[net.auto] tire wear

kumar@houxk.UUCP (08/05/83)

	I have a DATSUN STANZA and I noticed that my tires are wearing
only on one side (inside). I have taken it to the shop for wheel alignment,
but, the problem still persists. I have 43k miles on the car and the front
McPhearson strut has a slight leak. Could this cause the tires to wear on 
one side? I have taken care of the problem temporarily by fliping the tires
so that I can get more milage out of the tires. If you have any suggestions
pl. send it by mail.


				Jay Sethuram
				houxk!kumar

reg@whuxk.UUCP (08/22/83)

Car is a 72 Renault 4 door sedan, with front wheel drive. Tires are Sears
p155r13, with Aramid instead of steel. The problem is that the outside third
of the tread is worn about twice as much as the inside third, while the middle
third is hardly worn. The rear tires are Michelin, with well over 60,000 miles
of even wear on them. The air pressure on the tires is 26 to 28 psi, per the
driver manual.
Any advice/info will be greatly appreciated.
	Dick Gunderman    BTL WH

wookie@alice.UUCP (08/22/83)

It sounds like the 72 Renault with the outside edge worn
twice as much as the inside endge with the center being
hardly worn has a camber problem and low trie ire pressure.
This is assuming this wear is on oall four tires.  If the
fronts are the only ones with the inside and outside edges
qworn differently then it may just be cornering wear there.
However the tires seem to indicate low pressure all around.
Low pressures were reccocommended commended in the past for a softer
ride.  Try taking the tire pressure up near maxuomimaximum (32lbs
on older style ansd 36 on metrics....It says on the tire)
nsand I think you'll find the wear better, the gas mileage
better and the handling better.  Rigder will be a bit harsher
however.

				Keith Bauer
				White Tiger Racing