Help Rubbing on the INSIDE of my front tires? 9.5" wheel
11-12-2010, 07:24 PM
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causes for MY Uneven tirewear
My front wheels are 9.5" wide with a +35mm offset with tire size of 245/35/20. I'm pretty low on my KW's, so its either from the allignment being off, Negative Camber without Camber Kits, or its from the inside of the tire rubbing. The thing is, but I never would have thought that I would have rubbed on the INSIDE of the tire. I always worried about rubbing the fender w/ the outside of the wheel?
THOUGHTS??
ANY input much appreciated!
***UPDATE - I have an alignment scheduled for the day after thanksgiving. From all of the input I've gotten, I know that it definitely needs an alignment. The one decision i need to make is if I should install camber kits as well? from how the front camber kits are designed, won't they limit to how low you can go by hitting the fender? The red spacer in them causes the arm to go up higher to get the same riding height.
THOUGHTS??
ANY input much appreciated!
***UPDATE - I have an alignment scheduled for the day after thanksgiving. From all of the input I've gotten, I know that it definitely needs an alignment. The one decision i need to make is if I should install camber kits as well? from how the front camber kits are designed, won't they limit to how low you can go by hitting the fender? The red spacer in them causes the arm to go up higher to get the same riding height.
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11-12-2010, 08:46 PM
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275!!! wow thats big for the front tire! i have an offset of 25 in the fron but only a 245 tire and no rubbing. try using a smaller tire. what size tire do you have on the rear if you are running 275 in the front??
11-12-2010, 10:43 PM
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The tire will rub, because when you corner our front wheel will gain positive camber. If you want to use same size tires. Go for SPC camber kits
After your pictures posted. I think it is just the matter of having too much tire pressure. Try to take some air out of your front wheels. To allow movement when you corner
After your pictures posted. I think it is just the matter of having too much tire pressure. Try to take some air out of your front wheels. To allow movement when you corner
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11-13-2010, 02:23 PM
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I just drove the car up to MN from GA about a week and a half ago so I know there's atleast 1500 miles on 'em! LOL...ugh! Do you guys think the tires will be okay or even themselves out as long as I get it corrected??? I'll be ordering an SPC front and rear kit next week.
11-13-2010, 02:29 PM
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yeah just got 5 inches of snow this morning so the car is not leaving the garage till spring so I'll be ordering a front and rear camber kit. Its just weird that I need one for the front more then I need one for the rear???
I just drove the car up to MN from GA about a week and a half ago so I know there's atleast 1500 miles on 'em! LOL...ugh! Do you guys think the tires will be okay or even themselves out as long as I get it corrected??? I'll be ordering an SPC front and rear kit next week.
I just drove the car up to MN from GA about a week and a half ago so I know there's atleast 1500 miles on 'em! LOL...ugh! Do you guys think the tires will be okay or even themselves out as long as I get it corrected??? I'll be ordering an SPC front and rear kit next week.
trust me, i used to be slammed where my front tires will rub against the fender when turning and that's the magic of the - camber.
11-13-2010, 02:38 PM
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what you can do is get the camber kit on and have the tires flipped that way you can still ride them out for awhile more and get your money's worth. an alignment is also recommended.
trust me, i used to be slammed where my front tires will rub against the fender when turning and that's the magic of the - camber.
trust me, i used to be slammed where my front tires will rub against the fender when turning and that's the magic of the - camber.
good call bro. Thanks for the advice. So its 100% def not from rubbing on the inside of the wheel well? I've just never had this problem first hand I guess. Thanks man I appreciate it big time. Just glad I caught it when i did before i had some SERIOUS issues like blowing a tire without even noticing the tread was EXTREMELY low in ONE SPOT
11-13-2010, 07:43 PM
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its alignment not rubbing. easiest way to tell is the slanted lines on the inside of your tire are worn more than the outside, if that makes sense. negative camber AND toe will cause this. you can run some negative camber but you want your toe to be close to 0 to minimize the wear. like someone mentioned, swap your tires side to side to help them last longer every 5-10k miles.
