Tire Wear.....
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Le Mans Master
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From: Kelso Washington
St. Jude Donor '09, '13, '15
Tire Wear.....
So, changed the oil last night and noticed the inner edges of my front tires are more worn than the outter edges. I've had this be the case on other cars and I've attributed it to cornering because I don't always slow down much for corners.
There is no cupping and the wear is identical on both front tires so I don't really suspect an alignment problem even though the car does not do well with ruts.
Do youse folks think this is just normal or do I have a possible alignment issue?
Or is it "how" it is currently aligned....which may be "proper" specs but not for my type of driving?
There is no cupping and the wear is identical on both front tires so I don't really suspect an alignment problem even though the car does not do well with ruts.
Do youse folks think this is just normal or do I have a possible alignment issue?
Or is it "how" it is currently aligned....which may be "proper" specs but not for my type of driving?
Pro
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The factory alignment has a slight negative front camber to make cornering grip, so we're all in the same boat. I suspect that your frequent high speed cornering accellerates the wear. You can align it out and get more even tire wear, but it will come at the cost of cornering grip/speeds.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Kelso Washington
St. Jude Donor '09, '13, '15
Thanks all. I was hoping responses would say we are all in the same boat....so to speak...here.
Offhand, I think I'll keep the grip and just pay the price.
Anybody want to buy a used set of tires??
Offhand, I think I'll keep the grip and just pay the price.
Anybody want to buy a used set of tires??
Melting Slicks
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I don't track my car so I'll take improved tire wear. Does the average Corvette owner really push his car on the street to the level it would exceed the grip of even the stock size front tires? Factory settings or not?
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The factory alignment has a slight negative front camber to make cornering grip, so we're all in the same boat. I suspect that your frequent high speed cornering accellerates the wear. You can align it out and get more even tire wear, but it will come at the cost of cornering grip/speeds.
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St. Jude Donor '11
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Melting Slicks
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If every Corvette owner pushed their car to the limits of it's handling capabilities on a regular basis I doubt that we would be finding as many well preserved 13-14 year old cars as we do.
If that camber setting was as important to me as it may be to you or others, then I would have to have race compound tires to make sure I was getting the last tenth of a g-force out of my "slot" car. Otherwise what difference does the camber setting make?
Just my opinion yours may vary.
