Radically Uneven Front Tyre Wear . . .

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Re: Radically Uneven Front Tyre Wear . . .

Post by missfixit70 » Sun Sep 11, 2011 6:07 pm

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Re: Radically Uneven Front Tyre Wear . . .

Post by Muzorewa » Sun Sep 11, 2011 6:07 pm

We had this, they need the settings - HiQ had us download the fact sheet then they rang a Bongo-friendly Mazda main dealer in Warrington who told them to ring Mike at WheelQuick - who told them to set the wheels 'straight' :?
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Re: Radically Uneven Front Tyre Wear . . .

Post by baronweetman » Sun Sep 11, 2011 10:35 pm

Outback autos set mine to parallel as well and it cured the abnormal tye wear.
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Re: Radically Uneven Front Tyre Wear . . .

Post by Badger inkslinger » Sun Sep 11, 2011 10:45 pm

lookes like a "toe in" (she says looking through her revision notes) pretty much the same thing as everyone else is saying... how to fix it? not a bleeding clue :( sorry
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Re: Radically Uneven Front Tyre Wear . . .

Post by dandywarhol » Sun Sep 11, 2011 11:09 pm

Badger inkslinger wrote:lookes like a "toe in" (she says looking through her revision notes) pretty much the same thing as everyone else is saying... how to fix it? not a bleeding clue :( sorry
More like an excessive toe out effect to me...........................the camber would be noticeably out to wear that much IMO
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Re: Radically Uneven Front Tyre Wear . . .

Post by jaylee » Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:17 am

dandywarhol wrote:
Badger inkslinger wrote:lookes like a "toe in" (she says looking through her revision notes) pretty much the same thing as everyone else is saying... how to fix it? not a bleeding clue :( sorry
More like an excessive toe out effect to me...........................the camber would be noticeably out to wear that much IMO
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Re: Radically Uneven Front Tyre Wear . . .

Post by Badger inkslinger » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:00 pm

jaylee wrote:
dandywarhol wrote:
Badger inkslinger wrote:lookes like a "toe in" (she says looking through her revision notes) pretty much the same thing as everyone else is saying... how to fix it? not a bleeding clue :( sorry
More like an excessive toe out effect to me...........................the camber would be noticeably out to wear that much IMO
I'm down with that!

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thats what i ment hahah :D i may have had a few bevvys when i posted that : :oops:
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Re: Radically Uneven Front Tyre Wear . . .

Post by mister munkey » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:53 pm

jaylee wrote:What is yer steering wheel enlightenment like Mr M??

Pretty spot on but possibly about five or ten degrees toward the kerb a lot of the time.
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Re: Radically Uneven Front Tyre Wear . . .

Post by dandywarhol » Thu Oct 13, 2011 3:38 pm

mister munkey wrote:
jaylee wrote:What is yer steering wheel enlightenment like Mr M??

Pretty spot on but possibly about five or ten degrees toward the kerb a lot of the time.
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Re: Radically Uneven Front Tyre Wear . . .

Post by jaylee » Thu Oct 13, 2011 5:54 pm

dandywarhol wrote:
mister munkey wrote:
jaylee wrote:What is yer steering wheel enlightenment like Mr M??

Pretty spot on but possibly about five or ten degrees toward the kerb a lot of the time.
:? :? :? :? :? :? :?
The reason i originally asked this question was to do with the rear wheel "Thrust angle"?? :arrow:
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