<VV> Rear Tire Wear
Bruce Schug
bwschug@charter.net
Wed, 31 Mar 2004 17:17:34 -0500
On Mar 31, 2004, at 4:37 PM, Terrence Gartland wrote:
> Hello all in Corvair land! After another cold Canadian winter, time to
> fire up
> the 'Vair for another season. Before last season I installed 4 new
> radials,
> size 175-80-R13. I ran them with 32 pounds rear and 27 pounds front.
> The
> problem is this: I only put about 2000 miles on the car all of last
> summer,
> but the outside edges of the tire to about an inch and a half towards
> the
> centre of the tire is worn right to the wear bars on both rear tires.
"SNIP"
Sounds like you have too much negative camber. Get a good alignment.
You may also need some bushings or other parts replaced.
Bruce