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Tire wear question |
john914somers |
Jul 8 2013, 05:31 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 59 Joined: 24-January 12 From: sacramento Member No.: 14,051 Region Association: Northern California |
I have an older street car that the stock camber settings are rather negative and are wearing out the inside of my tires prematurely. The tires warranty is for 24,000 miles but I seem to be getting only about 8000 miles out of them. There is lots of tread left over the whole tire except for the very inside edge of the tires are wearing to the threads. The camber settings are correct and the dealer says that this tread wear is "normal". The front and rears are a different width and the tires are directional making rotation not an option, and the tire company says that they are no longer going to honor the warranty. Sooo I was thinking that if I slightly over inflate my tires I may get more miles out of them. What do you guys think??? Thanks a ton!
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Woody |
Jul 9 2013, 07:35 PM
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Sandbox Rabblerouser and head toilet scrubber Group: Members Posts: 3,858 Joined: 28-December 10 From: San Antonio Texas Member No.: 12,530 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I respectfully disagree Rich. I wouldn't let the monkeys at sears touch my lawnmower much less a Mercedes. Good chance they've never even touched one before. Have the dealership or a reputable Mercedes specialist align it again and get a print out. Maybe request less camber in the rear because of your tire wear issues. That's a heavy car with a decent amount of power on soft rubber. If I had to guess it probably calls for a degree and a half negative camber as a factory setting in the rear. It is going to eat up tires but you should be able to get them to wear evenly. In the Porsche world it is not uncommon to see rear tires wear out in 10,000 miles or so if you're an aggressive driver. Those same tires can last 25,000 miles if driven gently with a good alignment.
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r_towle |
Jul 10 2013, 08:39 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,585 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
I respectfully disagree Rich. I wouldn't let the monkeys at sears touch my lawnmower much less a Mercedes. Good chance they've never even touched one before. Have the dealership or a reputable Mercedes specialist align it again and get a print out. Maybe request less camber in the rear because of your tire wear issues. That's a heavy car with a decent amount of power on soft rubber. If I had to guess it probably calls for a degree and a half negative camber as a factory setting in the rear. It is going to eat up tires but you should be able to get them to wear evenly. In the Porsche world it is not uncommon to see rear tires wear out in 10,000 miles or so if you're an aggressive driver. Those same tires can last 25,000 miles if driven gently with a good alignment. Just suggesting he get the numbers checked...nothing more. |
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