Hi All,

 

My front passenger tyre has extreme wear on the inner side (i.e. bald) the rest of the tyre still looks like new. Drivers side still has plenty of tread although is slightly more worn on the inner side. I'm guessing this means it's not a tracking/alignment problem. Rears are also fine. Using Toyo proxys (about 3000 miles) and energy suspesion poly bushes in tension bars (checked and very tight).

 

Any suggestion as to what coud cause this would be welcome. Possibly a suspension component bush somewhere?? I think the suspension's getting a bit tired, 105000 miles and still original.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

RobH

that'll be too much negative camber. Usually happens to lowered cars so your springs are probably sagging.

Lots of people have put lowering springs on and noticed a slight rise in height compared to their old springs

Hi RobH

I would say have the tracking & wheel alignment cheked.

Arthur

Defianetly Camber!!!

 

Get it checked and see if you can get it adjusted!!!

 

Fas

OK thanks guys, will get it looked at. Can I assume that new dampers and springs would help considerably?? I suppose all the geometry would need resetting anyway if I replace the suspension...

 

Cheers!

Front cambre can not be adjusted without the aid of a cambre kit.

Which is very expensive.

Which is very expensive.

 

 

Well I know a member on here that could be doing a group buy on this at a real good price;)This is what he made.

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=30025

 

 

Well I know a member on here that could be doing a group buy on this at a real good price;)This is what he made.

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=30025

 

 

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I have these on mine,JN got more or less same made up at Nissan when the Azev wheels were fitted,brought the camber back to within 1mm of stock settings :)

 

Tony

Hmm...

 

Anyone got any views on whether new suspension would cure my problem?? I'd rather rather fix the cause than the symptom (+ it's pretty sloppy on handling anyway).

 

I don't want to lower as I'm forever scraping bits off the splash guard/front spolier anyway. Can anyone recommend a good (pref cheap!) replacement set of springs and dampers.

 

TIA!

 

RobH

Hi all,

I also needed the camber correction kit! So i had these made, I wasn't gonna fork out £400 odd quid on the adjustable ones!

 

The kit consists of 16 alloy shims to take all 4 contact points of the upper wishbone from 1mm to 15mm in 1mm increments. So the bloke setting the camber can get it within a mm.

 

Im having slow progress on the supply of longer bolts though, as they've got to be top quality & anti corrosion plated, but i'll find some suitable soon.

 

harve

Is it deffo camber?

Surely its worth checking the tracking 1st, as both tyres are wearing on the inside edge. Might it be just toeing out too much?

ps. mines doing exactly the same! ( but o/s front tyre is worse than n/s)

Gonna check tracking at wkend with mates old tracking equipment,

anyone know what its sposed to be - toeing in or out how much?

cheers

This may help, :)

Thanks tony, :-)

When I had front tyres that had the wrong profile on them it shredded the inside edges of them, Since ive put new ones with correct profile on i've had no problems not even a sign of wear on the inside edge!!!

top link bushes possibly sha99ed as well. Jack it up and feel for play.