Inner Tyre Wear Question?

[geno8r]

My current rear tyres have now had it & looking into some new ones. I currently run Sumitomo HTR Z-II 17"*275*40.

Looking at the wear, the inner 70% of each tyre is worn more compared to the outer side.

I'm just wondering why this would be. Could it be the fact i have a locked diff & when turning / cornering the wear is forced into the inside?

Thanks,

PS: Think I'm going to get some Ventus K104's 275/40ZR17Y

[Fly_With_Sky]

how negative is your rear camber?

When i changed my rear tyres, the inner sides were very badly worn compared to the outer side. However, a camber kit fixed it all up for me...

[geno8r]

No idea? I'm getting new tyres on tomorrow, should I get them to look at my camber? Could they adjust it fairly easily if they needed to?

thanks,

[Endless604]

nothing wrong with camber , but it could also be incorrect toe.. you should definetely look at getting an alignment done, and make a habit of rotating your tires...and yeah they'll be able to adjust your camber and fix your toe as well. but if you're really tucking your rears, you might need a camber kit otherwise they won't have enough adjustment to really fix your camber angle.

[Abo Bob]

Probably too much negative camber from lowering without fitting adjustable bits.

[geno8r]

Hmmm ok, thanks for the tips guys. I'll get them to look at it.

What's toe?

[DaFuca]

the toe is the way your wheels face, if they point inwards, outwards or straight ahead.

[Kinks]

Probably too much negative camber from lowering without fitting adjustable bits.

most likely.

[Fly_With_Sky]

with me, my rear had too much negative camber only (toe was fine), but for the front the toe needed adjustment (camber wasn't too bad)

my guess is on camber for the rear...proabably time for a camber kit as the std camber adjustment for the rear isn't a whole lot...

[Sydneykid]

Measure the ride height, centre of wheel to guard, that is a good indicator of excessive camber.

For the Group Buy camber kits, this is what is usually needed for each height increment, note that all measurements are centre of wheel to guard;

Standard (new) height is 380 mm front and 370 mm rear

360/350 mm needs only the standard rear camber adjusters

350/340 mm needs 1 front camber kit and 1 rear camber kit

340/330 mm needs I front camber kit and 2 rear camber kits

cheers

[al_r33]

had the same problem! too much negitive camber because the car was to low! just installed the whiteline adjustable upper control arm & that fixed the problem as its fully adjustable!