Help, Need Alignment Rec S.Fl.
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Help, Need Alignment Rec S.Fl.
12k miles ago bought a set of Goodyear EMT F1s with an alignment for my '99 with 70k miles from Tire Kingdom. While cleaning wheels on weekend noticed the insides were worn way down, as I understand it, because of negative camber. I understand C5s call for an aggressive negative camber but can't believe it is set to spec nor can I afford fronts every 12k miles.
Tried Tires Plus last oil change. Getting real tired of the constant upselling with these two and not paying attention to the job at hand. (wipers are fine, fuel injectors were cleaned, thank you, and if you really looked at the air cleaner, I'm sure you don't stock the Vortex Ram
) Don't really want to go back to either of them or a dealer.
I fit the Corvette owner profile
and am not an aggressive driver. Just picked up a set of Pilot Sport A/S Plus ZPs and need to start again with mounting, alignment, etc. Can I get the tech to set the camber for less agressive cornering and more 'touring'? I understand the camber spec is -.25 +/- .2 degrees. What am I looking for even tread wear? Am I better off finding a performance repair shop? What do most guys do who are serious (but not fanatic) about maintaining tires & alignment. Thanks for any suggestions.
Tried Tires Plus last oil change. Getting real tired of the constant upselling with these two and not paying attention to the job at hand. (wipers are fine, fuel injectors were cleaned, thank you, and if you really looked at the air cleaner, I'm sure you don't stock the Vortex Ram
) Don't really want to go back to either of them or a dealer. I fit the Corvette owner profile
and am not an aggressive driver. Just picked up a set of Pilot Sport A/S Plus ZPs and need to start again with mounting, alignment, etc. Can I get the tech to set the camber for less agressive cornering and more 'touring'? I understand the camber spec is -.25 +/- .2 degrees. What am I looking for even tread wear? Am I better off finding a performance repair shop? What do most guys do who are serious (but not fanatic) about maintaining tires & alignment. Thanks for any suggestions.
Last edited by Florida99; Nov 29, 2010 at 07:53 AM.
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From: Ft. Lauderdale Fl
12k miles ago bought a set of Goodyear EMT F1s with an alignment for my '99 with 70k miles from Tire Kingdom. While cleaning wheels on weekend noticed the insides were worn way down, as I understand it, because of negative camber. I understand C5s call for an agressive negative camber but can't believe it is set to spec nor can I afford fronts every 12k miles.
Tried Tires Plus last oil change. Getting real tired of the constant upselling with these two (wipers are fine, fuel injectors were cleaned, thank you, and if you really looked at the air cleaner, I'm sure you don't stock the Vortex Ram )and not paying attention to the job at hand. Don't really want to go back to either of them or a dealer.
I fit the Corvette owner profile and am not an agressive driver. Can I get the tech to set the camber for less agressive cornering? I understand the camber spec is -.25 +/- .2 degrees. What am I looking for even tread wear? Am I better off finding a performance repair shop? What do most guys do who are serious (but not fanatic) about maintaining tires & alignment. Thanks for any suggestions.
Tried Tires Plus last oil change. Getting real tired of the constant upselling with these two (wipers are fine, fuel injectors were cleaned, thank you, and if you really looked at the air cleaner, I'm sure you don't stock the Vortex Ram
)and not paying attention to the job at hand. Don't really want to go back to either of them or a dealer. I fit the Corvette owner profile
and am not an agressive driver. Can I get the tech to set the camber for less agressive cornering? I understand the camber spec is -.25 +/- .2 degrees. What am I looking for even tread wear? Am I better off finding a performance repair shop? What do most guys do who are serious (but not fanatic) about maintaining tires & alignment. Thanks for any suggestions."view public profile", so we know what your drive and where you live.
In South Florida, there are several very good shops for Vettes.
Melting Slicks
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From: Jensen Beach FL
I also have the same problem with inside front tire wear. I have 2 new GoodYear GSD3 to replace my GSD3's with only 15K miles on them. I am watching this thread to see what is recommended. I would rather give up a little handling and get decent tire wear.
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Was thinking about the problem last night and a little late for me but might not be late for you. If the inside wear is mostly normal because of aggressive negative camber setting (done for performance), if caught early enough, re-mount the tires on the opposite front rim so that the correct directional rotation is maintained but the edge wear goes to the outside. I know, the purists will say that traction in rain / wet roads is diminished but will it help extend tire life and again if not severe wear like mine, shouldn't be a traction issue.
I have the alignment specs and if there isn't an alignment problem and that's what I'm not sure about yet and sorry to say it again, don't really want to deal with the tire store monkeys trying to upsell $5 windshield wiper blades while focusing on thousand + dollar tires & alignment issues.
I have the alignment specs and if there isn't an alignment problem and that's what I'm not sure about yet and sorry to say it again, don't really want to deal with the tire store monkeys trying to upsell $5 windshield wiper blades while focusing on thousand + dollar tires & alignment issues.
Last edited by Florida99; Nov 29, 2010 at 09:56 AM.
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From: Ft. Lauderdale Fl
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From: Coral Springs Fl
Thanks for the suggestion Runner. I'll go over and talk with Roger.
Still interested to know if inside tread wear is normal on a street car, is 12k miles on fronts normal?
Are most people getting even tire wear?
Can an alignment be done with a less aggressive negative camber than -.25 ? What would the camber number be?
Still interested to know if inside tread wear is normal on a street car, is 12k miles on fronts normal?
Are most people getting even tire wear?
Can an alignment be done with a less aggressive negative camber than -.25 ? What would the camber number be?
Last edited by Florida99; Nov 29, 2010 at 11:26 AM.
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From: Ft. Lauderdale Fl
I can only speak for myself....I've got run-flats with a little over 10,000 miles and there is no uneven wear at all. You might want to call HorsePower sales and ask them if they see much uneven tire wear. They sure see many C-5's.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Jensen Beach FL
Was thinking about the problem last night and a little late for me but might not be late for you. If the inside wear is mostly normal because of aggressive negative camber setting (done for performance), if caught early enough, re-mount the tires on the opposite front rim so that the correct directional rotation is maintained but the edge wear goes to the outside. I know, the purists will say that traction in rain / wet roads is diminished but will it help extend tire life and again if not severe wear like mine, shouldn't be a traction issue.
I have the alignment specs and if there isn't an alignment problem and that's what I'm not sure about yet and sorry to say it again, don't really want to deal with the tire store monkeys trying to upsell $5 windshield wiper blades while focusing on thousand + dollar tires & alignment issues.
I have the alignment specs and if there isn't an alignment problem and that's what I'm not sure about yet and sorry to say it again, don't really want to deal with the tire store monkeys trying to upsell $5 windshield wiper blades while focusing on thousand + dollar tires & alignment issues.