re: tire wear on inside, front tires

[Ralph Poplawsky <ralphp@cellport.com>]

Chris:
I have the same car with the same behavior in tire wear.  The factory
alignment spec calls for a certain amount of negative camber.  This means
that the tires lean in slightly towards the center of the car.  The reason
is to improve cornering stability by keeping the tread flat in hard corners
- reduces understeer.  Pretty common in performance cars.  The best cure I
have found is to avoid driving on straight roads and go fast around the curves.
Ralph Poplawsky

At 01:54 PM 9/18/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Quick question for the list:  when rotating my tires on my '91 200q, the
>inside edges of both front tires were more worn than the outside edges.  Rear
>tires appeared fine (Bridgestone Potenza RE930?).  The tires had likely not
>been rotated in over 15k miles.  Seems to me that the tires have toe-in and I
>will align the car soon.  Any thoughts on what setting is off?
>
>Chris Miller, Windham NH, c1j1miller@aol.com
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