Put better tire infront or back?

[McChook]

Far out!
Height doesn't affect tyre wear. Camber does.

So if you have a very lowered FWD, and it has more rear tyre wear than front, fix your damned camber.

[bennjamin]

Far out!
Height doesn't affect tyre wear. Camber does.

So if you have a very lowered FWD, and it has more rear tyre wear than front, fix your damned camber.

Camber is proportional to height. So it is true , the lower you go the more camber and hence more wear

BTW excess TOE is the real tyre killer. Not camber.

Make sure , whatever the setup guys , to get a full alignment to make sure everything is set straight

[McChook]

Camber is proportional to height. So it is true , the lower you go the more camber and hence more wear

BTW excess TOE is the real tyre killer. Not camber.

Make sure , whatever the setup guys , to get a full alignment to make sure everything is set straight

The last line fixes everything else Ben....

Height does NOT affect it, the alignment results after you lower it will.

I can;t believe how many people lower their cars and think 3 degrees of negative camber is "cool" and "makes it handle good, look at race cars".
Moronic

[bennjamin]

Moronic

gotta agree there. Everyone goes thru the "gotta be dumped" but there is stylish and then stupidly dumped/damaging to the car.



Anyway as people have mentioned , ONCE you are happy with your ride height (legal , and safe) get a full alignment to correct your toe settings and camber if need be.
And rotate your tyres.

http://www.yokohama.com.au/tyretips/tyre_rotation.aspx

Tyre rotation

Regular tyre rotation will help to lengthen the life of your tyres as well as reduce any uneven wear. Tyre rotation is important for all vehicles, but especially for front-wheel-drive models where the front tyres have to do a lot of work. Remember to consider the spare in rotation. The spare should go to the right rear position; then the tyre in the diagrams shown as moving to the right rear should become the spare. Tyre pressures need to be checked after rotation.
The recommended rotation is illustrated in the diagrams below for both front and rear-wheel-drive vehicles. It is much easier for your tyre specialist to perform this for you than for you to try it with limited equipment. It's also a good opportunity for them to keep an eye out for any signs of mechanical problems before they get worse.

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Far out!
Height doesn't affect tyre wear. Camber does.

So if you have a very lowered FWD, and it has more rear tyre wear than front, fix your damned camber.

Height is a function of suspension travel. Lowering (i.e. change in height) changes where your suspension is biased thus changing your static camber. And camber doesn't affect tyre wear anywhere near as much as toe - which is also affected by suspension travel, but not too much, the honda double wishbone is pretty good.

New tyres front or back it doesn't matter, there are scenarios which could cause problems for either (new tyres on rear won't help your wet braking very much), all of which can be avoiding by slowing down in the wet, especially around corners.