Tire Problem
Jmoney3318
03-24-2008, 10:14 AM
Hey guys wussup, so it was raining extremely hard yesterday and my car was driving like garbage like i was constantly having to hold the wheel tigght cuz the slightest puddle swerved the car. i finally get home and notice this on my front passenger tire
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The thing i dont get is the tread on the inside is fine but the outter part is pretty much destroyed. i know its unsafe to drive like this, but my concern is why is every other wheel on the car perfect, like how does this happen to just this one tire and what is it called or is this a normal wear and tear? keep in mind i bought all 4 tires 3 months ago
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c83/Jmoney3318/100_1555.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c83/Jmoney3318/100_1556.jpg
The thing i dont get is the tread on the inside is fine but the outter part is pretty much destroyed. i know its unsafe to drive like this, but my concern is why is every other wheel on the car perfect, like how does this happen to just this one tire and what is it called or is this a normal wear and tear? keep in mind i bought all 4 tires 3 months ago
J-Ri
03-24-2008, 04:58 PM
Probably a camber problem. It could be excessive toe-in, but probably not if the other front is ok. The balljoint could cause it, or it could just be out of alignment.
You bought the tires NEW 3 months ago? Unless you drove 40k miles or more in that time, that's not normal wear. What kind of tires and how many miles? Is that worn to the wear bars on the inside or does it just look like that? What's the treadwear on the other front?
You bought the tires NEW 3 months ago? Unless you drove 40k miles or more in that time, that's not normal wear. What kind of tires and how many miles? Is that worn to the wear bars on the inside or does it just look like that? What's the treadwear on the other front?
xeroinfinity
03-24-2008, 06:35 PM
that is odd just that one and the outside, usualy its the inside.
Probly alignment, or your lower control arm bushings are fried. Does it pull to the left al the time ?
I would also check the coil spring & strut on that side.
Front springs break on these newest models easy, just a chuck hole will do it.
Ok I read your Sig :uhoh:
Did you use the camber kit with the new bolts when you lowered your car ?
I bet thats your problem if you didnt use them,
ask Vipey he ate through two fronts realy fast!
Probly alignment, or your lower control arm bushings are fried. Does it pull to the left al the time ?
I would also check the coil spring & strut on that side.
Front springs break on these newest models easy, just a chuck hole will do it.
Ok I read your Sig :uhoh:
Did you use the camber kit with the new bolts when you lowered your car ?
I bet thats your problem if you didnt use them,
ask Vipey he ate through two fronts realy fast!
Jmoney3318
03-24-2008, 06:56 PM
yeah i dont have a camber kit. should i pick a set up and get them installed? and what would you do about getting new stuff, like should i just get 2 new front tires. cuz the back ones look brand new still and the other front one is looking a lil worn just nowhere as bad as the passenger one. so should i get 2 new tires ... all 4 or just replace the 1
xeroinfinity
03-24-2008, 07:36 PM
I would get the camber kit x 2, one set is for one pair, you need 2 for all four wheels to be adjusted right.
You could get away with just two tires up front, and dont forget to get a 4 wheel alignment and have them look things over(inspect).
That should solve the problem, if something else like I mentioned above wasnt the culprit.
You could get away with just two tires up front, and dont forget to get a 4 wheel alignment and have them look things over(inspect).
That should solve the problem, if something else like I mentioned above wasnt the culprit.
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