Bad camber = inside of tires to wear down.

JJhirsch · Apr 23, 2012

So this spring i have noticed my tires were wearing down on the inside which is understandable because the car is lowered with no CC plates.

I just spent $700+ to get the rear end rebuilt and cant afford new tires+ CC plates as of right now for a few more months. (going on vacation)

Here are some pics do you think it would be worth just fliping them for now? The driver side is the side of these pics and the passenger side has signs of inside wearing but still has legal tread on that all the way across the tire.

g36 monkey · Apr 23, 2012

You'll be fine for a while on that depending on how much you drive.

JJhirsch · Apr 23, 2012

so you think flipping for 35 bucks wont be worth it?

g36 monkey · Apr 23, 2012

how far do you drive. For $35, you are already buying half of the CC plates. catch my drift?

JoshHooten · Apr 23, 2012

Yeah I had the same prob I finnaly got some new front tires and cc plates.

JJhirsch · Apr 23, 2012

I drive it on some weekends and probably 3 days during the week 200+ miles i guess i would just do the flip for $35 so i can worry about it less.

but i need cc plates and new tires so that would be 500+200= 700 +80 for alignment.

If i flip them now i could get cc plates in a few mounths and then get tires even a little later.

JRad405 · Apr 23, 2012

Why don't you check Corral? They go pretty cheap. If you really don't want to get an alignment right away just do it by eye to make them less severe and then bring it to a shop to get it aligned down the road.

And in no way am I suggesting that doing it by eye is the best way to do it, but if you're getting serious wear like that when you eyeball it level it may save you some tire since you drive it so little. And just curious where do you live that flipping the tires costs $35. By me for my wheels if I have them flip the tires they charge $35 per tire (sucks near me).

JJhirsch · Apr 23, 2012

16 a tire at discount tires in MN.

g36 monkey · Apr 24, 2012

When I put my CC plates on, they didn't even have to adjust my camber because I eye balled it into spec lol.

OnyxCobra · Apr 24, 2012

After you lowered it did you get the car aligned? It's more likely the inside of the tires are wearing from toe-out than from camber. I just took some Steeda camber plates off my car if you're interested.

Javi · Apr 24, 2012

Use these until you can save some money to buy cc plates:

http://www.stangsuspension.com/Eibach-camber-bolt-p/1172.htm

Some people may say they dont work, but i can say they do i ran them for 2 years until i decided to buy cc plates.

JJhirsch · Apr 24, 2012

decided to bite the bullet and bought some MM CC plates and install them and next week get an alignment and hope that will last till July for tires.

JRad405 · Apr 25, 2012

Just a little heads up with the MM plates. I think they have a drill template. Just check it before you punch holes and drill to make sure the actual plates line up properly. I guess the template I used from their website wasn't as good at the time and I drilled one hole off. Long story short I stood with a file for like 30 mins trying to make it like .25 of an inch to fit the plate. So just line the actual plate up first to check.

MustangChris · Apr 25, 2012

^+1

we had to drill mine twice as well... lol. slow 'n steady on the install.... count your spacers, read the instructions, and defiantly look at the drilling template more than one time before goin' to town with the power drill. lol.

JRad405 · Apr 25, 2012

^Now I don't feel so dumb that someone else did it too. Lol.

I wrote MM a letter after I installed my stuff. And sent a picture too of how it was off. I wonder if they ever fixed the template for people.

330CubeGt · Apr 25, 2012

You can buy CC plates all you want its still going to wear just as it is now. Once the wear pattern starts its just about impossible to correct it.Only thing you can do is get CC plates take it to a shop and have them cross the front tires and align it correctly.

TOE could also effect the Inside edge wear depending if its in or out...

9838stang · Apr 25, 2012

go to action auto off of 38 th in s mpls talk to Kurt there. my dad and i know him well. im sure he will do it cheaper and his son is the one who will do it. great shop and great on prices too

OnyxCobra · Apr 25, 2012

I just used the MM camber plate template on mine and it came out perfect, the trick is to make sure you print it out in real size, just double check the measurements they give on the paper with a tape measure.