How much faster do tires wear out with aggressive set ups?
02-24-10, 03:29 AM
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like everyone else toe is the main thing that will eat up your tires..
i went through a set of brand new front tires in about 2 months after putting coilovers and rims on without getting an alignment.
that was my first lesson lol..
flipping the tires is a good way like others have mentioned, even though i cringe cause i hate getting tires mounted, just had bad expirence with places damaging wheels and not wanting to pay, and when you have expensive wheels it really really sucks.
Just get as good an alignment as you can get..
I used to buy expensive tires Toyo T1r's and stuff like that, after replacing them so often i started using cheaper nexxen tires that seemed to hold up descent.
i like using the better tires, it just sucks paying so much if you can only get 6 months out of them.
aggressive wheel/tire/suspension setups definetly aren't for shallow pockets
i went through a set of brand new front tires in about 2 months after putting coilovers and rims on without getting an alignment.
that was my first lesson lol..
flipping the tires is a good way like others have mentioned, even though i cringe cause i hate getting tires mounted, just had bad expirence with places damaging wheels and not wanting to pay, and when you have expensive wheels it really really sucks.
Just get as good an alignment as you can get..
I used to buy expensive tires Toyo T1r's and stuff like that, after replacing them so often i started using cheaper nexxen tires that seemed to hold up descent.
i like using the better tires, it just sucks paying so much if you can only get 6 months out of them.
aggressive wheel/tire/suspension setups definetly aren't for shallow pockets
02-24-10, 08:20 AM
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You definitely aren't going to get the full life out of the tire, but who does anyways. Camber isn't really going to be the issue as you said you aren't going to be too low. I would flip your tires ever 5k miles to try to get some even wear on both sides. Your biggest concern is going to be your toe. That **** will eat away your tires so quick. Just make sure to get an alignment. With that said im running a 235/35/19 with -2.2 degree's of camber and have gotten over 20k miles on my tires with still plenty of tread left.
Yes, you can get full wear out of your tires.
02-24-10, 12:57 PM
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And for those that say aggressive setups don't wear out tires:
When you stretch tires, put stiffer spring rates and you cars starts to drive much tighter and sportier, the inertia that you feel also falls on your tires. So when you are not dealing with Lexus SCs annoying body roll, your tires are working harder to make your car drive like a go kart without killing yourself.
Regardless of toe, a lowered car with stretched tires and higher spring rates will eat through tires much quicker than one with stock specs.
That's just common knowledge.
And also, these are the tires I want to get.
When you stretch tires, put stiffer spring rates and you cars starts to drive much tighter and sportier, the inertia that you feel also falls on your tires. So when you are not dealing with Lexus SCs annoying body roll, your tires are working harder to make your car drive like a go kart without killing yourself.
Regardless of toe, a lowered car with stretched tires and higher spring rates will eat through tires much quicker than one with stock specs.
That's just common knowledge.
And also, these are the tires I want to get.
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