what's your treadlife on your low pro tires?
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my rear tire, 275/30 19", has 20K mi. and blew out yesterday....looks like the tread is low. I was wondering how many miles you guys get on your tires. and if you can list what tires you have. mine are toyo t1r's. thanks guys.
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Toyo T1-R's are very sticky tires with a pretty low treadwear rating. But it is expected of that type of tire, since that is the average treadlife for that particular tire. It's a summer only tire so you wont get the same treadlife as an all season tire that has a compound specifically for treadwear longevity.
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I drive ~90% on the freeway (with an occasional backroad session), so most of my tire wear is from accelerating and turning (very little braking).
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Also, you may want to note that if your car is lowered, the alignment settings can affect your tread life. Camber that is slightly off may shave off a few thousand miles from your tread life, whereas an off toe setting can effectively shave treadwear in half if severe enough.
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Also, you may want to note that if your car is lowered, the alignment settings can affect your tread life. Camber that is slightly off may shave off a few thousand miles from your tread life, whereas an off toe setting can effectively shave treadwear in half if severe enough.
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I thought on the 3GS, camber is not adjustable. Toe is but to my knowledge, no one has come up with camber adjustment arms (yet). I know that on my car (with NF210s) after alignment, my toe is within spec but camber is .1 out of spec
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I think camber adjustment is built into the AWD model, but I'm not sure about the non-AWD models. Nardeezy posted up instructions on how to adjust the camber. Do a search and you should be able to find it.
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Also, the road noise is real bad. How many others are noticing high road noise?
I talked to my dealer but was told it was normal. When I test drove the GS, the demo unit had the low profile tires and the road noise wasn't even a fraction of what I am experiencing. I'm pretty fed up.
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