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Reason for too much toe in from factory.

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Old 08-12-10, 08:39 PM
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Default Reason for too much toe in from factory.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/01/au...MBER.html?_r=3
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That sounds really cool. Now I have an argument for negative camber.
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BF Goodrich did this with asymmetric sidewall stiffeners years ago. This is hardly a re-invention of the wheel. It also has nothing to do with the excessive toe OUT from the factory. If we had excessive toe IN, we'd all be wearing out the outside edge of the tires, not the inside edges.
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My front and rear tires have been wearing on the inside since new. Then I got my F-sport springs a few months ago and it's continued. Going in for an alignment tomorrow, but not happy about this with only 14k miles.
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Originally Posted by Fizzboy7
My front and rear tires have been wearing on the inside since new. Then I got my F-sport springs a few months ago and it's continued. Going in for an alignment tomorrow, but not happy about this with only 14k miles.
You have too much toe out in the front and too much toe in at the back. Any decent alignment tech should be able to solve this.
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already been posted twice.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/car...heel-tire.html
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Its why I was shopping for Nitto NeoGens when I was looking for tires on my 350. However, the sizes I was looking for were not available. They have a reinforced inner tread block and sidewall for lowered cars. Had them on my 300 and loved em.
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