ET streets uneven tire wear.....anyone seen this before?
10-01-2006, 05:15 PM
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ET streets uneven tire wear.....anyone seen this before? I have 26x11.50x15 et streets on the car. i noticed the drivers side tire has good tread from the middle towards the outside of the car, but from the middle inwards the tire is worn completely down. the passenger side tire has perfectly even tire wear. It looks like on a front wheel when the camber is off and wears the edge of the tire. anyone have any ideas how or why this is happening? here are some pics.
passenger side tire. perfect even tire wear:
drivers side tire:
passenger side tire. perfect even tire wear:
drivers side tire:
10-01-2006, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by gator's 99TA
btw, how do you adjust camber on a solid axle?
Looks to me like the car has a good bit of twist and it's putting all the weight on the right rear, causing an uneven contact patch, and tire spin on the left side. But I'm no expert in that department.
10-01-2006, 08:31 PM
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Mine was doing similar to that on the pass side (old set). Found I had lowered the car a little more on that side which weemed to give me a little more neg camber. Street tires where fine and it only showed on the dot slicks. Got it even now by measuring it and counting threads on the bolt and it is even now. Good luck man!
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10-02-2006, 09:51 AM
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I rotate my slicks every 5 pass's, helps tire life, I break the sidewall before wearing out tread.
Cheap, temp fix until u get everything fixed.
Cheap, temp fix until u get everything fixed.
10-02-2006, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by gator's 99TA
your posi is shot. burnouts are unevenly wearing the side that is slipping
btw, how do you adjust camber on a solid axle?
btw, how do you adjust camber on a solid axle?
you can't change the camber on a solid axle. so if that is my problem my housing is bent some how.
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10-02-2006, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by SPEEDYws6
Looks to me like the car has a good bit of twist and it's putting all the weight on the right rear, causing an uneven contact patch, and tire spin on the left side. But I'm no expert in that department.
10-02-2006, 07:52 PM
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i asked about the camber knowing there is no real answer.
check the posi, its an easy check. posi's on 12 bolts with stick shifts burn up easily. i burnt mine up (but it took about 200 passes). my left tire wore twice as fast as the right one (but even wear).
check the posi, its an easy check. posi's on 12 bolts with stick shifts burn up easily. i burnt mine up (but it took about 200 passes). my left tire wore twice as fast as the right one (but even wear).
10-02-2006, 10:34 PM
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the car has been raced hard for 2 seasons. it could very well have over 100 passes on this rear end allready. i'll have to look into it more, the posi unit could be shot but i highly doubt it. I haven't ever seen any signs the posi was go'n bad. it allways does a straight burnout outta the water box with both tires spinning. in all the videos i have watched of my car i have never seen one tire stop spinning or anything. but maybe one tire spins faster than the other or something. but that wouldn't really explain the uneven wear.
10-03-2006, 06:00 PM
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My car has a detroit locker in it and my right tire wore out before my left. It would be pretty obviouse if a locker was shot, I'm sure it would make an unbelievable racket. I always thought it was due to weight tranfer in my case, casue it comes out of the hole all kinds of crooked sometimes.
10-04-2006, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by SPEEDYws6
Looks to me like the car has a good bit of twist and it's putting all the weight on the right rear, causing an uneven contact patch, and tire spin on the left side. But I'm no expert in that department.
I think that this is the cause. Rear suspension work will correct it. An airbag in the right rear spring will help a lot. And I always rotate my slicks.
10-04-2006, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by StangEaterSS
It' s a moser 12 bolt with eaton posi that only has 2 seasons of racing on it. changed the fluid at the begining of every season. i sure as hell hope it's not junk.
you can't change the camber on a solid axle. so if that is my problem my housing is bent some how.
you can't change the camber on a solid axle. so if that is my problem my housing is bent some how.
A HD truck frame repair shop should be able to pull the hsg back into spec.
The body wrinkles indicate the need for a cage. In order for the cage to be put in correctly, the car would have to be "pulled" on a frame machine, and have the dimensional check points re-established....
10-05-2006, 07:43 PM
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I Have The Same Problem Now On Two Different Sets. The Inside Wears Faster Than The Outside. That Is What I Am Worried About, Not The Right Wearing Faster Than The Left. I Still Have The Stock 10 Bolt In Mine Though. Getting Ready To Switch To A 9" Though
My Car Leaves Great, Doesnt Go Sideways Or Anything Either.
My Car Leaves Great, Doesnt Go Sideways Or Anything Either.
