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post Mar 19, 2013 - 8:21 PM
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So my both rear tires looks like this one on the picture.
I have megan racing coilovers and I know this wear sometimes is caused the the suspension and not because of toe, camber or caster.
Bt if my suspension is only 1 year old what could be causing this?

When I pass my hand around the tire I feel the thread going up and down



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post Mar 20, 2013 - 10:15 AM
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^what he said.

Its usually caused by the suspension. If that tire came into my work we would put a note on the work order saying suspension wear.


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post Mar 20, 2013 - 1:23 PM
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QUOTE (Hirogodsend @ Mar 20, 2013 - 11:15 AM) *
^what he said.

Its usually caused by the suspension. If that tire came into my work we would put a note on the work order saying suspension wear.


So how do I fix this? These coilovers are less than 2 years old..

Oh yeah BTW! Sometimes when I start the car and start moving I heard something scratching on the rear driver side wheel. Like if my tire were ribbing the fender but is really not. Then after a couple seconds the sound goes away... idk its weird..


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post Mar 20, 2013 - 1:46 PM
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QUOTE (diegohiga @ Mar 20, 2013 - 11:23 AM) *
QUOTE (Hirogodsend @ Mar 20, 2013 - 11:15 AM) *
^what he said.

Its usually caused by the suspension. If that tire came into my work we would put a note on the work order saying suspension wear.


So how do I fix this? These coilovers are less than 2 years old..

Oh yeah BTW! Sometimes when I start the car and start moving I heard something scratching on the rear driver side wheel. Like if my tire were ribbing the fender but is really not. Then after a couple seconds the sound goes away... idk its weird..

Jack that corner in the air, grab the shock with one hand and rotate the tire with the other, if you feel vibrations in the shock while the tire is spinning then you have a bad wheel bearing which can cause noises like that, compare the feeling against another corner to be sure, it should be noticeable. Also try grabbing the tire and trying to shake it both side to side and top to bottom to feel for any play. Also inspect all 4 shocks for wetness indicating that the hydraulic fluid is leaking from the shock a.k.a being "blown." Megan racing coilovers aren't necessarily cheap as far as suspension goes but they are fairly cheap as far as full body coilovers go, the shocks can go definitely bad in that amount of time if you're running them at a fairly low ride height.


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post Mar 20, 2013 - 5:56 PM
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QUOTE (6strngs @ Mar 20, 2013 - 2:46 PM) *
QUOTE (diegohiga @ Mar 20, 2013 - 11:23 AM) *
QUOTE (Hirogodsend @ Mar 20, 2013 - 11:15 AM) *
^what he said.

Its usually caused by the suspension. If that tire came into my work we would put a note on the work order saying suspension wear.


So how do I fix this? These coilovers are less than 2 years old..

Oh yeah BTW! Sometimes when I start the car and start moving I heard something scratching on the rear driver side wheel. Like if my tire were ribbing the fender but is really not. Then after a couple seconds the sound goes away... idk its weird..

Jack that corner in the air, grab the shock with one hand and rotate the tire with the other, if you feel vibrations in the shock while the tire is spinning then you have a bad wheel bearing which can cause noises like that, compare the feeling against another corner to be sure, it should be noticeable. Also try grabbing the tire and trying to shake it both side to side and top to bottom to feel for any play. Also inspect all 4 shocks for wetness indicating that the hydraulic fluid is leaking from the shock a.k.a being "blown." Megan racing coilovers aren't necessarily cheap as far as suspension goes but they are fairly cheap as far as full body coilovers go, the shocks can go definitely bad in that amount of time if you're running them at a fairly low ride height.



Thanks ill try that!


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