Marts

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Recently got a new tyre due to the inner side bearing metal, today I noticed the remaining 3 are balding in exactly the same place. Is this a sure sign that my suspension (all round) is fooked? I could understand 1 or 2 doing it, but all 4?

Tracking is spot on as have had that checked twice recently too.

Is it suspension, of could something else be causing this? Car is lowered quite abit and is polybushed all round.....

B1G_RST

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sounds like to me the cars mega low

JesseT

So probably your tyres are like /-\ and inflated to a high pressure.

milesy23rst

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car is too low m8, prime example of tyres wearing on the inside edges.

orion_crazy_carl

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having non double wishbone suspension, the camber is more lower u go, so will cain the inside of the tyres! I have the same problem, new set every 5 months,

Oranoco

^^ as per above mate, sounds like the car is too low

Marts

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I can't even tell you how low it is cos I haven't changed suspension since buying the car years ago. No doubt it's coils have been chopped! Standard struts tho, I know that much.

Probs best to change them anyway....

35mm the going rate, yea?

B1G_RST

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im running a full gmax shocks and springs -40mm with 17s, good sitting level, very stiff

Lincolndanny

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mef adjustable arms mate to get the camber back in line

Marts

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Thanks Big! So I can still go pretty low then

I'm running 16's and won't return to 17's unless they're diamond cut Rs7's

Marts

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How much are the MEF adjustables?

rstdave

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Adjustable front arms will help mate, but as a rule you will get excessive tyre wear if the car's too low. Mine lowered on coilovers with mef arms wears the tyres fairly even and i've never had to replace a rear tyre through uneven wear......

Oranoco

Keep your eyes on the spring platforms where they meet the shock body as I've seen a few sets crack here and one even fail completely

Marts

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They set up professionally or do they come with some sort of gauge thing to set yaself?
Probs real expensive, but worth asking innit

Marts

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Just read a thread that says they're more for track than road and can be dangerous if ya don't know what ya doing..... I think I'll just swap suspension and raise her a bit instead.

orion_crazy_carl

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if ya got crap shocks with chopped springs, it will be even worse!just get some decent shocks and springs

Marts

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Never had this problem with my old 17's so maybe these tyres are a tad soft? Looking into changing suspension now anyway. Cheers

MadMac

Correct.

Lower car, out goes the camber. Get them straighened back up.

rstdave

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Just a matter of taking it to a local tyre centre centre with the correct equipment to check/adjust camber (laser alignment preferably), nothing expensive about it. Alot of cars come with camber adjustment as standard, the rst however doesn't lol! Think the bottom arms are around the £160 mark from mef.