Hi all, I've had my RS for 4 months now and I've loved every day of owning it (even when I got a flat). Anyways, maybe I drive a little bit more often than most, I managed to run through my PS4S (brand new) in 1.5 months roughly. The outsides of the fronts were balding and the insides were on cords. Rears were fine (outsides were getting a little worn), truth be told I, stupidly, didn't think I'd need to rotate my tires sub 3k miles. Has anyone else had a similar problem? most people I've talked to suggested GC Camber plates to combat tire wear.
Take it to the dealer have them check and verify your alignment. I had my alignment done to spec within the first year of delivery to ensure I wouldn't be eating tires, free of charge.
Real or troll post? Ps4s have great tread life. I don’t see how you can have enough negative camber to run the insides down to the cord, yet enough positive camber to shave off the outside shoulder. You might need some self reflection on your driving skill
Something similar to this has happened to me after a track weekend on Cup2's. I was running -2.5 camber at the front and very little toe-out and the inside tread of the front tires was worn out completely. Also, although the outside did not have that much wear it developed scars - whole chunks of the tires completely removed - possibly related to a) under-inflation and b) a couple of incidents where I gave it more steering angle than I should have while the car was pushing for the gravel (this happened rarely). Attached images of one of the fronts which was swapped to the rear at that point.
Go back to whomever did the install and alignment. Something isn't right since your wear is excessive and it isn't within spec, have a discussion about getting that tire replaced due to the work done possibly caused the issue. Do you have any kind of road hazard? Last note, have you by chance ran over anything that could've knock anything out of whack? My car came with Cup 2s and I sold them off with 23 miles on them since those tires picked up everything from the local roads, switched over to MPSS for a few Ks and the pre-ship alignment checked/adjusted (the backend was a bit off) since then no issues, then I went to PS4s and still have yet to have any wear issues. I still have my MPSS mounted and they're at 90% tread.
I bought the car used, originally came with cup 2s, but original owner swapped em out for PS4S as Cup 2s were overkill for the street(according to the previous owner).
Either a troll or very visible toe issue, to the point that you would smell them running hot. The tires should not wear both the inside and outside edges far in excess of the centre. First item when I got mine home was to align the suspension - at home in my own garage.
You need an alignment. Camber does cause uneven wear but the speed at which you're blowing through them suggest toe is significantly out of alignment. Is your car stock?
I replaced my MPSS at 35,000 miles and they still had a lot of wear left until they were at the marks.
Agreed on the observations (not the troll speculation) as this seems like a car with an effed up alignment.
Hard to imagine camber and- more likely- toe which is that far out of wack where it otherwise behaves OK. Could be a perfect storm of issues here too: tire pressures, alignment, driving style, road surfaces, etc.
At a minimum, sounds like we're all clear this ain't normal. ;-) Get it on an alignment rack pronto.
You have too much toe in, most likely positive numbers with that kind of wear (Should be -0.10 in the front, -0.15 in the rear). With the alignment that bad, I'm surprised you can't feel it while driving. It will be harder to start a turn, and will fight to pull back straight the whole time.
My guess is the car has been hit or smacked a curb by the previous owner and repaired. Likely has a bent control arm / cracked bushing / joint with excessive play giving the car a weird dynamic alignment.
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