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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 07:56 AM
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Have u ever had a problem with your tires? im on 19x11.5 rear and 19x10 front, the 2 in the front seem to be ok but the rears. uff man, i will let the pics do the talking.
any advice? i already took my car for aligment and everything but thats the best they can do.
Is this only happening to me? do you guys have the same problem? Thanks in advace...


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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 08:00 AM
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Are you talking about the camber wear?

I don't understand what this picture of your finger is for?
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 08:26 AM
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The finger is road grim, either the roads are newly build or just dirt from the road. I have the same issue too.. To me it is road grim.. About your tire, it is camber wear when you lowered your car. Best way is to get correction kit to keep it the right camber.
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 08:28 AM
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What kind of suspension are you running? You dont appear to be that low, but have some pretty good camber wear and appear to be rubbing on something (black residue).
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 08:31 AM
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A camber correction kit should help from what I've been told.
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 08:49 AM
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Yes, camber kits can help you might need to raise it(I know I don't want to be negative here), or stop roasting your tires all the time, , you must had a lots of fun!
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 09:18 AM
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^^agreed, camber kit....but more than anything, get used to buying lots of new tires when ur running that much camber...price u pay...
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 10:06 AM
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Proper offsets with correct allignment will not have that issue. Running 18x10.5 with a 315 in the rear of my supra. About to upgrade to 18x12. I get perfectly even tire wear and I don't anticipate any problems with the 18x12. Just a fatter contact patch
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by romycha1
Are you talking about the camber wear?

I don't understand what this picture of your finger is for?
I know is hard to see it, but seems that it comes from the tire(feels like rubber)

Originally Posted by Matador
What kind of suspension are you running? You dont appear to be that low, but have some pretty good camber wear and appear to be rubbing on something (black residue).
espelir ASD springs and tokico blue shocks.

Thanks guys im going to buy the camber kit and hope i can see a difference. and i dont really want to rise my car i love the way it looks now.

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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 10:23 AM
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Lexxium mentioned it already, you may have to raise the car to compensate for the camber correction when the top of the wheel/tire gets closer to the fender.
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 10:47 AM
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hey were in georgia you at.
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 11:18 AM
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What were your alignment specs? When running low, you have to keep an eye on your tires. Every now and then take a look at them.

You have an open diff? This will cause your rear tires to wear out more on the side that spins. Usually the passenger rear.

Once the tire wear starts to look uneven, it's time to flip the tires. Not rotate them. Actually remove the wheel, dismount the tire, flip it over and remount it. You will have to put it on the opposite side obviously because you are running directional tires.
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by o_mtz16
I know is hard to see it, but seems that it comes from the tire(feels like rubber)

espelir ASD springs and tokico blue shocks.
I think your suspension is probabaly too soft. I used to rub quite a bit when I had springs and had the same black smudges. You may consider switching to coilovers so that you can play with the stiffness. The cambers is just something you'll have to live with being low.
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 02:05 PM
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damn your car is lookin clean!
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 02:21 PM
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leave it the way it is, it looks super clean, just learn to deal w/ the camber wear, style hurts =] haha
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