Severe Inner Tire Wear

[Bernie Benz]

> From: todnad at comcast.net
> Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 02:15:28 +0000
> To: 200q20v at audifans.com
> Subject: Severe Inner Tire Wear
> 
> New tires on 16" BBS RX's and new to me 200q20v w/135k mi., am about to rotate
> the tires for the first time after just 5-6k mi. on these new treads.  Front
> inner 1/8th of both tires tires are severely/evenly worn.
> Prev. owner has good documentation and car has had an alignment about 10k
> miles ago. Springs are stock.
> Are these tires ruined?
> Any suggestions would be great-
> -just needs an alignment?-camber plates bacause of 16" rims (seems like an
> expensive way to go)? -reasearched and saw a Bernie Benz strut brace?Sounds
like the classic 44 chassis front suspension problem of too much negative
camber.  You could reverse the tires on the rims and realign the suspension.
Aim to acheive zero camber, and toe-in next to zero.  My strut brace was
originally designed to allow a zero camber adjustment on this chassis, but
also it greatly stiffens and lessens the lateral, transverse deflections of
this suspension.
Sounds like the classic 44 chassis front suspension problem of too much
negative camber.  You could reverse the tires on the rims for maybe a little
more life, and realign the suspension.  Aim to acheive zero camber, and
toe-in next to zero.  My strut brace was originally designed to allow a zero
camber adjustment on this chassis, but also it greatly stiffens and lessens
the lateral, transverse deflections of this suspension.

Bernie

> 
> Thanks- T