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Excessive [front] tire wear on a RWD car-HELP-WTF is going on?

Discussion in 'General Automotive' started by amyracecar, Feb 8, 2022.

  1. Feb 8, 2022 at 12:41 PM
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    amyracecar

    amyracecar [OP] suck it up buttercup

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    In addition to my Tacoma, I have a BMW I6 128i MT @ 96K miles..

    I have [for a long time] put Continental DWS tires on it - going thru 2x rears for 1x front.. consistently.

    A few years back, I put a new suspension in it - Eibach Springs/Blistein Shocks = lowered it a hair and tightened it all up, real good - drives like a charm - I love it..
    I also did replace the control arms, sway bars and every bit of rubber [RSM included] in the entire set up b/c I have no desire to take it all apart again + alignment

    Now I am 100% KILLING the front tires -
    I put a new set of DWS on at about the same time - DESTROYED the front tires in 3375 miles. .
    Got them replaced for 68$ b/c of the tire warranty being 50K miles [or 25K on my staggered set up] but now with 3400 miles on the new ones, they are bald again - - bald..

    The rears still have the DW - the S is now gone but @ 7000K that is what I expect..


    This front wear is excessive and I cannot pin/point it - there is no real pattern; eg. the inner tire is worn more / vice versa. .
    I had the car aligned when I did the suspension work - nothing out of the ordinary . .

    I live in a rural area - my driving is NOT stop/go and I am not hard on the brakes at all; mostly driving rural, moderately curvy roads at say -hypothetically- 75-80mp..

    I don't usually drive it in the rain, so I didn't really notice till I tried to take it out in the rain, felt like I was driving on glass/ice, stopped, felt the tires [you can't see the tread b/c it is a tight fit] and turned right around - -

    I am stumped - past a tire defect - but after happening 2x, I am really at a loss and this is really bothering me, there should be a reason and I want to be sure my car is okay..
     
  2. Feb 8, 2022 at 12:42 PM
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    tirediron

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    Photos of the wear?
     
  3. Feb 8, 2022 at 3:42 PM
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    amyracecar

    amyracecar [OP] suck it up buttercup

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    Here you go:


    On the driver side there is more wear on the outer edge of the tire but on the passenger, it is pretty even/
    So yea, I should get the alignment checked but this is still out of hand -

    Driver's side
    Driver.jpg


    Passenger Side
    Passenger.jpg
     

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