Severe front tyre wear

[pedals]

My two front tyres have suffered very severe tyre wear on the inside. What would be the possible causes of this? Tracking? Camber? Much bigger steering or suspension problem?

Any thoughts would be appreciated

pedals

Front Passenger side

Front Driver side

[imprezapete]

Im not sure and plenty others will know better.

But thats looks like you camber is way off on the wheels, you got prodrive settings?

I remember Brian saying that prodrive settings wear the tyres more on the inside but thats very heavy wear on those. They not illegal at that point?

[wrxmania]

That's look like a severe tracking/camber problem. A good geometry set up needed there I reckon.

As to the Prodrive setting - run it on my car for two years with the Prodrive springs and never noticed any severe camber wear at all - just the usual scrubbing on the edges. Just goes to show how much mis-information is peddled on the forums - info I believed but experience has shown otherwise.

Progrip in Bonnybridge, Swifts/Extreme in Whitburn or a place in Edinburgh (Can't remember exact name) will do you a good job. Tyres look worn down to the tread wear indicators anyway. How many miles was this after?

Brian

[oobster]

Looks like camber to me - and that passenger tyre definitely looks illegal to me.

I think there is a company called ProGrip upon in Bonnybridge that can check your suspension settings. I seem to remember it's £65 - do a search on the scottish forum and i'm sure you will see the likes of st3ph3n and sma01 mention them.

[imprezapete]

Dont get me wrong Brian, I'm not saying thats been caused by Prodrive settings. I just remember you saying about the wear although I have never seen what the wear looks like on tyre after Prodrive settings.

I checked on the net and it looks like you have a severe camber/tracking issue.

[ScoobyAndy]

Both are completely illegal. The cords are showing on both for starters.

Id say its a sever tracking and geometry problem too. get new tyres on and get it checked and set up properly

[dougster]

The prodrive settings supposedly cause a bit more wear (the reason Pro Grip used to give when they refused to dial in Prodrive settings) but no where near as bad as pictured.

I have used 18" tyres out the back which show a fairly even wear rate across the whole surface and I have ran maximum -ve camber and 1mm toe all round for YEARS!!!

I take it they are 17" pictured as I have some free 18" part worns to give away.

[wrxmania]

Pete,

Not getting at you at all matey - it was me who passed that piece of information to you - my fault - I was saying that often we are all told things which prove to be scare mongering or false - that piece of info has proved to me that I was wrong in believing. Certainly some genometry set-ups would cause uneven wear with the benefit of certain handling characteristics.

Nothing about ou Pete - sorry if you thought it was.

RIGHT - THAT'S IT - I AM LEAVING AND NOT COMING BACK FOR ..............

OK, I'm back

Brian.

[st3ph3n]

I'm on the prodrive settings as oobster mentioned.

I've had it on the car now for 4 months and I've not noticed any worse tyre wear. If anything I'm getting less wear!

[JohnSt]

1-1.5 deg neg camber is not going to show any measurable wear on a tyre. That wear is down to your toe being way out.

As mentioned Progrip in Bonniebridge 01324-810111, ask for John.

While you are in the neibourhood get Jim Dickson to stick some new Toyo's on, then you get it all done in one trip (01236-720205)

---john---

And those tyres ain't just illegal, they are an accident waiting to happen.

---john---

[Gumball]

dont you worry about all the ins and outs. just pay some guy 50 quid and get your geometry done.

[pedals]

Cheers for the replies guys.

I need to get my drop links done, so will get tracking and geometry done at the same time.

Doug - they are indeed 17"s, but cheers for the offer.

pedals

[craig mac]

Hey Falkland can do a great job

Gone mine done dwn there and was well chuffed

Craig

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