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11-30-2006, 09:38 PM
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#1 | | Gaijin :)
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pen Island
Posts: 17,674
| Flippin' camber!!!
well heres my rear tires as of yesterday. 
outter half 
Inner half!! 
only 6k miles on em.
i'm running -5 camber for those who don't know. | 
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11-30-2006, 09:44 PM
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#2 | | The OG Super Mod
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Nebraska
Posts: 5,053
| My response in SL form: Camber is so damn stupid. Im a mechanic, and I think you are crazy for RUINING a good tire like that. What a waste.
My real response: Friggin hot. Gotta pay to play! Cant wait to see the ride all done! Next time just try flipping the tire on the rim, and youll get some more mileage outta that bad boy! 
scotty | |
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11-30-2006, 09:49 PM
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#3 | | Gaijin :)
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pen Island
Posts: 17,674
| lol love the 2 different post modes there. yeah i'll take better care of the next set but you know about all my fitment issuse with this set so i was hopin they'd wear down quickly. plus these were cheapo arerican tire co. tires thats why they wore down so quickly too. gonna get a 215/40 instead of the 225/50 i got now | |
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11-30-2006, 10:08 PM
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#4 | | Mother Lover...
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pearland, Texas (Houston)
Posts: 7,553
| Yummy, Like Scotty said, "You gotta pay to play!" | |
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11-30-2006, 10:11 PM
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#5 | | Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Monroe, washington
Posts: 869
| you should rotate your tires more often so they will last longer! camber or not! | |
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11-30-2006, 10:15 PM
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#6 | | Mother Lover...
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pearland, Texas (Houston)
Posts: 7,553
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Originally Posted by polarproject you should rotate your tires more often so they will last longer! camber or not! |
6k miles is right at time to rotate. He would have to take the tires off the rims and switch sides every rotation. | |
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11-30-2006, 10:30 PM
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#7 | | Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SO.CAL. "LOOK BEHIND YOU"
Posts: 1,444
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Originally Posted by Padanky 6k miles is right at time to rotate. He would have to take the tires off the rims and switch sides every rotation. | yea mine to you got take them off the rim to rotate= bummer | |
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11-30-2006, 10:43 PM
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#8 | | bB squad
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: So Cal
Posts: 1,063
| Dang James, your tires wore out pretty quick. But -5 camber is sick! I would go -5 too if I could find them. | |
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11-30-2006, 10:52 PM
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#9 | | NEXT LEVEL MOTORING
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: 東京都 / 新宿区
Posts: 3,947
| james, we both been running -5 for about the same time, and i ride about 80 miles daily driver and all, and mine dont wear out like that. what are you doin, auto x? | |
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11-30-2006, 11:28 PM
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#10 | | bB Squad
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Iowa...<--yup!!
Posts: 4,222
| he mentioned that those were cheap tires ...
some good ones would last longer!! | |
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11-30-2006, 11:33 PM
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#11 | | Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: houston
Posts: 171
| how long have you been running like that....and how much camber do you have? | |
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12-01-2006, 12:44 AM
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#12 | | NEXT LEVEL MOTORING
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: 東京都 / 新宿区
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Originally Posted by bb05 how long have you been running like that....and how much camber do you have? | ive been running -3 to -5 since may of this year. | |
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12-01-2006, 01:14 AM
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#13 | | Haole Grandpa Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Huntington Beach CA
Posts: 9,080
| I dig the VW look.  | |
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12-01-2006, 12:45 PM
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#14 | | Gaijin :)
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pen Island
Posts: 17,674
| wow ok a lot of ?'s from peeps. i'll start from the bottom up.
Taz-vw look? here's my wheels on a vw 
bb05- i have -5 and have had it since june
Tim- they are super easy to get got to my door from japan in about 5 days. much cheaper than you think. check your pm's
yeah they were cheap tires guys the next set will be good tire an i will rotate them often | |
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12-01-2006, 01:18 PM
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#15 | | Nor*Cal's Most Hated
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in a hole
Posts: 3,888
| I've been running -3 degrees, for two years now, and my NeoGens don't look like that! | |
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12-01-2006, 01:20 PM
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#16 | | Gaijin :)
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pen Island
Posts: 17,674
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Originally Posted by squirrel I've been running -3 degrees, for two years now, and my NeoGens don't look like that! | they don't make neogens in the size i need  | |
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12-01-2006, 01:33 PM
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#17 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posts: 990
| Thats why I refuse to camber my wheels. I prefer having tires that last more than a year.
Someone needs to invent tires that are molded to accomodate camber.... lol | |
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12-01-2006, 03:12 PM
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#18 | | Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 702
| I was reading somewhere that wear that is that bad when you have camber is more from your tow being off than the camber. But camber isn't really my thing so I could be wrong, just thought I read that somewhere. | |
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12-01-2006, 03:43 PM
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#19 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sacramento , Nor*caL
Posts: 1,320
| toe kills tires just as much as camber.
hey those es100's aren't good for camber. | |
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12-01-2006, 04:31 PM
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#20 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Baghdad by the Bay
Posts: 618
| Camber (leaning to one side) will wear tires out at a normal rate, just on one side. Toe (pointing left or right) wears tires out at an accelerated rate by being dragged. Toe sucks, man.
Are both sides like that? Did you ever get an alignement? Curious to know the toe specs. My toe is a bit off on on one side (w/ 3deg Garsons), but I haven't put on enough miles to see how bad my tires are wearing.
Last edited by stankubrick : 12-01-2006 at 04:40 PM.
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