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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 02:51 PM
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So my front right tire wore out in a year and a half. The car is lowered, but not to low. So I got my allignment and the readings say that the camber is only off by 0.5 degree from manufactures spec. But then I looked at the toe correction and The before was 0.29 and now it's at 0.03 (within manufactures spec). Will this dramatic correction in toe cause my NEW front right tire to last a lot longer even though the camber is still off 0.5 degree.
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 05:01 PM
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Hmm....Probably not.

But....Exactly, what car do you drive, and how low of a drop was it?

Also, did you rotate your tires when time came around?
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 05:51 PM
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The camber doesn't matter, .29 is a lot of toe, that's your culprit
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 06:50 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Delano5050 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">But then I looked at the toe correction and the before was 0.29 and now it's at 0.03 (within manufactures spec).</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ding, Ding, Ding!
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 07:30 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Delano5050 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So my front right tire wore out in a year and a half. The car is lowered, but not to low. So I got my allignment and the readings say that the camber is only off by 0.5 degree from manufactures spec. But then I looked at the toe correction and The before was 0.29 and now it's at 0.03 (within manufactures spec). Will this dramatic correction in toe cause my NEW front right tire to last a lot longer even though the camber is still off 0.5 degree.</TD></TR></TABLE>

there you go guys.

its the TOE that wears tires.

not camber.

you dont have to worry about tire wear for now. you should have gotten an alignment immediately after lowering the car.

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