How long do your tires last?

[driggers.a]

lulz

[M.Burroughs]

I've gotta say halston, easy on the instigation. No drama here.

[Digitalwave]

It's funny how Halston was all about stance, couldn't get it to work on his car, and now he's all against it.

My Falken FK452's lasted a bit over a year on the Azevs. I thought they had life left but when I went to mount them on the Boyd Coddingtons, the inside shoulder was bald and the rear tires had bubbles on the sidewalls.

[SeanDub]

What was the tire/wheel size on those fk/azevs?

[Digitalwave]

215/40-17 on 17x7.5 and 17x8.5.

[Logan]

About 10k

[Feelinit18]

215/40-17 on 17x7.5 and 17x8.5.

Do you have any pictures of the 215/40 on the 17x8.5?

About 10k

perfect

[e36cruiser]

ive got -3* on front of my cobra and the last a few oil changes

[verlumpt]

beyond -3 you can start to see some wear from camber even if your toe is at zero.

-2.5 to -2.8 is about the limit for this.

any toe outside of zero at these camber levels will greatly increase your tire wear. Which is a big issue w/ older bmw's as the rear isn't adjustable unless you do slotted subframe w/ eccetrics.

I think another factor is that many lower their cars and don't get it aligned afterwards and just assume it's because they're low w/ camber.

My $0.02 on my experiences.

[Tuck&Poke]

i put my falkens on in February, its july and my rears are just above the wear marks, my fronts are shot on the inside. I gotta flip the tires in the front and i can probably get another 5K miles out of them. Camber is approx -3 in the front and like -.8 in the back or something like that. My front toe is out of alignment, i just eyeballed it, and my rear isnt adjustable

[dinanm3atl]

beyond -3 you can start to see some wear from camber even if your toe is at zero.

-2.5 to -2.8 is about the limit for this.

any toe outside of zero at these camber levels will greatly increase your tire wear. Which is a big issue w/ older bmw's as the rear isn't adjustable unless you do slotted subframe w/ eccetrics.

I think another factor is that many lower their cars and don't get it aligned afterwards and just assume it's because they're low w/ camber.

My $0.02 on my experiences.

I agree. Lots of guys lower their car, change suspension components and just drive afterwards for months or even years. A good, fresh alignment makes a HUGE difference.

i put my falkens on in February, its july and my rears are just above the wear marks, my fronts are shot on the inside. I gotta flip the tires in the front and i can probably get another 5K miles out of them. Camber is approx -3 in the front and like -.8 in the back or something like that. My front toe is out of alignment, i just eyeballed it, and my rear isnt adjustable

If you just eyeballed it that is why they are dead. I am guessing the toe is out of spec by a good margin and it ate the tires up.

I am a couple months on my falkens and I am ~ -3 in the front and -2.5 in the back and they are flat wear across the tread. If I actually cleaned up and cared about my tires they would look brand new.

I have to hit the alignment shop again here soon as I need to install new front control arms, bushings and tie rod assemblies.

[Tuck&Poke]

no one wants to align my car

the tie rods seize and theyre way up top in the wheel well so its a mission to get to. I cant tell you how many times ive been turned down

[dinanm3atl]

Time for a new tie rod assembly?

[Tuck&Poke]

no, if i change it the same thing will happen after a little while. Common problem with this chassis. The real way to do it is lift the car, remove wheel, break the nut loose with a long breaker bar, put the wheel back on and throw it on the rack.

[dinanm3atl]

Well if that is what is required to do an alignment than that is what is required. Find a shop that will do an alignment

Why is the bolt getting seized?