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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 07:43 PM
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Yeah, that's less than 5000 miles and about 4 degrees. car was driven maaayyybbbeee twice a week for the summer. Yeah, I need new tires now.
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 07:46 PM
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Wow you should have looked into www.ingallseng.com before that happened. Oh well the slammed look is worth it sometimes.
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 08:26 PM
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That was your rear tire right? What camber kit were you running, OTG?

I have OTG and it was measured at 4 degrees as well. After 8K my tires look perfectly fine...
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 08:48 PM
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Man that is realluy severe...and at just 4 degrees. What is you plan to fix the issue? Or are you going to just live with it.
Old Nov 15, 2006 | 12:43 AM
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Brian, Jim: what kind of tires are you guys running? That might explain the difference in wear.
Old Nov 15, 2006 | 11:29 AM
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How off was your toe? It can also cause uneven wear since you're basically scrubbing the tire.
Old Nov 15, 2006 | 01:52 PM
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The toe is what caused it to wear like this. My toe is within spec and I have no problems.

The brand of tires that we are running would have nothing to do with wear this bad. Mine still look new.

Jim had told me of a setup he was thinking about using for the back of his car, I just dont know if he ever did. That is why I asked if he was using the OTG stuff...
Old Nov 15, 2006 | 01:52 PM
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The toe is what caused it to wear like this. My toe is within spec and I have no problems.

The brand of tires that we are running would have nothing to do with wear this bad. Mine still look new.

Jim had told me of a setup he was thinking about using for the back of his car, I just dont know if he ever did. That is why I asked if he was using the OTG stuff...
Old Nov 15, 2006 | 01:55 PM
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That is why the whole idea is mechanically retarded...........
Old Nov 15, 2006 | 03:50 PM
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I'm sure it was incorrect toe. Oh well. The price I paid for having some fun.
Old Nov 15, 2006 | 04:09 PM
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what setup were you running to get the 4?
Old Nov 15, 2006 | 04:11 PM
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i had the same thing, I had about 1.5 degress up front, bewtween mountain racing and just the camber alone, 17,000 miles later, i could see the inner material used to make the tire, was scarey when i first noticed it, drove another 5,000 miles on it

it was crazy only regret, never got a picture of the 2 front tires
Old Nov 15, 2006 | 08:28 PM
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You got to pay to play. Definitely worth Jim your ride is nice and clean.
Old Nov 15, 2006 | 09:32 PM
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Ya Jim, your ride is sick! I would suffer a couple of tires too for the look you've achieved!
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Scott17
That is why the whole idea is mechanically retarded...........
Yeah, but it looks cool.
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 01:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Gsnorgathon
Originally Posted by Scott17
That is why the whole idea is mechanically retarded...........
Yeah, but it looks cool.
How does this look cool? This is the DUMBEST thing I've seen! Some of you need to stop thinking this looks cool cause it looks dumb and not to mention the wear on the tires, it can get costly too... I have to agree with Scott17 on this one...
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 01:54 AM
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using extreme camber allows a car/wagon/van to run extreme widths and offsets on a car. Camber I used was to complete the look of Euro/VIP as it's done in Japan. So yeah, it may look dumb to those that do not understand why it was done that way. So rather than criticize how dumb I may be, Try to under stand why soemthing is done a certain way. Better to back your game first in understanding. I may not have any sponsers and money flowing outta my rear, but I still have one of THE most recognized xB's for as liitle flash as it has. So I payed to play a little. I liked it.
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 01:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Scott17
That is why the whole idea is mechanically retarded...........
Originally Posted by Metro273
How does this look cool? This is the DUMBEST thing I've seen! Some of you need to stop thinking this looks cool cause it looks dumb and not to mention the wear on the tires, it can get costly too... I have to agree with Scott17 on this one...
Oh geez, here we go again
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 02:02 AM
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Well, yeah - one person's cool is another one's fool. I've seen plenty of cars on the road that had a fair amount of work put into 'em, and thought, "You call that taste? Ewww." Or else just laughter. But I know it cuts multiple ways. I'm sure not going to write a treatise on why extreme camber is cool in order to try to convince anybody of it.

I like it. I'm a sucker for bippu, and I'll leave it at that.
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 02:13 AM
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poor azeni's

mine are like that... just not to that degree.... yet...



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