gtg749m

Just a little background story for those who care...
Running UK alignment, lowered on Espelir.

At 60480 miles, I switched to Falken FK452, the rears lasted me 11k miles.
At 71439, I bought another set of rears, this time they only lasted 6500 miles.

So what has changed during this time period?

Since getting the 2nd set of rears, my car became a weekend warrior. So everytime it gets out it gets driven more aggressively. Before, I was commuting with the car (on my 1st set) doing a lot of highway driving.

So for those getting only 6-7k miles from the rears, I'm wondering if its b/c we are driving on them more aggressively whereas those getting 12k+ are driving mostly highway miles like I was.

Either that or my alignment has gone terribly bad since the 2nd set, which could be a valid reason.

Rutch

my rears are at the wear bars around 7k and considering how even the wear is, I doubt it's the alignment.

I also tend to drive it like I stole it...

starchland

What are your alignment specs?

I dont drive hard at all and my tires are only gonna last me about 15k km max. Even wear.

If you have alot of toe in, then it could cause the tire to scrub alot and still wear evenly.

Rutch

0 toe all around

-1.5 camber up front, -2 rear

Jim@tirerack

It can be alignment and driving style. The car is always going to wear rear tires quicker than the fronts no matter how you drive it though. Running the least amount of toe in on the rear is a good place to start.

rioyellows2k

I might be able to get 8,000 out of my Rear Star Specs. But I don't drive agressively on the street, I keep them properly inflated, and My alignment is not agressive (UK). Not bad considering I have an HPDE, and 5 Autocrosses on them, plus all the daily driving duties.

[APtwo]

My right rear right now is almost gone. Left still has maybe half left. Changed them around 6k miles ago. For me, alignment should definately be the cuprit :/

starchland

what is a good rear toe measurement total for the rear for good tire wear??

s2k dre

I run total toe of .20 and i get pretty even wear with -3.5 camber.

gospeedgo1

this is the UK alignment specs. i am running .24º rear total toe with the UK alignment.

(in inches)
Rear
Camber Left -2° 00"
Camber Right -2° 00"
Toe Left 0° 20"
Toe Right 0° 20"
Total Toe 0° 40"

(in Degrees)
Rear Camber -2.0°
Rear Toe 0°20" = +0.16°
Total Toe 0°40" = +0.32°