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Old 12-25-2011, 02:01 AM   #17 (permalink)
Red__Zed
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Originally Posted by JB1 View Post
Of course hard to judge like this, but based on what I have seen on my car and on a friend's Z (both cars had more wear on the inside then outside, even though both cars are used for the occasional trackdays and a full autox season), I'd say you don't have enough rear camber. But I don't know whether the rear camber is adjustable at all.
It is, not by much, but it is.

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Originally Posted by red6spd View Post
16K and my inside part of the tire is completly gone.
pretty common for mostly straight line driving.

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Originally Posted by JB1 View Post
Outside wear on the rears sounds odd, even with some spirited driving. The negative camber in the rear should lead to wear of the inside thread. For what its worth, I just took my rears to have them replaced. The outside and middle section are worn down to the wear indicators but the inside thread is worn way beyond that. This is after 16k miles, including about 10 autox events and 3 track days. The fronts are in better shape, except for the outside thread of course, that's gone. Thanks to the Zs build in understeer...


The camber curves for the rear mean you have to dogging it pretty good to get even wear on the rear.

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Originally Posted by roy'sz View Post
It sounds like im going to get a 4 wheel alignment, it should be adjustable but who knows. Its weird that everyone else is having all inside scrub. The most important question is who is running afermarket suspensions and who isn't and if anyone has adjusted their camber angles.
the Z generally comes off the showroom floor with a decent amount of rear camber, as well as an aggressive rear camber curve. Most guys don't drive in a way that promotes even wear.
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