rear tyres wearing on inside???

[lombom]

my tyres a wearing only an inch or so on the inside of the tyre ,ive seen shims on ktek will they do the trick or shall i get it lazer tracked to see how much their out,and its the rear tyres:S

 

[DrR]

Rears are not adjustable, tyre pressures maybe?

You talking about the camber shims on k-tec? They will only make it worse.

 

[lombom]

they go in 1 way so if i use them the other way they should work the opposite and give me 1 deg of positive camber ?? thats the way i was thinking????not sure mind

 

[DrR]

I'm no expert, but i can't see that being a good idea.

 

[Jonny1*2]

as said not much you can do with the rears. have you checked that there are no shims currently on it? tyre pressures would be worth looking at too.

 

[lombom]

i just phoned some guy from ktec and he seems to think that it would work ,he said put them in the opposite way their suppost to go and i will give me some positive camber??thats all i know that my p zero neros are dead now

 

[lombom]

ive owned the car from new so im stumped

 

[lombom]

il go and put some new tyres on and see how they go,as for pressure i check the all the time

 

[Jonny1*2]

seems a little strange. Checked suspension/rear beam etc? Ever had a crash in it? I wouldn't suggest adding positive camber to the car though.

 

[Johnpacey1]

Go to a garage that has got a camber/tracking machine. They should be able to tell you if anything on the rear is out. Is your car lowered? If so this can wear the rear tyres out. It has on mine anyway and everything is as it should be on rears.

 

[Tony Hunter]

Don't do anything until you have had it checked,other wise you will not know where to start.
If you have had the car from new like you said and this has just started to happen,then you must have done something.
Tell us the full story.

 

[Fred@BTM]

you don't add shims to solve that, stupid idea!!

knackered rear wheel bearings 95% of the time

 

[Tony Hunter]

He didn't mention a rumble though Fred,but yes they could be gone.

 

[Fred@BTM]

sometimes they never do, this isn't a mk1 cortina Tony, i know your the expert on them, but technology has moved on since :rasp:

 

[Tony Hunter]

I loved my Cortina 1600E actually.I was forever changing the propshaft uj's(pig of a job)

 

[lombom]

wheel bearings are all fine ,only thing ive done a month ago was putting eibach lowering springs on it ,but i noticed the tyres before that ,saying that these a the original tyres from new

 

[Tony Hunter]

How old is the car then,this is hard work.

 

[Adam G]

Why did the guy from ktec say it was ok to have positive camber? IMO you've got a problem that needs sorting, not a bodge to get by on.

 

[lombom]

its a 55 plate dont use it much as i have other cars ,well i phoned for advise and he said as my tyres are wearing on the inside the shims put the opposite way will give a bit of positive camber,ive checked all the rear end and cant come up with anything all the bearings, shocks the lot a fine ???

 

[Fred@BTM]

100% its the bearings

 

[p@blo]

Why did the guy from ktec say it was ok to have positive camber?

Really?

 

[olliewebbuk]

100% its the bearings

This. Get them changed. Did you change the them yourself?

 

[lombom]

ok will change the bearings cheers for the advice guys