So.. switched out my Dunlop Wintersports for my stock Advans to run in the summer and got them mounted and balanced on the Hunter Roadforce.
Was doing an oil change and noticed that all 4 Advans were wearing on the inside, so I took it to a shop and had them do a 4-wheel alignment so I didn't kill these tires..
Now, the rear tires are wearing fine, but the front tires are totally flat on the insides of the tread.. pretty much killing the tires =/
I'm heading back up there in the AM to see what the deal is. Here are the #s they set my alignment to.. let me know what you think as I would really just like the advans to wear evenly..
Was doing an oil change and noticed that all 4 Advans were wearing on the inside, so I took it to a shop and had them do a 4-wheel alignment so I didn't kill these tires..
Now, the rear tires are wearing fine, but the front tires are totally flat on the insides of the tread.. pretty much killing the tires =/
I'm heading back up there in the AM to see what the deal is. Here are the #s they set my alignment to.. let me know what you think as I would really just like the advans to wear evenly..
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Its the toe thats causing it. I have the same problem. I ended up rotating the tires from the rims so that the inner worn part is on the outside and driving like that for now. From my previous similar thread and some reading I sugges getting an alignment just to zero out the toe.
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Ya my tires on the front look exactly like yours.. Did the zeroing out the toe for the front 2 fix the uneven wear and allow them to wear evenly or are they still wearing unevenly?Originally Posted by BluEVOIX
Its the toe thats causing it. I have the same problem. I ended up rotating the tires from the rims so that the inner worn part is on the outside and driving like that for now. From my previous similar thread and some reading I sugges getting an alignment just to zero out the toe.
Evolved Member
I didnt get an alignment yet. All I did so far is switch tires from right side rims to the left side of the cars rims. This way the worn side is on the outside.
I'm probably going to get the zero toe alignment soon but I need to search for a good alignment shop with good prices.
From what I have been reading zeroing the toe fixes the problem. But tires will still wear with a little camber, but thats way better than toe wear!
I'm probably going to get the zero toe alignment soon but I need to search for a good alignment shop with good prices.
From what I have been reading zeroing the toe fixes the problem. But tires will still wear with a little camber, but thats way better than toe wear!
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I'm probably going to get the zero toe alignment soon but I need to search for a good alignment shop with good prices.
From what I have been reading zeroing the toe fixes the problem. But tires will still wear with a little camber, but thats way better than toe wear!
This is a common problem with Evos. My fronts were wearing on the insides virtually making them flat so I rotated them to the rear and got aligned. Guy set the toe to zero but said you should still expect minor camber wear. I think thats what I have now since I check the fronts a lot and almost seems like the insides are wearing a bit quicker but not like it used toOriginally Posted by BluEVOIX
I didnt get an alignment yet. All I did so far is switch tires from right side rims to the left side of the cars rims. This way the worn side is on the outside. I'm probably going to get the zero toe alignment soon but I need to search for a good alignment shop with good prices.
From what I have been reading zeroing the toe fixes the problem. But tires will still wear with a little camber, but thats way better than toe wear!
Evolving Member
The Evo is a performance car, with a performance alignment and the Advan's are performance tires. The wear you are seeing not a problem, it is perfectly normal for these conditions.
So, I went to the alignment shop and went back with them to talk to them about the alignment and see where the values line up with where the factory specs should be.
When looking at the values for the toe on the front, mine was set at .03 which is not going to make a difference in the wear as right on would be set at 0.00.
The tech said that the only thing on the front that would change the wear to wear more evenly would be adjusting the camber. Now I really don't know about adjusting Camber/Caster/Toe, but the tech said that the front camber was not adjustable and the rear was adjustable (which really doesn't matter as the wear even on the rear). He said that they could extend the mounting points on the front, but I really didn't want to do that, so I ended up just having them rotate the tires so I could get a little more wear out of these.
So, like everyone said, I guess this wear is normal and I'll just have to keep rotating them and keep checking them until I see the threads..
When looking at the values for the toe on the front, mine was set at .03 which is not going to make a difference in the wear as right on would be set at 0.00.
The tech said that the only thing on the front that would change the wear to wear more evenly would be adjusting the camber. Now I really don't know about adjusting Camber/Caster/Toe, but the tech said that the front camber was not adjustable and the rear was adjustable (which really doesn't matter as the wear even on the rear). He said that they could extend the mounting points on the front, but I really didn't want to do that, so I ended up just having them rotate the tires so I could get a little more wear out of these.
So, like everyone said, I guess this wear is normal and I'll just have to keep rotating them and keep checking them until I see the threads..
Newbie
the ill's of a performance car. also for the added tire life by adjusting the toe to zero you probably lost performance from what the factory deemed suitable for the car.
you can also buy less grippy but higher tread rating tires to help with the "accelerated" wear. one tire company actually makes a tire with different compounds in different sections of the tire specially for camber wear for lowered cars.
you can also buy less grippy but higher tread rating tires to help with the "accelerated" wear. one tire company actually makes a tire with different compounds in different sections of the tire specially for camber wear for lowered cars.