negative camber FTW

[spdracr]

so today i had a crazy air leak in my tire and i didnt give much attention since i thought it was just a nail in my tire or just leaking for some stupid reason so i went and i got air in it, later throughout the day i noticed it was almost down to the ground so i went to get air in it and as im filling it with air i heard it leak and here it what i saw

[greddy]

Damn!

[IceDouTGaLanT]

you knows funny, i notice my rear tire was low today also and i know i filled it up 2 weeks ago. I got to check mine as well, im broke too so if thats the case here come the hubcaps! I had some worn but 30% 18" tires which i just threw out last month in the trash you coulda had em for free.

[njjfudge]

Sir you need to pay more attention to your tires!

[Reelax]

this is why i corrected my negative camber... i was going through 18" tires on my old setup like every 6 months. i probably spent more than $4000 in tires before i got the rear camber fixed (when i stepped up to 19's and coilovers). since i upgraded, i've only had 2 sets of 19" tires and my current set has lasted almost 2 years... which is good because 19" tires cost about $1000 per set compared to $700 for 18's.

[mko]

so today i had a crazy air leak in my tire and i didnt give much attention since i thought it was just a nail in my tire or just leaking for some stupid reason so i went and i got air in it, later throughout the day i noticed it was almost down to the ground so i went to get air in it and as im filling it with air i heard it leak and here it what i saw

Bro, I think Ive seen your coilovers having camber adjustment. you should check this out first.

[9G]

how can you not smell the rubber burning?

[spdracr]

you knows funny, i notice my rear tire was low today also and i know i filled it up 2 weeks ago. I got to check mine as well, im broke too so if thats the case here come the hubcaps! I had some worn but 30% 18" tires which i just threw out last month in the trash you coulda had em for free.

my eclipse rims are 17s so your tires wouldnt help me

Sir you need to pay more attention to your tires!

the other side is fine still and since as most of you know the G isnt my daily i didnt care much for the negative camber since i drove it once a week for 50 - 100 miles and when it rained i didnt drive it but since my daily broke down the G has been my daily and i drove 11k-12k on the negative camber and those tires only had half life on them as well

this is why i corrected my negative camber... i was going through 18" tires on my old setup like every 6 months. i probably spent more than $4000 in tires before i got the rear camber fixed (when i stepped up to 19's and coilovers). since i upgraded, i've only had 2 sets of 19" tires and my current set has lasted almost 2 years... which is good because 19" tires cost about $1000 per set compared to $700 for 18's.

i have coilovers so i will correct my camber by raising the rear up a bit

[spdracr]

Bro, I think Ive seen your coilovers having camber adjustment. you should check this out first.

camber correction only on the front and this tire is the rear driver side

how can you not smell the rubber burning?

how can i smell it ?? i mean i dont go to my tires and sniff them every time i get out of my car

[9G]

umm.. when i test fitted my 9g tires on my 8g, it was rubbing a bit and you can smell it inside especially when you go outside.

[glantv699]

That's pretty crazy that you didn't notice such a heavily worn tire. But I guess your car was low enough to hide that from plain sight.

[greddy]

I have a set of the same 3G wheels with 3 good tires that I can sell you pretty cheap if you want.

[lonestar22]

thats not camber wear. thats wear from toe. u need to get your car aligned more often. camber would be more spread out than that. toe will do that to a car with 0 degrees of camber. get it aligned or your next set will look the same

[spdracr]

umm.. when i test fitted my 9g tires on my 8g, it was rubbing a bit and you can smell it inside especially when you go outside.

im not rubbing anything, this is the rear wheel

thats not camber wear. thats wear from toe. u need to get your car aligned more often. camber would be more spread out than that. toe will do that to a car with 0 degrees of camber. get it aligned or your next set will look the same

so i guess i should my rear alignment checked ??

[9G]

oh. my bad.

[Reelax]

my eclipse rims are 17s so your tires wouldnt help me



the other side is fine still and since as most of you know the G isnt my daily i didnt care much for the negative camber since i drove it once a week for 50 - 100 miles and when it rained i didnt drive it but since my daily broke down the G has been my daily and i drove 11k-12k on the negative camber and those tires only had half life on them as well




i have coilovers so i will correct my camber by raising the rear up a bit

i have INGALLS camber kits as well. that way i can adjust camber independently of the vehicle height.

[spdracr]

i have INGALLS camber kits as well. that way i can adjust camber independently of the vehicle height.

i thought about buying those but i really dont need them cuz i can live with the fact that i just need to raise my rear a bit and not have negative camber

[polishmafia]

thats not camber wear. thats wear from toe. u need to get your car aligned more often. camber would be more spread out than that. toe will do that to a car with 0 degrees of camber. get it aligned or your next set will look the same

LOL. I seriously doubt his rear toe got that out of line.

This just serves as a warning to all Galant owners, to ALL car owners. Take 2 minutes once a week to inspect and inflate your tires. They are all that connect you and a 3000lb piece of metal to the ground.

[Serstylz2]

I remember my rear tires looked like that.. rubber strips were flying off and wrapping around my suspension parts. Then i got the camber corrected.

[RedGalant2k1]

camber correction only on the front and this tire is the rear driver side



how can i smell it ?? i mean i dont go to my tires and sniff them every time i get out of my car

You can still get some camber correction in the rear, its not as easy, but it is possible.