wear on inside front tires, alignment or shocks
10-04-2005, 11:25 AM
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wear on inside front tires, alignment or shocks
a few weeks ago, the honda dealer told me that the insides of my front tires are bald and i need an alignment
i went to a local shop and they told me that s2000 dont have adjustable alignment and that i probably need to replace my front shocks...he at least made me hesitate about thinking the alignment will solve it
i tend to believe the dealer, can anybody give me advice?
i went to a local shop and they told me that s2000 dont have adjustable alignment and that i probably need to replace my front shocks...he at least made me hesitate about thinking the alignment will solve it
i tend to believe the dealer, can anybody give me advice?
10-04-2005, 11:34 AM
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The S2000 is fully adjustable for alignment. The local shop is wrong and doesn't deserve any future business.
If the inside edges are worn, it could be too much toe out or too much negative camber. It would be worth having the alignment checked.
If the inside edges are worn, it could be too much toe out or too much negative camber. It would be worth having the alignment checked.
10-04-2005, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Conedodger,Oct 4 2005, 11:34 AM
The S2000 is fully adjustable for alignment. The local shop is wrong and doesn't deserve any future business.
If the inside edges are worn, it could be too much toe out or too much negative camber. It would be worth having the alignment checked.
If the inside edges are worn, it could be too much toe out or too much negative camber. It would be worth having the alignment checked.
perfect, ill have the alignment checked out, big thanks for your help
10-04-2005, 12:10 PM
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Hi:
AFAIK, the front inner edges are supposed to wear faster. The idea is to make the front wheel lean in a bit, and then it will flatten out and grip corners better. I try to get as close to the european alinement specs as I can. I figure my Civic is the car with long wearing tyres.
My vote is your alinement is fine.
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AFAIK, the front inner edges are supposed to wear faster. The idea is to make the front wheel lean in a bit, and then it will flatten out and grip corners better. I try to get as close to the european alinement specs as I can. I figure my Civic is the car with long wearing tyres.
My vote is your alinement is fine.
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10-04-2005, 12:13 PM
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Inner tire wear is typically a result of toe; camber is secondary to that. If the wear is severe and the mileage not appropriate to the wear shown then alignment is a factor.
10-04-2005, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Ludedude,Oct 4 2005, 12:59 PM
Mark, yep, it's alignment, and yep, that shop is populated by morons.
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10-04-2005, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Oct 4 2005, 04:17 PM
Sounds more like it is populated by grifters, who are hoping their customers are morons. Lot more profit to be made by selling unneeded shock replacements than by just adjusting the alignment.
Since only one tire is wearing funny it is almost certainly an alignment issue.edit: I guess it is both front tires, my guess is that they both have too much toe (should be around zero)
10-04-2005, 01:48 PM
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Almost all s2k's driven on straight roads will wear the inside of the tires. If you regularly cut turns, it will be pretty even. If you track, it will wear the outside.
No way to say for sure without pics, but your car sounds normal. An alignment would be the best, and for peace of mind.
The is NO WAY the shocks are at fault.
No way to say for sure without pics, but your car sounds normal. An alignment would be the best, and for peace of mind.
The is NO WAY the shocks are at fault.
10-04-2005, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by billman250,Oct 4 2005, 02:48 PM
Almost all s2k's driven on straight roads will wear the inside of the tires. If you regularly cut turns, it will be pretty even. If you track, it will wear the outside.
The fact that it's front tires and not rears that are being discussed is even more indicative of the fact that's it's a misalignment issue since we all know that rears wear out faster, right?
