Tyres wearing a bit uneven?

Iamzod · 7 Jan 2008 at 21:18

I shall shortly be buying my first ever pair of new tyres for wear reasons rather than wheel changes or punctures.

However my car seems to have eaten the insides of both the front tyres & left the middle & outer sections with loads of tread, think i have gotten 6.5 - 7k out of them & am now having to replace them as surely it's an MOT Failure?

Is this normal?

Rear tyres still have loads of tread allover.

Neal · 7 Jan 2008 at 21:21

sounds like the toe of the wheels is out, usually the wisbones / ball joints... and or tracking.

Bear · 7 Jan 2008 at 21:23

I get that on all four wheels but thats because I have had the car laser aligned with 1.25 degs of neg camber on the front and 1.5degs of neg camber on the rear with a bit of toe in.

Neal · 7 Jan 2008 at 21:25

hmm insides worn, I can pretty much say its in need of new wishbones / ball joints...

what car is it?

Iamzod · 7 Jan 2008 at 21:34

Neal said:
hmm insides worn, I can pretty much say its in need of new wishbones / ball joints...

what car is it?

Ford Capri 2.8i & it's got new balljoints.

Heres a pic i took around May/June just after we had the car in the air & i first noticed the wear.

At first i thought the tracking was out but got it checked & it was spot on.

And now, naff pic i know but it's dark, the inner part is more or less bald now.

BigglesPiP · 8 Jan 2008 at 00:36

Get the alignment checked.

volospian · 8 Jan 2008 at 08:15

looks like camber to me.