Front Tyre Wear

kbird · 06-29-2011, 03:35 PM

The inside edge, about 1" wide, on both front tyres on my E90 have worn severely after 16000 miles, the rest of the tyre is OK and still above the TWI's.

Is this normal and what front track setting is recommended?

Thanks

MienAce · 06-30-2011, 12:02 AM

u should be happy u got 16k miles out of it.

rzm3 · 06-30-2011, 12:05 AM

Assuming your tire pressures are OK, inside edge wear means that you have too much negative camber up front, or, that you don't corner hard enough

You can solve this issue by reducing the negative camber, aka how much your front tires lean towards the car.

arter · 06-30-2011, 05:50 AM

Might also check to see if you have toe- out present.

Sounds like an alignment check might be in order.

You can check to see if you have negative chamber by whether it appears the
top of the tire leans into the car.

**ben@tirerack** · 06-30-2011, 01:17 PM

Likely it's a bit of negative camber. Based on the miles and your description, I expect it is probably within the recommended range. If you want to reduce the inside edge wear, you could have the alignment checked/redone and set the camber as close to zero as allowed by the alignment specs.

kbird · 06-30-2011, 02:19 PM

Thanks for all the advice!

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rzm3 Moderator 673 Rep 4,737 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (18)	Assuming your tire pressures are OK, inside edge wear means that you have too much negative camber up front, or, that you don't corner hard enough You can solve this issue by reducing the negative camber, aka how much your front tires lean towards the car.
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arter collecting toys 41 Rep 810 Posts Drives: M3 MCB Join Date: May 2008 Location: rochester, ny iTrader: (1)	Might also check to see if you have toe- out present. Sounds like an alignment check might be in order. You can check to see if you have negative chamber by whether it appears the top of the tire leans into the car. __________________ 2011 e92 M3 Monte Carlo Blue ESS 535 - gone but not forgotten 2015 cayman GTS - new toy 2006 SLK 55 AMG sold
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ben@tirerack M3Post Supporting Vendor 87 Rep 964 Posts Drives: 740i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South Bend, IN iTrader: (0)	Likely it's a bit of negative camber. Based on the miles and your description, I expect it is probably within the recommended range. If you want to reduce the inside edge wear, you could have the alignment checked/redone and set the camber as close to zero as allowed by the alignment specs. __________________ _______________________________________________ I have accepted a new position at Tire Rack and am no longer in the sales department. gary@tirerack.com is available to assist with M3 questions.
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kbird Private 43 Rep 62 Posts Drives: M3 GT4 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Somerset, UK iTrader: (0)	Thanks for all the advice!
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