything reads. but I just want the tires to Wear smooth on the inner! BTW its a 225/35/20 on a 20x9.5 car is lowered

Old 01-18-10 | 09:17 AM
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sorry to get sidetracked for a second, but which LED tails are those? Sonars?
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sorry to get sidetracked for a second, but which LED tails are those? Sonars?
I think, but the thin line LED's are on Back Order everywhere.
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What do you mean the tires are chopped? Do you have pictures of the wear? I have practically the same camber angle as you up front and my tires are wearing fine.
Old 01-18-10 | 12:24 PM
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if your steering wheel was dead straight in that picture, your toe is certainly way out of spec.
Old 01-18-10 | 12:28 PM
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are you sure your toe and castor's in spec? if your castor arm bushing is shot, you will never be in spec.
Old 01-18-10 | 03:06 PM
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Kinda like this



Originally Posted by jcat_GS3
if your steering wheel was dead straight in that picture, your toe is certainly way out of spec.
I think in that pic the steering is turned a lil

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What do you mean the tires are chopped? Do you have pictures of the wear? I have practically the same camber angle as you up front and my tires are wearing fine.
like camber wear on the inner, but to only half of each section of tread


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are you sure your toe and castor's in spec? if your castor arm bushing is shot, you will never be in spec.
i dunno i got an alightment bout 3 to 4 months back, i never replaced the castor arm bushing, but i have it... im gonna go to firestone, and see what it reads..
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Blown shocks or bad bushings, I'm suffering from the same thing.
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Yep. That's a sign of your shocks going out.
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somethings making the tire bounce like that. I agree... bad bushings, maybe bad lower ball joint, or unbalanced tires.
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Im thinking its bad bushing's i got new ball joints, new tie rods, new control arms, its castor arms balance, but if ure shocks are bad dont it sound like its rattling
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Originally Posted by eyecon7
Im thinking its bad bushing's i got new ball joints, new tie rods, new control arms, its castor arms balance, but if ure shocks are bad dont it sound like its rattling
when you hit a dip in the highway does the car continue to bounce? or does it just bounce once and settle? If it continually bounces your shocks are gone.
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Na its not blown then! I got HKS hypermax coils!
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Originally Posted by eyecon7
Na its not blown then! I got HKS hypermax coils!
are you so low that you're hitting the bump stops?
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Hmmm that i think.. its maxed out in the Front! how do i kno..



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