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Old 12-02-2008, 01:17 PM
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Uneven Tire wear?

Has anyone noticed uneven tread wear on your rear tires? My right rear tire seems to wear out significantly faster than the left. I saw a 30% faster wear rate from one side to another. BTW, yes I did have the car aligned by the stealership & they claim everything is within normal tolerance.

Is this normal?
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Originally Posted by Benzo1999
Has anyone noticed uneven tread wear on your rear tires? My right rear tire seems to wear out significantly faster than the left. I saw a 30% faster wear rate from one side to another. BTW, yes I did have the car aligned by the stealership & they claim everything is within normal tolerance.

Is this normal?
The right rear is the torque wheel - i think. So it would make sense for it to wear out faster. Rotate your tires. Fronts go straight to the back (RF, LF => RR, LR), but switch right and left rears when you mount them in the front (RR, LR => LF, RF).
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I'm lucky to get 10K out of a set due to uneven wear. But I'm lowered on staggered wheels with directional tires.

Pretty much the worst setup you can have for tire longevity.
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I also have the: almost worst set-up. The difference; I'm running staggered 18's during the summer. I've got the winter set up on now 18" Dunlap M3's (Great snow tires). I'm also lowered about 1.2". I still don't understand how I could chew up the right tires so quick. I'm on my second set of rears in about 10k also.

has anybody tried the camber adjustment for lowered airmatics???

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