inside tire wear w/ adjustable upper control arms

[TSI_12]

I bought my 1995 tsi lowered, the inside of my rear tire wore down abnormally. I installed the adjustable upper control arms and when it was aligned they Big O told me it couldn't be adjusted in to the proper range because my car was lowered and I have 17in wheels So the the tires are still wearing on the inside......has anyone else seen this problem w/ a lowered TSI? Is there another part I need to get so it can be set into the proper range? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[wret]

Did the shop provide any toe/camber measurements?

 

[SUPERECLIPSE757]

Did the shop provide any toe/camber measurements?

your stock toe and camber cant adjust enough for u not to wear ur tire. u need to get an anftermarket camber kit. ur car is to low and ur rims are to big.

 

[wret]

your stock toe and camber cant adjust enough for u not to wear ur tire. u need to get an anftermarket camber kit. ur car is to low and ur rims are to big.

1. Who said stock?
2. Says who?
3. Use the shift key.

 

[TSI_12]

I Have an aftermarket adjustable upper control arm kit......they said it can't adjust enough.
The camber is set at -1.5 and -1.6 after the alignment. I'm just really confused I thought the aftermarket upper control arms were supposed to make it adjustable to the proper range?? Any ideas? Thanks for your time.

 

[wret]

There's nothing wrong with that amount of negative camber, it won't wear your tires. Have your toe checked again. I would guess that either it was not adjusted properly or a problem redeveloped, probably the latter.

 

[TSI_12]

My toe measurements are at 1/8 and 1/16. Why wouldn't these be the same on both sides? Are those okay measurements? Thank you so much for your time.

 

[wret]

Assuming those are both "plus," your total toe is outside of spec. For minimal tire wear it should be close to zero.

 

[BrownBa14]

Im having the same problem except, its on all four of my tires. The front ones are taking the most abuse though. Hopefully I get this problem solved soon.

 

[reddsm00]

you seem to have a pretty bad camber problem, you should look into getting the camber/caster plates for your car, they should help but if not then there is something wrong with your suspension set up....

 

[TSI_12]

Thanks for the replies. I am going to talk to Big O.

 

[Tevenor]

1/8" toe offset will wear tires faster than -3 degrees of camber.

With camber the tire is running straight but at an angle to the road. With toe, the car is scrubbing the tire ( pushing it against the grip ) when going straight.

Fix your toe and the tire wear will slow down drastically.