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Old 04-16-2013, 03:54 PM   #99
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Originally Posted by SLICVIC View Post
Well from what i know , odd Camber isnt the cause of premature tire wear. if your Toe alignment is off, whether 0 degrees or -11 degrees of camber, the tires wear down prematurely do to "scrubbing" . My last car, 2006 STi, had about -8ish camber in the rear with the toe never corrected and mightve put on about 5k miles and still had plenty of life left on the tires . To answer your question , between the brz and my old sti, ive NEVER had to replace tires for ANY reason, BUT neither were daily driven.
Thanks for the response. I was aware that toe has more effect than camber, but I can't help but think that the tires are loaded on a smaller patch and on a part that isnt really meant to take the full load of the car, hence the question.
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