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walela1
04-11-2007, 06:30 AM
Anyone have uneven tire wear on their front OEM tires? My '04 MM is 29,660 K on these, and inner and outer treads are down to casings. I have maintained the OEM recommended inflation pressures.

Had to replace the rears way early in the ownership of the car. The replacement rears are showing the center wear that caused the originals to be replaced.

I remember reading earlier posts regarding abnormal tire wear on thse cars, and one post regarding the OEM alignment specs as being the cause of the uneven wear in the front. The post had reference to better alignment specs, anyone have those? Best Regards,

Walela:help:

fastblackmerc
04-11-2007, 06:48 AM
Do a search for "carfixers alignment specs".

Paul T. Casey
04-11-2007, 06:56 AM
Front wear indicates hard cornering, rear indicates hard launches. Factory specs also had a bunch of neg. chamfer (or was it caster?). Neg. chamfer (again, my spell checker isn't working this a.m.) is how you make a 4000 lb. car corner like a Porsche.

O's Fan Rich
04-11-2007, 07:27 AM
I wish I could have gotten 29k out of mine... Carfixer's align spec really help... you'll probably get 75 k with it....