Steps to help prolong tire wear
12-04-11, 06:02 PM
#1
Steps to help prolong tire wear
Hi,
My GS300 just broke 55K. Currently on OEM 18's w/ 245/40/18.
It is STANCE lowered on coil overs w/ no figure gap. Dampers set 8 clicks left.
My tires wear out horribly fast. Most recent set is about 10K and the inside is worn and starting to bald. My tires are CUPING! I just flipped it.
I have in mind to do the following at 60K-
Front lower ball joints
Front Daizen Caster Arm Bushing kit
Corner Balancing for coil overs. (i need to make sure they are properly adjusted).
Alignment.
Is there anything else i should do to help my tire wear? 10K to almost bald is really bad.
Thank you,
My GS300 just broke 55K. Currently on OEM 18's w/ 245/40/18.
It is STANCE lowered on coil overs w/ no figure gap. Dampers set 8 clicks left.
My tires wear out horribly fast. Most recent set is about 10K and the inside is worn and starting to bald. My tires are CUPING! I just flipped it.
I have in mind to do the following at 60K-
Front lower ball joints
Front Daizen Caster Arm Bushing kit
Corner Balancing for coil overs. (i need to make sure they are properly adjusted).
Alignment.
Is there anything else i should do to help my tire wear? 10K to almost bald is really bad.
Thank you,
12-04-11, 06:35 PM
#3
FINGER GAP!! lol
but yea all it is is a good alignment.. Im on air and i have near 30k on my tires.
If your rear toe cannot be aligned all the way then you need rear toe arms. other than that it should be easy to get it back on spot.. besides the camber without a camber kit. As long as you dont have a lot of negative or positive camber it should wear evenly.
but yea all it is is a good alignment.. Im on air and i have near 30k on my tires.
If your rear toe cannot be aligned all the way then you need rear toe arms. other than that it should be easy to get it back on spot.. besides the camber without a camber kit. As long as you dont have a lot of negative or positive camber it should wear evenly.
12-04-11, 11:24 PM
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12-05-11, 08:50 AM
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My car was at stock height and had been eating front tires but it is a combo of my castor bushing, lower control arms, tie rods, and lower ball joints were bad. And my steering rack needs to be tightened, it has play at high speeds.
And it was my passenger side that did the most damage on tires
My ball joint were suppose to of been replaced a year ago but some how they replaced the lower control arms. They then did an alignment(well they charged me for it) I brought my car in two weeks ago for another alignment when I lowered my car. This past weekend I take it up there and they tell me my lower ball joints were bad. This was when I found out they never changed my ball joints and screwed up.
I am now about to get refunded for both alignments because you cant align a car with bad ball joints. They also will be replacing the front tires that are all cupped up due to their mistakes. I am lucky those ball joint didn't snap on me on the interstate!!
And it was my passenger side that did the most damage on tires
My ball joint were suppose to of been replaced a year ago but some how they replaced the lower control arms. They then did an alignment(well they charged me for it) I brought my car in two weeks ago for another alignment when I lowered my car. This past weekend I take it up there and they tell me my lower ball joints were bad. This was when I found out they never changed my ball joints and screwed up.
I am now about to get refunded for both alignments because you cant align a car with bad ball joints. They also will be replacing the front tires that are all cupped up due to their mistakes. I am lucky those ball joint didn't snap on me on the interstate!!
Last edited by 850Lexus; 12-05-11 at 09:00 AM.
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12-06-11, 09:45 PM
#9
FINGER GAP!! lol
but yea all it is is a good alignment.. Im on air and i have near 30k on my tires.
If your rear toe cannot be aligned all the way then you need rear toe arms. other than that it should be easy to get it back on spot.. besides the camber without a camber kit. As long as you dont have a lot of negative or positive camber it should wear evenly.
but yea all it is is a good alignment.. Im on air and i have near 30k on my tires.
If your rear toe cannot be aligned all the way then you need rear toe arms. other than that it should be easy to get it back on spot.. besides the camber without a camber kit. As long as you dont have a lot of negative or positive camber it should wear evenly.
12-07-11, 10:03 AM
#10
Believe. LOL. im running stock 2GS wheels at the moment so yea
.Believe mi amigo believe.
btw i was going to point that cupping is due to shocks but he has coilovers.. can his shocks on those go that bad quick??
12-07-11, 12:04 PM
#11
What kind of tire are you using? Kinda hard to believe to get to 30k miles and tires still good.
i have close to 40k on my michelin energy mxv4's and they still have PLENTY of life left. course i did a rotation (since they were free) every 2-3k and checked the tire pressure every week if the stupid things would fit my BBK i would put them back on for winter
12-08-11, 12:26 AM
#14
Is the ride bouncy? If you're bottoming out, you need stiffer springs, unless the Stance coils offer compression adjustment. But even then, it's not wise to rely on the shocks for that..
What was the alignment reading when when you got it done? If your bushings/joints/etc are worn out, then the alignment you got 10k miles ago is thrown out the window.
What was the alignment reading when when you got it done? If your bushings/joints/etc are worn out, then the alignment you got 10k miles ago is thrown out the window.