I put a b16 in my 88 CRX a couple of years ago and have been having tire wear problems ever since. With the added weight of the b16, the car sits significantly lower in the front on the stock suspension. I bought a camber kit for the front and had an alignment done to try to fix the problem, but it hasn't. I searched the forums and came up with the answer not being ONLY because of negative camber, but because of the toe being off. I pulled out my alignment report to make sure the toe was 0, and sure enough it was, and I still have the treadwear problems (the inner tire being bald while the outer has lots of tread left.) I just bought new tires and have put 1000 miles on them and can already notice the tires being worn more on the inside. I dont know what the best way to go about fixing this problem which is why I am asking on here.

What I was thinking of doing was either:
- a skunk2 full coilover kit
or
- "progress" swap springs for a CRX with "B" series engine http://progressauto.com/store/...d=263 with tokico illuminas

Has anyone else had my problem or does anyone know how to solve it? I dont know what to do?

Here is my alignment report:

 

5/3/06 ??

thats over a year ago mang.

what use is that sheet?

 

Could be bad tie-rod ends, steering rack, etc... A stiffer spring might help if you're experiencing bump-steer problems or the suspension is bottoming out regularly.

 

The reason i posted the sheet is to show that I originally got the alignment done to fix the treadwear problem, but even after that alignment last year my old set of tires wore out just as bad as they were before i got the alignment done.

 

you should have gotten a new alignment with your new tires.

 

Ya I probably should have gotten an alignment with my new tires(but figured i would wait till i fixed some suspension stuff instead of paying for it twice), but the point I'm trying to make is that ever since the engine swap I have been having the tire wear problems, and the alignment didn't fix it on my last set of tires. So as my car sits right now, the alignment didn't fix the problem.

I'm planning to do the tie rod ends, rack end bushings, and my front wheel bearings very shortly and will get an alignment after that, hoping that my problem will be solved.

But any more suggestions would be great!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by slowlittlewhitey &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ya I probably should have gotten an alignment with my new tires(but figured i would wait till i fixed some suspension stuff instead of paying for it twice), but the point I'm trying to make is that ever since the engine swap I have been having the tire wear problems, and the alignment didn't fix it on my last set of tires. So as my car sits right now, the alignment didn't fix the problem.

I'm planning to do the tie rod ends, rack end bushings, and my front wheel bearings very shortly and will get an alignment after that, hoping that my problem will be solved.

But any more suggestions would be great! </TD></TR></TABLE>

always get an alignment after getting different tires. Did you have to replace any suspension parts in order to do that engine swap?

how about you shake down the front end to see if anything is loose and visually inspect the steering/suspension before buying **** that might not even help you?