Wheel Alignment - Odd Tyre Wear

[aaronng]

lost the paperwork Aaronng.... its stock settings, but bout 2.x - camber...

T-onedc2 i noticed this after hitting wakefield a month or so ago... ive put 200kms on it since...

what else would cause this sort of wear if its not toe?

Depends on the tyre shop too. Some like to put 2.0mm toe in eventhough stock specs on the Euro is 0mm toe in. I've seen another put 4.0mm toe in on a Mazda which is nowhere near stock! So unless you have the printout, then it is not easy to diagnose.

If you have uneven tyre wear after Wakie, make sure you rotate your tyres. If yours are directional, then swap them front to back.

[Zilli]

thanks boyts, i thought it had something to do with toe... buta printout would be ideal i suppose...

cheers

[TBS33N]

make sure all your bushes are intact and not cracked or worn. This can cause uneven tyre wear.

[eg5civic]

eeek after reading this thread i decided to check my tires and to my surprise found my left front to be nearly bald.... all other tyres are around 40% at least...

Looks like new tyres are in order already

[DLO01]

Make it a habit to always check your tyre wear regulary.

Its only a quick visual inspection, but can save you a lot of money.

[Zilli]

anyone know if a good place on the north side of Sydney for a wheel alignment?

ive had bad experiences with the Bob janes etc around here...

[aaronng]

Tyre power? Call up and ask if they do laser alignment. And that you want your own settings to be put in. Mark and Wallings at Ryde is good.

[Zilli]

where is tyre power?

Mark and Wallings is heaps close, just weary of it sitting so damned low... was hoping for somewhere that can cater

[traumatized]

how do you know what settings it should be at?

[aaronng]

how do you know what settings it should be at?

Stock euro
Front
Toe: 0mm total (tyre shops tend to put 2mm total toe in)
Camber: 0 degrees

Rear
Toe: 2mm total toe in
Camber: -1 degree


If it was me,
Front
Toe: -1mm total toe out
Camber: -1 degree

Rear
Toe: 1mm total toe in
Camber: -1 degree

Of course, you can't adjust front and rear camber without camber kits.

[traumatized]

^thanks aaron

[loki78]

I recently had to change my tyres because the shoulder of my front left tyre was bald which sounds pretty similar to what Zilli is noticing on his tyres. Got a wheel alignment done and was told that my front camber and caster is crooked causing the uneven tyre wear.

My current figures are:
Front Caster
LHS +1 degrees 44 minutes
RHS +0 degrees 59 minutes

Front Camber
LHS -0 degrees 33 minutes
RHS -1 degrees 10 minutes

Ther person who did my alignment told me that I'll need to spend around high $1k to get it fixed and told me to leave it as is and just keep an eye on the tyres.

What do you guys think I should do? Just keep rotating my tyres? Does it really cost that much to get a camber kit setup properly?

Forgot to mention my car is an EK hatch back.