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After searching and searching I found.....nothing. So what can we do? I have roasted the inner parts of both front tires in just 12,000 miles (belts were coming out  ) I just bought new tires and dont want the same result in another 12,000 miles. I could not live without my H&R's, they add such a great look, any ideas??
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That sucks, only 12k? What were your camber specs? Were you rotating them often?
My camber with H&Rs is about -1.0 to -1.3. Is that enough to cause much premature wear?
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Dont have the spec they are at after the drop. I started off rotating the tires every 3000 miles when I was at 12,000 (when I got the rims/tires new). The front tires that were just replaced had been on the front for 6,000 miles straight (been to the drag strip a few times in that strech too). I'm not worried bout the wear, its the uneven wear I am concerned with. two thirds of tire still had good tread.
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can someone tell me what camber is???  TIA
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I dont have a exact definition but, I would call it the pitch (angle) the tire sits on a horizontal plane (the ground). too much one way and the inners wear prematurely, too much the other has the opposite effect.
Maybe someone can refine my statement
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Well, I'm pretty sure this is right, but sorry if I'm mistaken... it's when the tires are sit like this
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Get it? Angled so the inner or out part of the tire wears quicker than the other part. Hope that helps some.
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Originally posted by YoungGun:
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nice use of slashes 
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Quick definition would be the inward or outward tilt of the tires at the top. negative camber the wheels are tilted in at the top, positive is just the opposite.
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Excellent, I was trying to show a pic that would describe it, the dashes are exactly how my tires wore Looks as if someone took an Xacto knife to my inner sidewalls
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Dude get your checked, I put 35,00km on my ZR rated tires and after I lowered my ride and the inner part of the tire never wore...The only reason my front tires are getting low are becasue I decided to do a burnout with my car and I toasted them ($450 gone) but it the memory and the video I have of it is PRICELESS... And I also drive my car hard and don't ahve a camber kit.
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