XRSEXT Member 235 Member For: 12y 10m 18d Gender: Male Posted 02/06/14 09:58 PM Share Posted 02/06/14 09:58 PM Hey guys, suffering some extreme tyre wear on the nearside front tyre. 20 x 8.5 on the front, any way to fix this occurring again over time when I put a new tyre on over the weekend?? still have like 50 percent tread apart from this one wheel. Thanks Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88411-front-inner-tyre-wear-lh-side-only/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 12y 3m 20d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 02/06/14 11:23 PM Share Posted 02/06/14 11:23 PM Do you do many U-Turns?If alignment, camber, balance etc are ok then I think that's a possible cause Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88411-front-inner-tyre-wear-lh-side-only/#findComment-1475960 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Eyes flame magnet Gold Donating Members 5,674 Member For: 17y 29d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 03/06/14 12:46 AM Share Posted 03/06/14 12:46 AM get a wheel alignment. 2 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88411-front-inner-tyre-wear-lh-side-only/#findComment-1475970 Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 4m 8d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 03/06/14 04:17 AM Share Posted 03/06/14 04:17 AM Alignment check plus cast rod bushes - they are quite soft in the FG (or all falcons really) Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88411-front-inner-tyre-wear-lh-side-only/#findComment-1475990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 8m 23d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 03/06/14 04:45 AM Share Posted 03/06/14 04:45 AM You could supply those parts hey Pat? 2 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88411-front-inner-tyre-wear-lh-side-only/#findComment-1475996 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRSEXT Member 235 Member For: 12y 10m 18d Gender: Male Posted 03/06/14 05:53 AM Author Share Posted 03/06/14 05:53 AM must be an alignment issue.. f*cks me why its only one wheel though. maybe its punishment for the cheap whiteline kits Ralphy?? hahaha Thanks guys Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88411-front-inner-tyre-wear-lh-side-only/#findComment-1476010 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyathe Donating Members 872 Member For: 11y 7m 16d Gender: Male Posted 03/06/14 11:48 AM Share Posted 03/06/14 11:48 AM Alot of places will align the car so that the left side has a touch more camber than the right side to aid in driving straight down the road 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88411-front-inner-tyre-wear-lh-side-only/#findComment-1476172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRSEXT Member 235 Member For: 12y 10m 18d Gender: Male Posted 03/06/14 09:31 PM Author Share Posted 03/06/14 09:31 PM fair enough, I haven't had an alignment yet, as it steers straight and what not but I haven't been keeping an eye on the inside of the front tyres and how much wear they had otherwise id have noticed already and got a wheel alignment sooner, just strange how its only happening over an inch and a half on the inner part of the tyre.. wheel allignments every 10k from now on with this car lol Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88411-front-inner-tyre-wear-lh-side-only/#findComment-1476220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyathe Donating Members 872 Member For: 11y 7m 16d Gender: Male Posted 04/06/14 07:37 AM Share Posted 04/06/14 07:37 AM Tell them to even the camber and adjust the castor to make it drive straight Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88411-front-inner-tyre-wear-lh-side-only/#findComment-1476305 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyathe Donating Members 872 Member For: 11y 7m 16d Gender: Male Posted 04/06/14 07:38 AM Share Posted 04/06/14 07:38 AM BA's need quite a split, almost a degree, so if you ask him to make the drivers side just over a degree less than the passengers, should drive pretty straight Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88411-front-inner-tyre-wear-lh-side-only/#findComment-1476306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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