Hey guys,
I recently rotated my directional tires and noticed some more wear on the outside (yellow) in comparison to the insides (blue) or any other portion...especially on my rear tires.



Its time for an alignment since I haven't had one for a little over a year or so. My current alignment specs are:


FRONT:

Camber: -1.1 (Left) -1 (Right)
Caster: 4 (Left) 3.6 (Right)
Toe 0 (Left) 0 (Right)

Rear:

Camber: -.06 (Left) -.06 (Right)
Toe 0.05 (Left) 0.05 (Right)


In order to decrease the amount of wear on the outsides of all my tires, would I need more negative camber (especially in the rear tires)?


Thanks!

 

The short answer to your question is Yes, more camber will reduce outside-half wear, although your tires don't look that bad at all.

The rest of your alignment is very good. Zero front toe and minimum-spec rear toe are both good. So, I'd have them flip your front bolts (which will get you about -2* camber) and then set the rear to about -1.5* and then realign the toe to be the same as before.

 

I appreciate the input. These tires have about 12k miles on them and you are correct that the outside wear is not that bad at all, but you can notice slightly bit more wear at the outermost edge of the contact patch. I just want to try to get the most even tire wear possible so I can maximize the tire life.

After I get the alignment done this time, I guess I can have them flip the front camber bolts next time back to -1 and decrease rear camber in case there is too much inside tire wear.

 

If you don't autocross or drive like a crazy person, the other (simpler) option is to just go to about -1* camber in the rear with the same .05 toe-in per side, leave the fronts alone, and keep rotating. This will also be cheaper, assuming that the place you go to charges by the axle for alignments, since you wouldn't touch the front at all.

 

Ah yes, that makes sense. That would definitely save me some money. Thanks very much!!