[s-cars] Re; Chewed up tires

[Jack Walker]

There wasn't a shop that could align my car, only 1-2 considered the
possibility of camber plates.

I was running through the insides of tires like crazy! My Avant was not
lowered, in fact it was using HD Bilstein inserts.

 

Well if you don't believe the toe in could possibly be that far out on both
sides, can you believe the Control arm rubber bushings could be bad?

 

Until I replaced my Control Arms, the shocks or inserts (whatever you wish
to call them), Strut Bearings, Strut Mounts, Motor Mounts. Then surprising
enough the alignment was a no brainer. 

That was last summer and haven't had any problems with tire wear and talk
about better handling.

 

Although don't accept any FEQ Strut Mounts, been through like 3 of them on
one side. Luckily none of them involved hood damage when they let go.

 

 

Jack Walker

 

 

Message: 3

Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:59:16 -0400

From: Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net>

Subject: [s-cars] Re; Chewed up tires...

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I can't believe the toe could be off both sides enough to scrub off  

the tread without serious indicators, i.e., apparent lack of power,  

poor mileage, and poor handling at slow or

high speed.  Hard to accept that camber would not be visible from a  

casual glance down the side of the vehicle.  I don't care if the wear  

was on the inside of the tire, Abe,

they and other critical parts deserve a safety check more often than  

20K miles.  Unless the car has poorly repaired collision damage, it  

can be aligned without aftermarket

parts and the suspension is sturdy enough to remain aligned unless the  

parts are worn out.  Sounds like it wasn't done properly when tires  

were installed, and then the

operator was negligent in routine maintenance or takes a daily  

shortcut down the RR tracks.

 

Tom

 

 

> On Tuesday 15 Sep 2009 Wylie Bean <the ringmeister at triad.rr.com>  

> offered:

> 

> Sounds like toe was off more than just a little, or maybe whomever  

> did your last alignment didn't tighten the upper strut mount bearing  

> nuts and it worked loose over time, allowing the camber to slip?   

> Have you checked it with a level?

> Wylie Bean

> TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com

> 90 cq

> 91 90q20v

> 92 UrS4

> 08 Q7 3.6

> Sent on the Sprint? Now Network from my BlackBerry?

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Abe Berman <yellowcuda at gmail.com>

> 

> Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:47:14

> To: s-car list<s-car-list at audifans.com>

> Subject: [s-cars] Chewed up tires...

> 

> 

> Patient is a 95.5 Avant, just north of 100k I think.  Approximately  

> 20k on

> the Kumho tires and alignment done when they were installed.  Bilstein

> struts up front, stock struts in the rear.  Stock springs.   

> Suspension is in

> good shape otherwise (ball joints, strut mounts, etc)

> 

> The insides of the front tires were so worn that the sidewall and  

> tread

> separated and blew out on the driver side.  Passenger side not much  

> better

> shape-wise.  Camber must be pretty off.  I know that the C4's are  

> legendary

> for this, but I thought it was more prevalent when the car was  

> lowered.

> Will the Igor mod or the 2Bennett/ECS camber plates help here or am  

> I doomed

> to replace tires every 20k...

> 

> Abe

> Burlington, VT

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