[s-cars] tire wear on a lowered cars

[Dave Ellis]

Hey Konstantin,

I also used SP8000s on my S4 (and on my A4).  No unexpected or uneven 
tire wear except for the first summer after purchasing my S4 where the 
alignment was really off.  In that case the inner edges of both front 
tires wore down a very noticeable amount before I got around to getting 
an alignment done.  Since lowering the car with an Eibach/Boge setup (no 
camber plate changes from stock) tire wear has been good.  So all in 
all, I suspect your alignment might be off a little. 

One thing to keep in mind, the wider the tire the more you will see the 
effects of some alignment troubles.  When I first bought my S4 it was 
equipped with 205/55-16 high performance summer tires and tire wear was 
fine.  When I swapped in 225/50-16 tires the inside edges were worn away 
in just six weeks.  With 255 width tires correct alignment becomes even 
more critical.

-Dave



kbogach at comcast.net wrote:

>Hello.  
>I have SP8000 tires on lowered UrS4 '93 with 2B camber plates.  Camber is -0.6, everything else is spec, according to my local STS shop.  By the way, they did mine both 200tq (stock suspension) and it looks perfect after many miles.   There is an excessive outer edge wear on the front SP8000s.  Plus,  I was told, there is not good wearing pattern overall:  the adjacent edges on two adjacent treads are of different hight (different wear).  I tried to depict it below.   
>Before I shell off  $200 for alignment at a dealer I'd like to ask question:  if the current alignment is actually what is on the shop's printout,  shall I see obvious uneven wear on 10Kmi old SP8000s?  Can it be specific to performance tires?  These ones my first performance tires ever.
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>Thanks.
>Konstantin.
>UrS4 '93
>200tq '89
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