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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 01:15:27 +0000
From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamfitter.com>
Subject: Re: Front tires worn in inside edge - NG900 turbo ?


Bob wrote: > > OK, turbo drivers... do you find that your front tires wear > more on the inside edges ? > > My car is in alignment and there are no susp. wear issues that > I know of. Tires were rotated every 5K or so. Inflation was kept up > where it belongs. I don't drive that hard, although it is fairly > easy to spin the fronts on this car pulling into traffic with > the wheel turned. > > I've found that my "front" tires wore on the inside edges in an > odd way. Sort of a "scalloped" wear pattern. It's probably not > noticeable to most folks, but the discerning tire eye would see it. > I didn't notice it until I the last rotation...which was also > the last for this set of tires. > > Is this typical for an NG900/9~3 turbo ? I plan to have the > alignment checked and to go over the front end, but if it's > typical then I'll feel better about not finding anything wrong. Don't think this is normal. Once had a problem like that on my 9000, but after proper dealer tracking it went away. The car became nicer to drive in the bargain. Tracking can be hit and miss, depending on equipment and skills of the operator.

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