broadley
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Registered: 9th Apr 02
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hey, just about to buy my mate's 17s, both the front tyres are worn on the outside edges so im gonna buy new ones. his car is lowered 35-40mm so is mine, is there any thing i can get done to stop the tyres wearing out as fast on the poutside edges?!i.e get the camber adjusted or something? also anyone know where to get some cheap but good 205/40/17 tyres?! cheers for any help.
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Kris TD
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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camber cant be adjusted no. get the tracking done. and change the bushes.
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broadley
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change the bushes?for new ones?will this stop uneven wear?
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Kris TD
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well how old is the car? i would get the tracking done first, but the bushes wear out and leave play in the suspention which can lead to uneven wear.
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broadley
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its a 95 sri 8v mate,are there such things as uprated bushes?if so do u know if they're worth getting?cheers for your help.
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Mattb
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also make sure the tyre pressures are correct
underinflation = wear on inside and outside of the tyre
overinflation = wear in the centre of the tyre...
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broadley
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cheers...
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PaulW
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I'm just wondering aswell, kind of off-topic and kind of on-topic here...
but can't ya get an adjustable camber kit for the front suspension which replaces the top mounts of the suspension? I'll be needing something like this I think as when I get the rear suspension & drive system fixed on my next corsa from a cally turbo, it'l be running at a camber of about -1o40" at the rear, so will be looking at fine-tuning the front setup to get the most from it all
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TOMAS
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Registered: 7th Aug 02
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If the outside edges of the tyres are wearing it ISNT negative camber from lowering thats causing it. Camber can be adjusted by either fileing the TOP hole of the damper to hub mount, to elongate it and then once done you pull it right across into the new elongated part and bolt them up real tight. Or you can buy eccentric top mounts which cost about £150 a pair, they are rock solid so not suitable for daily road use, they are a pain to set up and you need to run coilovers to use them. I'd say your problem is too much toe, take it to a good alineing place and get it sorted.
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