[s-cars] tire wear on lowered cars

[kbogach@comcast.net]

Thank you, guys, for responding on my question and, please, accept my appologies for my delayed response -- I could not get to my e-mail.  Apparently,  I am going to save $200  by not doing another alignment.  It looks like my case fits into "aggressive driving with 15K miles out of tires" category.   From other hand... why my 200tqa does not show uneven wear?  It does not have performance tires, though.  Does it make a significant difference?

I've been not able to read digests since winter due to some complications in my overall life.  Time became totally unavailable.  I resisted to acknowledge it and sign off from the list, so I just trash digests and hope to read them next day.  I feel better that way.  Same with quattro list.   I also did not do any work on cars for almost a year (last was a head rebuild and everything around on 200tq '89).   But it looks like, I need to get back to work on both cars if I don't want to end up with no transportation.   Oil leak developed on S4, somewhere under intake manifold (I thought bad clamps but replacing/tightening did not help).  200tqa does something funny:  AC clutch does not turn off on the running car (can not locate damn relay );  autocheck starts when I open driver's door; autocheck, battery, engine lights stay on when ignition is off.  Everything except clutch problem seems to be rain related (ground?!) and intermittent.  Doesn't it sound like a fun?  :-)

Thanks again.  It is hard to overestimate the help from the list.
Konstantin.


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> Konstantin, 
> 
> Where have you been lurking? You haven't had much to say lately. 
> 
> I don't connect with your diagram. Did the shop offer possible 
> causes for your unusual wear? 
> If the set-up is correct as stated and you keep tire pressures up, I 
> suspect you may have some 
> suspension parts worn. 
> 
> I have seen some independent shops reluctant to point out some 
> suspension and steering parts that 
> are worn because of ignorance or perception that the parts and labor 
> are so expensive the owner won't 
> do it on such an old car. 
> 
> I assume if you have been testing the limits of these performance 
> tires at the track, you would have so stated. 
> Correct ? Pushing in the corners a lot can feather the tread of 
> these high traction tires. 
> 
> Tom '95 S6 
> '95.5 S6 Avant 
> 
> 
> > Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 17:56:48 +0000 
> > From: kbogach at comcast.net 
> > Subject: [s-cars] tire wear on a lowered cars 
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> > 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. 
> > 
> > Thanks. 
> > Konstantin. 
> > UrS4 '93 
> > 200tq '89 
> > 200tqa' 89 
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