A046s wearing improperly... Help!
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A046s wearing improperly... Help!
Just recently here I pulled my A046s off to go to my winter setup and I noticed that my 2 front tires wore really unevenly on the very inside of the tire. The driver said front I can SOMEWHAT understand. I know the insides do tend to wear faster, but this seems a bit excessive, and the passanger side front is just ridiculous, its bald on the inside... WHY? What could possibly be causing something like this? I only have 5K on the tires and the car... Tire pressure and everything was always monitored, any suggestion/ideas? Obviously when they go back on the the spring the frontx will go in the back and backs in the front but I'm a bit concerned... Thanx in advance
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Car is not dropped, no suspensions modifications whatsoever... I was beginning to think it came out of alligment from the factor too, but I havent noticed it showing any of the signs of being out allignment (pulling, shaking, vibrating) But I suppose if its ben this way from the beginning of me owning... I might not be noticing it? I'm assuming I would tho. I'm thinking it could be the camber tho, which may not cause any of those symptoms... Im takin it to the stealership tomorro and bringin in the front tires for them to see as well. I just want some info and ideas b4 I do.
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So basically Im gonna be stuck payin $75 for them to do an alligment and Im screwed out on the tires that wore sh*tty... I hope it gets corrected tmorrow, whatever it is...
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factory alignments suck, or are set rediculously aggressive. It's a common occurence though. Also, the stock Advans wear rather quickly. I got 8k out of my first set (same issue as you are suffering), but only 10k out of my second set with a less aggressive alignment from a reputable shop here in Houston. 5k is too soon to be worn out, but don't expect 25k miles out of the stock Advans, even if your alignment is nuetral.
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Well I know I'll get at least another 5K out of them cuz my backs look great and they're goin up front come spring and even my fronts look fine still a bit of wear but still plenty of tread outside of the inside issue... I'm hoping to get a better allignment, put the backs up front come summer and re-evaluate at that point... it'll be pretty sad if I only get 2 seasons out fo them tho. At $300 a tire... I have experience with high performance tires from Goodyear to Pirelli to Yokohama and I have NEVER seen a tire wear this fast like this.
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Originally Posted by Nauticabri
Well I know I'll get at least another 5K out of them cuz my backs look great and they're goin up front come spring and even my fronts look fine still a bit of wear but still plenty of tread outside of the inside issue... I'm hoping to get a better allignment, put the backs up front come summer and re-evaluate at that point... it'll be pretty sad if I only get 2 seasons out fo them tho. At $300 a tire... I have experience with high performance tires from Goodyear to Pirelli to Yokohama and I have NEVER seen a tire wear this fast like this.
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I would have to say I haven't seen anything grip BETTER than a stock Advan that's for sure.... But I've seen things darn close, for 1/2 the price... That also last twice as long... I love the A046 in every aspect except 2; price and treadwear those are 2 important things tho.
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So basically Im gonna be stuck payin $75 for them to do an alligment and Im screwed out on the tires that wore sh*tty... I hope it gets corrected tmorrow, whatever it is...
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I know the insides do tend to wear faster, but this seems a bit excessive, and the passanger side front is just ridiculous, its bald on the inside... WHY? What could possibly be causing something like this?
Um, back to the point, I'll bet that the fronts have some toe-out.
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Allignment was way out, so they did a 4 wheel allignment and I had them switch the tires around so that in essence they'll be X'ed. Beings that our tires are directional and cant be Xed I had them put the passanger front tire on the driver side front rim and vise versa driver front tire on passanger side front rim and come spring they will go on the back so in essence they Xed so my worn inside edge from up front will now be on the outside in the back.... Hopefully I wont have anymore issues.