 Tire wear question |
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 Mar 20, 2011 - 2:26 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Feb 15, '08 From Royal Oak, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%)  |
On a FWD vehicle, does it makes sense if the rear tires wear faster than the front?
I bought a brand new set of falken ziex 512 last october and put 10k miles on it. The treadwear indicator on the front tires is almost at the 25% worn(i can see the cicle a lil bit) and on the rears i can only see the square part of the indicator. Thanks -------------------- God made man....
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Mar 20, 2011 - 3:47 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 24, '07 From Oahu, Hawaii Currently Offline Reputation: 23 (100%) |
alignment? rear bearing going or gone?
-------------------- I don't normally drive fast, but when I do its on a curvy section of this island
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Mar 20, 2011 - 8:07 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 15, '08 From Royal Oak, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
I nvr did alignment when i bought the tires. I dont know how to tell if the rear bearing is going or gone.
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Mar 20, 2011 - 10:53 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 11, '08 From Auckland, New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
are they worn evenly? or on the inner edge or what?
-------------------- Mike W
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Mar 21, 2011 - 9:14 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 15, '08 From Royal Oak, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
Normal wear on the tires. Wear on the front tires are even. So are the rears. Its just rear tire that is wearing out faster on a FWD car.
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Mar 21, 2011 - 10:32 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 28, '08 From Woolwich, Maine Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
are your rear calipers sticking? excessive drag on the rear would cause them to wear faster.
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Mar 22, 2011 - 1:57 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 16, '03 From Bay area Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
on a fwd car the front tires wear faster then the rear.
check the toe-in on the back tires. get an alighnment. |
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Mar 22, 2011 - 2:17 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 15, '08 From Royal Oak, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
QUOTE (barterj @ Mar 21, 2011 - 8:32 PM)  are your rear calipers sticking? excessive drag on the rear would cause them to wear faster. if the calipers are sticking, gas mileage will go down correct? i even got 35mpg just this weekend so i dont think so. QUOTE (Hanyo @ Mar 21, 2011 - 11:57 PM) on a fwd car the front tires wear faster then the rear. check the toe-in on the back tires. get an alighnment. i will get an alignment. how does the toe in affect the rear tire wear? -------------------- God made man....
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Mar 22, 2011 - 3:22 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 16, '03 From Bay area Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
what toe-in means is the two back tires point towards each other. So they will scrub the tire bald evenly. Toe in on the rear of the car will not affect how the car drives on the street. In a racing application, it will actually produce under steer during cornering but at the cost of tire wire.
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Mar 22, 2011 - 5:38 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 11, '08 From Auckland, New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
you may not notice it on the street unless theres a horrible sounding rotational noise to accompany it, but it is really bad to have alignment like that!
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1996 Toyota Celica ST205 GT-FOUR GT2860RS turbine, TiAL mvr44, JE 86.5φ piston, Clutchmasters FX400, APEX P-FC 269awhp / 273ft-lbs |
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Mar 22, 2011 - 7:05 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 19, '11 From Paraguay, Winchestertonfieldville Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
driving with the hand brake?
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Mar 22, 2011 - 8:56 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 15, '08 From Royal Oak, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
QUOTE (Hanyo @ Mar 22, 2011 - 1:22 AM) what toe-in means is the two back tires point towards each other. So they will scrub the tire bald evenly. Toe in on the rear of the car will not affect how the car drives on the street. In a racing application, it will actually produce under steer during cornering but at the cost of tire wire. i see. i feel more understeer on this car compared to my 95. QUOTE (delusionz @ Mar 22, 2011 - 3:38 PM) you may not notice it on the street unless theres a horrible sounding rotational noise to accompany it, but it is really bad to have alignment like that! yeah planning to have it done after my vacation. QUOTE (Neon90424 @ Mar 22, 2011 - 5:05 PM) driving with the hand brake? lol there's no way i can forget that because the handbrake lever will be in the way when shifting gears -------------------- God made man....
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Mar 22, 2011 - 11:17 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 2, '06 From bay area Currently Offline Reputation: 21 (100%) |
firestone has a lifetime alignment for about 170 or so
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