Tire wear

TanDaMan · 03-27-2013, 01:32 PM

So I started to hear road noise/ whirling in the front end. Took it to the tire shop and found out that my tires are cupping on the inside. Failu new tires. Conti extreme sport. Stock suspension. Only thing I have is 15mm spacers. Anyone else wanna chime in? Thinking having spacers caused wear.

gatorfast · 03-27-2013, 02:01 PM

Prob alignment related

Denk · 03-27-2013, 03:32 PM

Have you checked your tire pressure? Could be suspension/shock/strut issue. I had a cupping problem on my GTI back in the day, it ended up being a bad shock. I doubt spacers are the culprit.

TanDaMan · 03-27-2013, 11:32 PM

Steering doesn't pull. I've only got 40k miles in it. Suspension shouldn't be bad already.

1MOREMOD · 03-27-2013, 11:57 PM

it can be out of alignment and not pull. 40k is plenty to be way off. takes one pothole or any other manner of things.

TanDaMan · 03-28-2013, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

it can be out of alignment and not pull. 40k is plenty to be way off. takes one pothole or any other manner of things.

Guess I'm headed to find an alignment shop

1MOREMOD · 03-28-2013, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by TanDaMan

Guess I'm headed to find an alignment shop

are you second owner? could have more negative camber dialed in causing inside wear.

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Denk Brigadier General 1006 Rep 3,341 Posts Drives: 2021 X5M Join Date: May 2011 Location: PNW iTrader: (2)	Have you checked your tire pressure? Could be suspension/shock/strut issue. I had a cupping problem on my GTI back in the day, it ended up being a bad shock. I doubt spacers are the culprit.
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