Uneven Tire Wear
 

Hey everyone. It's new tire time for me. I'll be getting new rubber installed in a week or two, but in the mean time, I've noticed a pattern with my last two sets...the rear right tire always shows significantly more wear than the left by the time they're done. I rotate left-to-right regularly, so I'm not sure why it's so uneven.

I'm not sure what I should be checking for to remedy it. Something in the suspension, I assume..? I don't drive real hard; I pretty much baby my tires. The occasional back road romp, but nothing serious. The only thing I can think of is that I do a sweet burnout every morning when I turn left out of my neighborhood...but that couldn't be it...

Any suggestions?

Alignment?

Alignment is your friend.

Thanks dudes. Two follow-up questions: how often do you guys get an alignment done? Any rule of thumb? Also, I've noticed some people putting wider tires (like 280 or 285 width) on factory sport wheels. Is this a thing? Any reason not to do this?

Once a year wouldn't be a bad practice.

It's actually common for the right rear to always wear quicker because of the rear camber. Regardless, I always get an alignment with new tires, as performance tires are expensive.