Uneven rear tire wear

gmr19 · 02-23-2013, 08:33 PM

Hi,

My rear stock tires (Sport Package OEM tires) are showing more wear on the outsides on both rims. I even installed rear wheel spacers (15mm) and the wear is still on the outside and there is more negative camber now due to the modification!

Is my toe out of spec? Too much toe in or toe out? Never have aligned it and it's a 2011.

Thanks all

Zoren 370 · 02-23-2013, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by gmr19

Never have aligned it and it's a 2011.

Thanks all

This is actually the answer to your question, a good alignment would fix the problem.
Besides if you say your camber is more negative now the wear should be at the inside of the tire not outside, which indicate your camber is leaning towards the positive.
Take it for an alignment, cheaper to do than buy 2 new rear tires. My 2 cents

DEpointfive0 · 02-23-2013, 08:55 PM

You have wear on the OUTSIDE?
Or the INSIDES?

Our cars come with a lot of negative camber, so the INSIDES should be showing wear
Go to Firestone, lifetime alignment (you can haggle for $20-40 off, then go in every other oil change)

gmr19 · 02-23-2013, 10:09 PM

I have more wear on the OUTSIDE of the tire (opposite of what should be happening). It's puzzling to me because I have installed 15mm rear wheel spacers so that should add more negative camber and it certainly looks like there is more negative camber. The toe must be the issue.

DEpointfive0 · 02-23-2013, 10:10 PM

Fair enough... Yeah the toe must be f'd to high hell

Chan Chee Hoe · 02-24-2013, 12:13 AM

Maybe he did too much 'driftings'.

chrischhorn · 02-24-2013, 12:23 AM

outside wear is too much toe out. More negative camber with toe out will chew em up real quick. I get my car aligned every 6-9 months. I'm actually coming up on time for another alignment. I'll need another one anyways since I'm installing my coilovers tomorrow.

cv129 · 02-24-2013, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by chrischhorn

outside wear is too much toe out. More negative camber with toe out will chew em up real quick. I get my car aligned every 6-9 months. I'm actually coming up on time for another alignment. I'll need another one anyways since I'm installing my coilovers tomorrow.

Wait I think toe in causes outside wear?

roy'sz · 04-24-2013, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by cv129

Wait I think toe in causes outside wear?

depends on if it is toe in or toe out

SXZ34 · 02-27-2013, 10:21 AM

I have the same problem, getting new tires installed within the week and an alignment, I have assumed its my toe as well

duderevs · 04-23-2013, 05:19 PM

So i get this is a very very old thread, but it thought i would ask the question again cause i'm not 100% sure how my tires are supposed to wear.

I looked at my rear tires on my 2009 370z Sport today... there is noticeably MORE wear on the outside of the tiers, that being the side closest to the rim. I haven't tracked the car and i don't drive too crazy. These are original tires and have about 22000km on them.

Is what I'm seeing normal?

kenchan · 04-23-2013, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by duderevs

So i get this is a very very old thread, but it thought i would ask the question again cause i'm not 100% sure how my tires are supposed to wear.

I looked at my rear tires on my 2009 370z Sport today... there is noticeably MORE wear on the outside of the tiers, that being the side closest to the rim. I haven't tracked the car and i don't drive too crazy. These are original tires and have about 22000km on them.

Is what I'm seeing normal?

this is absolutely not normal. should've worn out around 16000km...

get them swapped with new tires.

Chan Chee Hoe · 04-23-2013, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duderevs

So i get this is a very very old thread, but it thought i would ask the question again cause i'm not 100% sure how my tires are supposed to wear.

I looked at my rear tires on my 2009 370z Sport today... there is noticeably MORE wear on the outside of the tiers, that being the side closest to the rim. I haven't tracked the car and i don't drive too crazy. These are original tires and have about 22000km on them.

Is what I'm seeing normal?

Strange,mine wear the inside edge,most likely due to the standard Neg[-] camber.

