Tire wear
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From: concord ohio
Tire wear
The new Goodyear tires are wearing on the inside. The car has just been aligned, and the new tires balaned. The tires are 255-60-15 on the stock alloy wheels. Too much air? The wear pattern is smooth just wearing from the inside of the outer treads. Thanks
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From: Redruth Cornwall
I have exactly the same issue on the fronts and believe it an alignment issue....
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...ner-edges.html
What specs were yours aligned to and was the wear apparent before the alignment?
If the tires were new but alignment was out they would wear. Was the car aligned when the tires were fitted and how many miles on them?
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...ner-edges.html
What specs were yours aligned to and was the wear apparent before the alignment?
If the tires were new but alignment was out they would wear. Was the car aligned when the tires were fitted and how many miles on them?
Last edited by jotto; May 16, 2014 at 05:20 PM.
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From: New Or-leens Loo-z-anna
and also measure the Toe in case the fronts of the tires are "pointing" out slightly....once I learned how alignment works, I would always re-shim my tires if they started showing wear...now I can get 70,000 miles out of a set of BFGs....(50,000 with an occasional burn-out...LOL)
\-------------/ <<<<<<<<front tires TOE out of spec.(exaggerated )
>>>>I<<<<<<<centerline of chassis
I-------------I <<<<<<<<rear tires TOE set correctly
\-------------/ <<<<<<<<front tires TOE out of spec.(exaggerated )
>>>>I<<<<<<<centerline of chassis
I-------------I <<<<<<<<rear tires TOE set correctly
Last edited by doorgunner; May 17, 2014 at 08:51 AM.
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From: concord ohio
The entire front suspension has been rebuilt and the alignment was "done to factory specs". Why would the rear tires have the same wear patters as the front? Any GOOD shops in the Cleveland area?
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