Notices
Honda Accord (1990 - 2002) Includes 1997 - 1999 Acura CL

Front tire wear - causes?

Old 04-28-2006, 09:27 AM
  #1  
Honda-Tech Member
Thread Starter
 
jdadams12's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: KC, MO
Posts: 192
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Front tire wear - causes?

Both of my front tires are worn slick on the inside, but appear to be fine on the outside and middle. Is there any easy answer for why? Is there a common cause?

1992 2D Accord LX with 238,000 miles if that helps anything.

Thanks.
Old 04-28-2006, 09:28 AM
  #2  
 
Maeldun's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: Front tire wear - causes? (jdadams12)

how long since u had a front end alignment?
Old 04-28-2006, 09:49 AM
  #3  
H-T Order of Merit
 
TouringAccord's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: somewhere in MI
Posts: 9,172
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 6 Posts
Default Re: Front tire wear - causes? (jdadams12)

Is the car stock? Any suspension work done like lowering springs?

Get an alignment. When getting the alignment, make sure you get a print out of the specs.

How long has it been since an alignment? How long has it been since you've rotated the tires?
Old 04-28-2006, 09:53 AM
  #4  
He knows where you live!
iTrader: (1)
 
TheMuffinMan's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 12,566
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 5 Posts
Default

Could it be as simple as over inflation of the tires? If you pump it up too much you begin to get the arch on the tire, and if you have too little pressure it wears more on the outside with a dimple in the middle.
Old 04-28-2006, 09:55 AM
  #5  
Honda-Tech Member
 
specbb6's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: skateland
Posts: 654
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: Front tire wear - causes? (TouringAccord)

Maybe its just an aligment, if your car has stock suspension.
Old 04-28-2006, 10:23 AM
  #6  
 
420Accord's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Bay Area, CA, USA
Posts: 12
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: Front tire wear - causes? (jdadams12)

First off, do you rotate your tires??? Second, If your car is dropped then your tires are butterflying. If this is the case then you might want to consider getting a camber kit. If you're car is not dropped then you may just need an alignment.
Old 04-28-2006, 12:38 PM
  #7  
Honda-Tech Member
Thread Starter
 
jdadams12's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: KC, MO
Posts: 192
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: Front tire wear - causes? (420Accord)

Car is stock.

Tires have not been rotated in 10K miles, but they were NEW then. Whatever is happening is eating up tires fast.

It could be an alignment. In an older car that I had, old springs and struts caused this when the front end lowered, so I was wondering if maybe the same type of thing happens with these cars when the get too old. Also, I have seen alignments eat up tires, but never both on the inside like this. It steers straight, but I know that doesn't mean that it is aligned.
Old 04-28-2006, 01:23 PM
  #8  
 
accord-pro's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: COUNTY JAIL, usa
Posts: 276
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: Front tire wear - causes? (jdadams12)

sounds like you got too much negative camber,,

could be worn suspension parts,
alignemt is way off,

has car been in a frt end collision ??

and by the way it is not overinflation,, .. overinflation wears the middle of the tire
uderinflation wears both the inside and outside threads

have car aligned get the before and after reuslts and post them here ..
Old 05-01-2006, 12:47 PM
  #9  
Honda-Tech Member
Thread Starter
 
jdadams12's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: KC, MO
Posts: 192
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: Front tire wear - causes? (accord-pro)

I rotated the tires and put the good ones up front. I inspected the front end and there appears to be no damage or worn parts.

I will get the POS aligned and see if that helps.

FYI - all of the tires have exactly 44lbs in them - just what the manf states.
Old 05-01-2006, 08:36 PM
  #10  
Junior Member
 
HONCORD's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Lorain, OH, USA
Posts: 310
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: Front tire wear - causes? (jdadams12)

238,000 niles. Hot daum!!!
Upper/ lower ball joints shakin like a polaroid pikcha
Old 05-01-2006, 09:40 PM
  #11  
 
accord-pro's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: COUNTY JAIL, usa
Posts: 276
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: Front tire wear - causes? (jdadams12)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jdadams12 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
FYI - all of the tires have exactly 44lbs in them - just what the manf states.</TD></TR></TABLE>

44 ??? Holy cow that is way too much ,, you should inflate them at 30-32 psi
Old 05-01-2006, 09:43 PM
  #12  
Junior Member
 
HONCORD's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Lorain, OH, USA
Posts: 310
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: Front tire wear - causes? (accord-pro)

He is Ruff Ryder, lol
Old 05-02-2006, 06:46 AM
  #13  
Junior Member
 
turboH22Aakkord's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Charleston, Maine, USA
Posts: 788
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: Front tire wear - causes? (accord-pro)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by accord-pro &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sounds like you got too much negative camber,,

could be worn suspension parts,
alignemt is way off,

..</TD></TR></TABLE>

camber owns you haha.. get that ol' girl aligned!
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Nameless Warrior
Acura Integra
19
07-19-2008 04:14 PM
MilanoLude
Suspension & Brakes
5
04-12-2007 11:22 AM
Thirty-Nine
Wheel and Tire
11
11-28-2005 05:52 PM
AznMTboy
Acura Integra
3
08-26-2005 06:25 AM
tomegun123
Honda Accord (1990 - 2002)
2
07-01-2004 04:23 AM


Thread Tools
Search this Thread
Quick Reply: Front tire wear - causes?



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 09:06 AM.