DEpointfive0 · 04-23-2013, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duderevs

So i get this is a very very old thread, but it thought i would ask the question again cause i'm not 100% sure how my tires are supposed to wear.

I looked at my rear tires on my 2009 370z Sport today... there is noticeably MORE wear on the outside of the tiers, that being the side closest to the rim. I haven't tracked the car and i don't drive too crazy. These are original tires and have about 22000km on them.

Is what I'm seeing normal?

No

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Originally Posted by kenchan

this is absolutely not normal. should've worn out around 16000km...

get them swapped with new tires.

Disagree

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chan Chee Hoe

Strange,mine wear the inside edge,most likely due to the standard Neg[-] camber.

Outside tire wear=you need an alignment

kenchan · 04-23-2013, 06:42 PM

yah, agree on outside wear being irregular, but dont agree it should last that long anyway.

02-23-2013, 08:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
gmr19 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: St. Louis Posts: 116 Drives: '11 370Z 6MT Sport Rep Power: 15	Uneven rear tire wear Hi, My rear stock tires (Sport Package OEM tires) are showing more wear on the outsides on both rims. I even installed rear wheel spacers (15mm) and the wear is still on the outside and there is more negative camber now due to the modification! Is my toe out of spec? Too much toe in or toe out? Never have aligned it and it's a 2011. Thanks all

02-23-2013, 08:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
DEpointfive0 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 14,824 Drives: a lot Rep Power: 17152	You have wear on the OUTSIDE? Or the INSIDES? Our cars come with a lot of negative camber, so the INSIDES should be showing wear Go to Firestone, lifetime alignment (you can haggle for $20-40 off, then go in every other oil change) Zoren 370 likes this. __________________ Do YOU want to know what/where I got my username from? ( Click to show/hide ) NSFW due to language:

02-23-2013, 10:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
DEpointfive0 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 14,824 Drives: a lot Rep Power: 17152	Fair enough... Yeah the toe must be f'd to high hell __________________ Do YOU want to know what/where I got my username from? ( Click to show/hide ) NSFW due to language:

02-24-2013, 12:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
Chan Chee Hoe Track Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 861 Drives: 370z,Yellow,7sp A Rep Power: 18	Maybe he did too much 'driftings'. 370Zsteve likes this.

02-24-2013, 12:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
chrischhorn A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Mililani, HI Posts: 1,566 Drives: 2014 Juke Nismo RS Rep Power: 17	outside wear is too much toe out. More negative camber with toe out will chew em up real quick. I get my car aligned every 6-9 months. I'm actually coming up on time for another alignment. I'll need another one anyways since I'm installing my coilovers tomorrow. __________________ R.I.P. 8/01/13 1SlowZ One day I'll have another....

02-23-2013, 10:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
gmr19 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: St. Louis Posts: 116 Drives: '11 370Z 6MT Sport Rep Power: 15	I have more wear on the OUTSIDE of the tire (opposite of what should be happening). It's puzzling to me because I have installed 15mm rear wheel spacers so that should add more negative camber and it certainly looks like there is more negative camber. The toe must be the issue.

02-27-2013, 10:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
SXZ34 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Kennesaw Georgia Posts: 182 Drives: 12 PW 370Z Sport 6MT Rep Power: 16	I have the same problem, getting new tires installed within the week and an alignment, I have assumed its my toe as well

04-23-2013, 05:19 PM	#11 (permalink)
duderevs Base Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Burlington Posts: 37 Drives: 2009 370z Black 6sp Rep Power: 13	So i get this is a very very old thread, but it thought i would ask the question again cause i'm not 100% sure how my tires are supposed to wear. I looked at my rear tires on my 2009 370z Sport today... there is noticeably MORE wear on the outside of the tiers, that being the side closest to the rim. I haven't tracked the car and i don't drive too crazy. These are original tires and have about 22000km on them. Is what I'm seeing normal?

04-23-2013, 06:42 PM	#15 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	yah, agree on outside wear being irregular, but dont agree it should last that long anyway.

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