Tyre wear on front

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Tyre wear on front; outside edge only...
Topic Started: Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:48 am (61 Views)
stone	Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:48 am Post #1
Member Posts: 282 Group: Members Member #3,985 Joined: March 24, 2009	My front tyres have worn excessively on the outer edge on both sides. Is this likely to be caused by the tracking being out?



sportline_stu	Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:52 am Post #2
Member Posts: 1,004 Group: Members Member #2,447 Joined: March 23, 2008	Yes. This is the first thing to get checked. If it's not the tracking then you may need to get some suspension parts checked. How about the rears? To be done properly the 190 needs a full 4 wheel alignment. Not that many places offer it but it makes a massive difference to the car. The only places near me that do it are Mercedes and the larger Kwik Fit. KF were miles cheaper but it still cost around �150! Stu.



rhysmangatmotorsport	Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:06 am Post #3
Mangatmotorsport Posts: 1,768 Group: Members Member #2,941 Joined: July 9, 2008	get ur tracking checked first, even if ur front shox are gone this can cause wear as well..



shrekky	Sat Jun 13, 2009 12:07 pm Post #4
Member Posts: 3,911 Group: Members Member #223 Joined: March 23, 2006	sportline_stu Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:52 am To be done properly the 190 needs a full 4 wheel alignment. not quite true..........................the fronts can be done seperate.....................just that most garages dont know how to do it on most cars the suspension has to be settled to do the tracking........................ie if the car has been jacked up,they will roll it back and forth to settle the suspension down......................190's however,you jack them up..let the car back down and then check them,otherwise false readings will be got. tracking id the biggest suspect but i would get the balljoints checked as well,as these have been known to fail unexpectantly



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