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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 11:09 AM
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my car is lowered 2" and it ate the front tires from not being aligned now would i be ok just getting the front toe adjusted or must i get a camber kit rear tires seem to be fine any info is appreciated
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by blackccoupe
my car is lowered 2" and it ate the front tires from not being aligned now would i be ok just getting the front toe adjusted or must i get a camber kit rear tires seem to be fine any info is appreciated
Just set the front toe at 0-1/16th out and you should be fine.Camber wear will be minimal,the tires wear fast with too much toe out,which sounds like your situation.
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 12:30 PM
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i would recommend some sort of camber kit.
mine is lowered about 2 inches and i can see camber wear on the front, camber kit fixed it right up.
it will definitely help tire wear
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by VEGAN_EG
i would recommend some sort of camber kit.
mine is lowered about 2 inches and i can see camber wear on the front, camber kit fixed it right up.
it will definitely help tire wear

Yes but when you had the camber kit fitted they also reset you toe correct ??

So which one solved your problem ?
If you have the money to buy a camber kit then by all means go for it as it does assist in reducing tyre wear but its not imperitive to have one.
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 01:34 PM
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Yes but when you had the camber kit fitted they also reset you toe correct ??

So which one solved your problem ?
If you have the money to buy a camber kit then by all means go for it as it does assist in reducing tyre wear but its not imperitive to have one.
i put the camber kit in then had it aligned.
fixed the toe and camber at the same time.
reduces tire wear, increases gas mileage, and provided a better ride.
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 02:01 PM
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yeah it just ate the inner tire car has swap and lowered 2" never been aligned lol the camber doesnt look bad at all i'm gonna take a chance and just do a alignment
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by blackccoupe
yeah it just ate the inner tire car has swap and lowered 2" never been aligned lol the camber doesnt look bad at all i'm gonna take a chance and just do a alignment
inner tire wear = camber wear FYI
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 02:26 PM
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i'm going with just the alignment i have had 10 people on here tell me that all they did was a good alignment and had minimal tire wear
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by VEGAN_EG
inner tire wear = camber wear FYI
ughh.... not only camber, toe out causes inner tire wear, toe does way more damage than camber since the tires are dragging
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 02:38 PM
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ughh.... not only camber, toe out causes inner tire wear, toe does way more damage than camber since the tires are dragging
yeah im not saying dont adjust toe, or toe doesn't cause tire wear. im saying why waste the money on an alignment when its only going to be half of the way in (IE, toe in, camber out).

I was an alignment technician for 3 years, and had many lowered cars come in with both toe and camber wear, its definitely worth the money to fix both...

and toe causes slightly diagonal wear (feathering) from dragging pointed in or out. if its only on the inner third of the tire its camber.

as seen here
http://www.davesultimateautomotive.c...4/Default.aspx
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 02:48 PM
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ha the way my tire is wearing is the feathered one toe in or toe out lol thanks for the pics
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by blackccoupe
ha the way my tire is wearing is the feathered one toe in or toe out lol thanks for the pics
Glad i helped out
pictures always help haha
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by VEGAN_EG
i put the camber kit in then had it aligned.
fixed the toe and camber at the same time.
reduces tire wear, increases gas mileage, and provided a better ride.
Thanks for that, after 10 years working for Bridgestone as an alignment tech and working my way up the chain, your three sentences taught me everything I need to know

All I was getting at was it is not imperative to run a camber kit....but great if you want/can afford to....I personally dont run one in my own daily driven car and so long as the air pressures are maintained and the tyres rotated and/or flipped then the wear is good...almost even.
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