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Why does my rear tires wear faster than my fronts? i have fwd.

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Old 09-09-2003, 07:15 PM
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Default Why does my rear tires wear faster than my fronts? i have fwd.

neuspeed bilstein shocks with h&r sport. with 18x8.5 offset of 32 and running with 225/40/18 tires. so2
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Default Have your alignment checked.

May need to have the rear axle shimmed.
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just got it about a week ago.
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Default Alignment? More....

dealer misaligned toe on my rear tires - on the wear bars after 1,800 (not 18,000) miles.
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Default have it rechecked?

they shouldn't, since your front tires are driving AND turning, they should wear faster than the rear.

but then again, I'm no tire expert. ask gary@tire rack and see what he thinkg.

good luck
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Default i've had the tires for about 9 months now and have been seeing the wearing just

recently. so with the alignment, it should have helped
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