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Balranald
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May 2002
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Why do I wear out so many tyres??
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Thu, 12 June 2003 03:36
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I have a big issue with my car...it chews out tyres. I've had 2 wheel allignments done and still hasn't made things any better. My rear tyres were looking quite average so I put some on with about 50% tread. I drove normally on smooth roads for 400k's and yesterday I thought I had chalk on my tyres....it turns out that it was the steal and stuff showing through! They were slicks and on the very inside there was wire showing through. I looked at the other side and it was wearing out heaps in the middle as well...not quite as badly.
Could the suspension be stuffed and make the tyres do this?? Would it do it to this extent? Has the car been in a crash at some point and everything is out of allignment? Wouldn't a wheel allignment help show this up?
I am putting 18's on this weekend and don't want to wear out expensive tyres in 1 trip again. it's costing me a fortune.
Oh and one other thing. There is some gravel on intersections in town and even when driving over them at 40-50k's an hour it skips the rear end of the car out. It's like the front is wanting to go a different way to the back.
Also when I reverse out of my drive way and I start to turn the wheels the 2 front tyres are pointing in different directions it seems and it really bangs and jumps across the road. Only when I have the car at any sort of lock.
Thanks for reading my problems and I really need to get this fixed. I can't afford to keep the car as it is....$1200 in tyres every few weeks!!!!!!!!
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Parramatta
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July 2002
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Re: Why do I wear out so many tyres??
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Thu, 12 June 2003 03:46
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sounds like the chassis is screwed, as in the car was in a big acco and its bent the chassis some where my pearents had the same problems not as bad but wore the tyres out quite quikly... the only way to fix the problems is sell the car with out spending thousands of $$$$
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Location:
Melb, Victoria
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September 2002
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Re: Why do I wear out so many tyres??
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Thu, 12 June 2003 04:01
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I assume you are talking about an independent rear end. Did you get a 2 wheel or 4 wheel alignment? If you got a 2 wheel alignment the rears aren't checked or adjusted. Find someone who can do a 4 wheel alignment.
Vic.
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Sydney
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October 2002
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Re: Why do I wear out so many tyres??
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Thu, 12 June 2003 04:21
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And make sure they check camber and caster, not just toe.
~Josh
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I supported Toymods
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Epping, Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: Why do I wear out so many tyres??
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Thu, 12 June 2003 10:20
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was going to say, wearing on the inside sounds like a camber problem.
bu if one's wearing on the inside, one's wearing on the middle, and your fronts are skippng about.... I'd get a panelbeater to have a look at the chassis... make sure that's straight before you start fixing symptoms of a really expensive problem
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Location:
Balranald
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May 2002
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Re: Why do I wear out so many tyres??
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Thu, 12 June 2003 12:54
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So you think scrap the 18" idea and just get a cheap set of 16's??
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Location:
Balranald
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May 2002
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Re: Why do I wear out so many tyres??
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Thu, 12 June 2003 13:11
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I assume you are talking about an independent rear end. Did you get a 2 wheel or 4 wheel alignment? If you got a 2 wheel alignment the rears aren't checked or adjusted. Find someone who can do a 4 wheel alignment.
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Yeah I got a 4Wheel alignment done. I got all the specs of the ALSC website and the guy couldn't get the wheels to get to the numbers on the sheet. He got close but not quite it. He said it was because of the snow and salt on the Jap roads and it has rusted the adjusters. Sounds really dodgy.
Why do things like this happen to me?????
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Location:
Melb, Victoria
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September 2002
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Re: Why do I wear out so many tyres??
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Thu, 12 June 2003 23:38
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He got close but not quite it
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Close enough isn't good enough when it comes to wheel alignment. It might be a good idea to get a beater to check for major accident damage, if he gives it the ok find a suspension specialist (not your local service station)someone who specialises in setting up track cars, tell them about your problem, they might suggest a camber kit to correct the problems. It should cost about $90 - $100 for a 4 wheel align and roughly $500 for a camber kit. In the long run this will save your tyres which can get very expensive when buying 18's.
If the panel beater tells you that it's f#@ked, sell it.
Vic.
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