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Old Feb 14, 2004 | 05:01 PM
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i just replaced my stock goodyear supercar tires today and when we took the fronts off i noticed that the insides of the tires where worn down on both front tires but the rest of the tire wear was fine and i have not done anything to the suspension is this normal?
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Old Feb 14, 2004 | 05:47 PM
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I'm no expert, but absent some unusual driving patters, it sounds like an allignment issue. I've never noticed anything like that on my SCs.
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Old Feb 14, 2004 | 06:52 PM
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i saw the same type wear... prolly a touch too much camber , or an aggressive daily driving style.
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Old Feb 14, 2004 | 10:03 PM
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Alignment.
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Old Feb 15, 2004 | 01:36 PM
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so do i need to get my front end aligned or is the normal?
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Old Feb 15, 2004 | 05:24 PM
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First of all it is normal! The problem is it is aligned with far more negative camber from the factory (you have noted the real world consequences) . So if you are willing to sacrifice a tad of front wheel lateral grip for longer tire tread life, then get it aligned with that in mind! I did it and basically got 56k miles from my oem F1 tires with 25% tread life remaining!





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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 12:00 AM
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I had exactly the same issue. I noticed the tire wear at about 15K, had a front end alignment, and have not seen any excessive wear since (currently at 26K).

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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 12:18 AM
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thanks alot guy well i just wanted to check before i went and spend money on an alignment and did not even need one but i will be getting it done tomorrow.....thanks
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Did you lower the car? If so just get it alinged back to normal Z06 specs. The Z06 only has -.70 camber.

Wheel Alignment Specifications
RPO
Operation
Service Preferred
Tolerance

Front Alignment Specifications

All
Front Individual Toe
+ 0.04
+/- 0.10

All
Front Sum Toe
+ 0.08
+/- 0.20

All
Steering Wheel Angle
0.0
+/- 1.0

FE1 & FE3
Front Individual Caster
+ 7.4
+/- 0.5

FE1 & FE3
Front Cross Caster
Within +/- 0.5
--

FE1 & FE3
Front Individual Camber
- 0.20
+/- 0.5

FE1 & FE3
Front Cross Camber
Within +/-0.5
--

FE4 (Z06)
Front Individual Caster
+ 6.9
+/- 0.5

FE4 (Z06)
Front Cross Caster
Within +/- 0.5
--

FE4 (Z06)
Front Individual Camber
- 0.70
+/- 0.5

FE4 (Z06)
Front Cross Camber
Within +/- 0.5
--

Rear Alignment Specifications

All
Rear Individual Toe
- 0.01
+/- 0.10

All
Rear Sum Toe
- 0.02
+/- 0.20

All
Rear Thrust Angle
0.0
+/- 0.10

FE1 & FE3
Rear Individual Camber
- 0.18
+/- 0.5

FE1 & FE3
Rear Cross Camber
Within +/- 0.5
--

FE4 (Z06)
Rear Individual Camber
- 0.68
+/- 0.5

FE4 (Z06)
Rear Cross Camber
Within +/- 0.5
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