Tire wear on the inner part of the tread
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Tire wear on the inner part of the tread
my cls is lowered via star my tires only last me about 5k before the 1/4 inner part of the tread is worn down to the wire is their anything i can do? i heard of Kmac camber kit has any1 use this??? and did it correct it. Or is this what we have to deal with when the car is lowered? also i am interested in get my roof wrap in high glossy black vinyl dose any1 in NY install this? please help thanx in advance
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I had that problem when I lowered mine with Renntech ELM. Getting my camber and toe aligned and adjusted while car was lowered, fixed it for me. I had to get it done at a tuning shop, not at the stealer.
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my cls is lowered via star my tires only last me about 5k before the 1/4 inner part of the tread is worn down to the wire is their anything i can do? i heard of Kmac camber kit has any1 use this??? and did it correct it. Or is this what we have to deal with when the car is lowered? also i am interested in get my roof wrap in high glossy black vinyl dose any1 in NY install this? please help thanx in advance
They say it's all to do with the speed of the assembly line and just not enough time to do camber and caster adjustments, so the new car industry just supply cars with only toe adjustment!
So once you fit wide low profile tires or alter the factory ride height, there will always be premature wear on the inner edge of the tires.
The K-Mac kits, in my experience, really do address these issues because they provide camber and caster adjustment for the front and camber and toe adjustment at the rear. This applies to every Mercedes model for the past forty years!
There is also the advantage of increased bush life. Maybe it's best if you go to their website - www.k-mac.com - and click on search by make, then Mercedes and then click on the 'checklist' on the right side of that page.
And when you fit them, make sure you get a good wheel aligner and make them aware that you have the extra adjustment available, this way you'll get the most out of them.
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my cls is lowered via star my tires only last me about 5k before the 1/4 inner part of the tread is worn down to the wire is their anything i can do? i heard of Kmac camber kit has any1 use this??? and did it correct it. Or is this what we have to deal with when the car is lowered? also i am interested in get my roof wrap in high glossy black vinyl dose any1 in NY install this? please help thanx in advance
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fwiw, we had tremendous wear on the inside of our PS2 with normal ride height and a couple of alignments during the life of the tires. We do always run in Sport 2, though.
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If you merely put the tires on the opposite side of the car, then the worn part is still on the inside, so yes, you turn the tires on the rim and then put them on the opposite side of the car to keep the same direction of rotation.
But as I mentioned, you can significantly increase tire life with the K-Mac kits, you can align your suspension so that even in the Sport II setting you have optimum tread contact and therefore more even wear.
But as I mentioned, you can significantly increase tire life with the K-Mac kits, you can align your suspension so that even in the Sport II setting you have optimum tread contact and therefore more even wear.
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