One tire wearing faster than the other?

[03_ap1]

hi all, new to the site.  I have a 2003 HOnda S2000, running on Volk Racing CE28n w/ Yokohama AVS ES100 tires - 225/45/17 front, 255/40/17 rear.

My problem is with the rear tires (front are still perfect).

After about 8000 kms, they are noticably worn.  But the driver side has about 1/32" until the wear bars, and the passenger side are wayyyyyy past the wear bars, borderline bald.

I've had my alignment checked 3 times, all within honda spec.  My previous Potenza S02 lasted about 20,000.  I'm at a loss, please help.

[mrthompson]

Doing too many donuts?

Sorry, I couldn't resist.  The resident experts will be along shortly to offer their input.  Welcome to the forum.

[capriracer]

How close to "spec" was the rear alignment?

Is it possible that you are turning more in one direction than the other?  Perhaps enjoying the handling of your S2 on freeway off ramps?

[03_ap1]

the alignment was right on - 1/4" toe in the rear, +/- 1/16"

[mis3]

I had a set of Yokohama AVS ES100 on my previous car, 1998 Honda Prelude SH.  

Performance was great.  Unfortunately, I also had uneven wear on my tires even though I checked my alignment and tire pressures regularly.

My research showed that this seemed to be a very common characteristic to these high performance summer tires.

[Mdxtasy]

I'm not sure a characteristic of high performance tires is uneven wear.  Worn suspension bit?  Camber?  Toe?  Alignment?

[wing]

Hey 03_AP1 Welcome!



(Message edited by jamesbe on July 15, 2005)

[morty]

Car is RWD and suspect that a heavy foot will result in more wear on the drive tire. Only thing you can do next time is cross rotate the 2 rears. Should give you a little more life, but with directional tires this means tires must be dismounted and reinstalled on opposite side.


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[03_ap1]

the car does have an LSD - so I would think both tires would wear evenly.

I just bought new rears and we'll see how it goes this time (thanks TIRETRENDS for the new tires!!)

[morty]

OK..shoots my idea. Could be an alignment problem, as stated. Are you wearing on one side of the tire more than the other?


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[03_ap1]

As I said, had the alignment checked 3 times....the car is right on Honda's specs.

Yeah, the insides are worn more, but HOnda calls for 1.5 degrees of camber in the rear.  Its not the wear pattern that concerns me, its the life of the tire (7-8000 kms)

[safristi]

String Theory says one side of the car may be in another dimension,,,!!!!!Holy Toledo...that's where I left ma BEER!!!!!

[morty]

If you are driving in heavily rutted roads sometimes spec isnt spec any more. A really good alignment tech who thinks outside the box can sometimes set the car up to compensate. However, ES100 hasn't been noted as a long laster. Perhaps the tires just dont like your car.


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