Front inner tire wear after lowering

[rebelyell22]

Back in March I had my car lowered, and supposedly aligned, on Steeda progressives. Now my front tires are shot, but all of the wear is on the inner inch or so. Is this a toe issue? It has 2° of camber in the back and 1.7 up front… more than I’d like, but I don’t think enough to wear like this.

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[NTXChris]

You have a combination of things going on. There's probably a small amount of toe out, and to compound that, Michelins love to wear on the inside shoulder like that.

 

[NightmareMoon]

You have a combination of things going on. There's probably a small amount of toe out, and to compound that, Michelins love to wear on the inside shoulder like that.

^ This.. The Michelins LOVE to wear like that.

How many miles? If you got 20k, you did fine.

Best advice is to dial in an very slight amount of toe in, the theory being that at road speeds bushings deflect and that slight toe in turns into zero toe, which is best for wear..

You'll probably still be tossing the next set of michelins with a similar front wear pattern, but hopefully a few thousand miles later. rotating square setup front/rear also helps because this wear is predominantly from the front axle.

 

[rebelyell22]

^ This.. The Michelins LOVE to wear like that.

How many miles? If you got 20k, you did fine.

Best advice is to dial in an very slight amount of toe in, the theory being that at road speeds bushings deflect and that slight toe in turns into zero toe, which is best for wear..

You'll probably still be tossing the next set of michelins with a similar front wear pattern, but hopefully a few thousand miles later. rotating square setup front/rear also helps because this wear is predominantly from the front axle.

Got about 10k out of them, but I drive hard. Just ordered some Continental Extreme Contacts to put up front. Probably going with 555rIIs in the back

 

[NightmareMoon]

10k is low, have the alignment checked.

 

[Jetset335]

I'm assuming you have camber plates. They are needed for proper alignment on a lowered car. When I lowered my 2015 GT I had the local dealer do the alignment without plates. 6 months later I needed front tires. They improperly changed a bolt on each of my front hubs to get the alignment. The problem was over time that bolt loosened, the car settled, and my tires wore out. I went back got the proper bolts put back in for free. Then installed the Steeda plates, had it aligned again and never had another problem with alignment. I owned the car 8 years. Hope this helps.

A picture of my lowered Mustang is in my showcase...... picture 2 or 3

 

[coz0502]

Same thing happened to me and I was kicking my own butt for not getting the camber plates at the same time as the springs and having to pull the strut assembly out a 2nd time.

 

[NightmareMoon]

Its not the camber, its the toe. A mild camber increase from dropping isn't really an issue (camber plates are not required).

If you aren't on MP4S (or MPSS) you won't see this specific type of result.

Its not typical for an alignment to hold for more than a year or two. They need to be realigned from time to time.

 

[galaxy]

Lowering a car is not a default, automating “you need camber plates”. Lowered my car and ended up with -1.7° camber. That’s perfect. No “need” for camber plates at all. Camber plates only become a necessity if it doesn’t fall where you want it and/or you have some reason to move it, and they’re completely independent from lowering. And no, lowering does not jack up most cars. And inch or less drop adds a minimal amount of negative camber; not a bad thing.

 

[rebelyell22]

Lowering a car is not a default, automating “you need camber plates”. Lowered my car and ended up with -1.7° camber. That’s perfect. No “need” for camber plates at all. Camber plates only become a necessity if it doesn’t fall where you want it and/or you have some reason to move it.

That's where mine was. -1.7º and -1.8º left and right

 

[Jetset335]

https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/th...plates-or-bolts-after-dropping-1-inch.154044/

 

[mikengail]

Mine is not lowered and my fronts still wear like this. My local Ford dealer Service Department says they see that on all Mustangs they service. They recommend an alignment and balance every year. My rear tires and wheels are wider than my fronts, so no rotation is available for me. I just live with it. Small price to pay...

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