Hi, i picked up a new set of wheels and I was just wondering what I'd have to do to get all my tires to have an even wear. i've been dropped on h-techs for about 2 years and on stock tires/wheels. i recently picked up a set of Volks that are 18x7.5 +47. tires are falken ziex 512's 225/40zr18. thank you.

here's a quick pic i snapped with my phone:

 

did u get an alignment? if u did then a camber kit will probbly be needed if ur still having problems.

and did u get that from timebomb? :o

 

get an allignment and 15mm spacers all around for those beautiful wheels!

 

All you need for even wear is an alignment. If everything is in spec, you're fine.

And again, contrary to what everyone says... camber is NOT the main destroyer of tires. Toe will kill tires a LOT faster than a bit of negative camber. You can easily run -2 or -3 deg of camber without any issues. But a bit of toe will shred some tires.

 

I beg to differ.

 

Man... the snow did a number on those tires.

 

handsoff: yep, from T-bomb. you know him? no alignment...didn't need to for awhile but i noticed how bad it was a year later when i took the wheels off to put on the new wheels. a lot of wear on the inside part of the tires in the front.

carbon: that's what my stock tires looked like too. are those stock wheels or what? what drop?

so, all i need is an alignment and it's all good? i was thinking i needed some sort of camber kit...?

 

You would only need a camber kit if for some reason they say they can't get it within spec... but with only h-techs, you should have no problems as long as the shop knows what its doing.

 

Those were Cooper Zeon 2XS tires and I was dropped on S-techs.

 

will i need a camber kit eventually? i wouldn't want to find out that the alignment didn't work after the fact my tires are chewed up...

 

No. Like Allan said, camber doesn't kill tires, so there's no point for a camber kit. Just make sure your toe is 0 degrees and you'll be fine.

 

you'll be fine. I've been dropped on Hotchkis(much lower then H-Techs) for 2 years and my camber on the back is CLEARLY out of wack. you can tell just by lookin at it. My tires are worn unevenly but not bad enough for me to justify buying a camber kit (They couldn't get it in spec as Allan said cuz of the drop in the back). I think the camber in the back looks sexy anyway . You'll be fine with just an allignment if u plan on staying with HTechs

 

you can adjust the stock camber in the rear enough, i dont see a need for a camber kit for the rear, unless your racing or something and you want something stronger then the stock camber arms and want easier adjustments.

 

naw, i'm not doing any racing. just looking for a clean looking daily driven ride. i just want the wear of the tires to be even is all. thanks!