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Old 11-25-2010 | 03:37 AM
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Yes the tires are star specs. I hope I like them as much after a new alignment as I did before. Hopefully the next set will last a bit longer.

Thanks for the response, and no need to apologize for being wordy. I'd rather get an explanation than just a simple answer. I doubt it could be camber anyway, the tire has to be leaned over about 15° to sit flat on the worn area.
Old 11-25-2010 | 05:27 AM
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You know Fabrik8, you should drink beer more often. You just took my answer and made sense of it, and then made the ferarri f1 team look like a bunch of third graders.
Old 11-25-2010 | 05:30 AM
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I agree that it seems to be a toe issue, although I was unaware that you would normally have toe in on the front? Is it possible that you perhaps hit a pothole or something and it knocked the alignment out? Either way a fresh alignment would most likely do you wonders. On a separate note, I would like to point out that dragging your hand across a tire is never a good idea as they can pick up sharp debris.
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, I would like to point out that dragging your hand across a tire is never a good idea as they can pick up sharp debris.
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Old 11-25-2010 | 05:44 AM
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On a separate note, I would like to point out that dragging your hand across a tire is never a good idea as they can pick up sharp debris.


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Old 11-25-2010 | 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Jenkinsal2
I agree that it seems to be a toe issue, although I was unaware that you would normally have toe in on the front? Is it possible that you perhaps hit a pothole or something and it knocked the alignment out? Either way a fresh alignment would most likely do you wonders. On a separate note, I would like to point out that dragging your hand across a tire is never a good idea as they can pick up sharp debris.
some people do run toe in on the front, and its very possible he hit a pot hole with our shitty roads(even though he isnt really a vb native)
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You will need some toe.
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You know Fabrik8, you should drink beer more often.
It still made sense to me when I read it this morning so I must have done an OK job. LOL.
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You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Fabrik8 again.
Old 11-26-2010 | 01:55 PM
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So.... apparently the factory toe setting is 0 +/- 2mm

If I'm set to 0, something else is causing excessive tire wear. Time to go back to the alignment rack.


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