Front wheel camber when turning
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I know I know, it is not camber... the only time I saw camber on a street car was on the rear wheels of a Z4. I was just using the word to describe tilt. Anyway, I checked the tire pressure and it was 29 on both front tires but only the right tire is wearing faster than the left. The alignment is fine, had a mechanic check it before I purchased the car. Oh well, I will probably have a MB mech take a look at it when I get the other issues fixed.
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As far as the outside edge of the right tire only wearing on Trisonics car, that clearly points to an alignment issue if your air pressures have been consistent side to side. Sounds like the right side has more positive camber then it should.
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28 front and 32 rear is the recommended MB pressures. I am running those pressures with even tire wear across the tires.
As far as the outside edge of the right tire only wearing on Trisonics car, that clearly points to an alignment issue if your air pressures have been consistent side to side. Sounds like the right side has more positive camber then it should.
As far as the outside edge of the right tire only wearing on Trisonics car, that clearly points to an alignment issue if your air pressures have been consistent side to side. Sounds like the right side has more positive camber then it should.
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2002 C230K Coupe
Its a 2002 C230K coupe with 17 inch wheels and Bridgestone pilot Z rated tyres. The front tyres should have no more 10000 miles as they were changed last year but you can see the wear in the pic I posted couple of posts above. The wheel you see is actually right side wheel and I swapped it with the left. The car was involved in a fender bender two years back but I don't know which side it got hit and to what extent the damage was but the mechanic said that everything looks good, including alignment.
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Yeah, but if you look at the max pressure of the tire it indicates 50. There are lots of financial reasons that MB would recommend such low tire pressure. If there is wear on the outside of the tire, hat means that the tire is running soft. If you take an innertube floaty that is used in the pool and you blow it up and it's under inflated, when you roll the floatation device on the ground, you'll notice that the outside edges spread more. It may provide better traction, but will cause the outside edges to wear faster.
Its a 2002 C230K coupe with 17 inch wheels and Bridgestone pilot Z rated tyres. The front tyres should have no more 10000 miles as they were changed last year but you can see the wear in the pic I posted couple of posts above. The wheel you see is actually right side wheel and I swapped it with the left. The car was involved in a fender bender two years back but I don't know which side it got hit and to what extent the damage was but the mechanic said that everything looks good, including alignment.
Bottom line is, this is not an air pressure issue, it is a suspension/alignment issue.