Crazy camber and tire wear
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Crazy camber and tire wear
I bought my '95 x300 a couple months ago and have put 6000 miles on it since then. About 3000 miles ago 2 of my tires blew out because of excessive wear on the inside of my tires. I got 4 new tires and now in 3000 miles my 2 front tires are showing excessive wear in the same places.
What front suspension bits do I have to replace to remedy this? I plan on doing a full renovation of the suspension soon but as of right now I just need to fix this as cheaply as possible because it is my daily driver. Any ideas?
What front suspension bits do I have to replace to remedy this? I plan on doing a full renovation of the suspension soon but as of right now I just need to fix this as cheaply as possible because it is my daily driver. Any ideas?
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Are you sure it's camber? Is it noticeable or is it excessive toe in/out? Toe in/out is easy to check crudely with a tape measure, if it's far enough out to cause that kind of wear it'll be easy to spot with a measure front and rear of the tread and not hard to adjust back in pretty close with the tie rod ends.
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The front tires are intentionally designed to have the camber so that the inside of the tire has more load than the outside. The rear tires are the same but don't wear as bad on the inside. What I do is have the front tires flipped on the rims to even out the tire wear. My XK8 wears the same way. Just flip tires on the rims as needed.
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Swap out your upper and lower ball joints.
While there, swap out your upper control arm bushings.
Use Lemfoerder. They are OEM.
Not sure if your front tie rod needs replacing either. It could be a good time to do that too? I bought Deeza, but have spent money on Moog and Lemfoerder before. Lemfoerder were difficult to find, and in my opinion, not worth any extra money or time.
After you're done with all of that, take it to a shop and get your car aligned. Make sure it's a four wheel alignment.
While there, swap out your upper control arm bushings.
Use Lemfoerder. They are OEM.
Not sure if your front tie rod needs replacing either. It could be a good time to do that too? I bought Deeza, but have spent money on Moog and Lemfoerder before. Lemfoerder were difficult to find, and in my opinion, not worth any extra money or time.
After you're done with all of that, take it to a shop and get your car aligned. Make sure it's a four wheel alignment.
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you need alignment, even at 2 degrees negative camber they would not go that fast as thats alot of camber. Your toe is off alot as in way too much toe out. Have the suspension inspected first for wear looseness but a good alignment tech can comphensate for play and wear(I can) till you can afford to fix the issues
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