Guys, why do you think my right rear tire is wearing faster than my left rear? My right is at the wear bars, where my left still has a bit to go.

My only guess is that the pressure was lower because a screw was in it, and went unnoticed for a bit?

Any ideas?

 

Do you do any launching by chance? Ever notice when you do a launch or even a hard/fast shift into 2nd gear...the car's rear end swings to the right?

Maybe there is another reason...but I think it's the diff. that causes the right tire to hook up first.

In any case...it's not just your car that the right rear tire wears faster. My car does the same thing...there is a big difference in tire wear for me.

 

Oh yeah...I forgot to mention. For the rear S02's...I would be good to rotate them at whatever the half mark is for your tire life.
For example...I get about 8,000 miles out of the rear S02's...it would be good for me to rotate the rear tire at ~ 5,000 miles.

When I say rotate the rear tires...I don't mean swap the right one to the left and vice versa. Remember that the tires are uni-directional, and you will have to take your car to some tire store (discount tire) to unmount the current rear right tire and mount it to the rear left wheel...and vice versa.

Here is a diagram compliments of "www.tirerack.com":

 

Just like you Keith, my right rear wears faster than the left rear. That is strictly with street miles.

I don't think it's worth rotating the tires for the hassle involved. You take the risk of damage to the rims and tires and have to pay for the work. Just my 2 cents.

 

Approx. how many miles can you put on your S02 with no mods.? I remembe one of my friends has 30k miles on it and he's on his second set....

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by KeithD
[B]Guys, why do you think my right rear tire is wearing faster than my left rear?

 

I responded to this question in the tire rack forum as follows:
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the wear on the right rear has nothing to do with the screw. it has to do with your driving habits *grins* and the differential. the differential in the rear end will give power to the right rear of the car and then distribute to the left rear as needed. (that's just the basic jist of how it works) so, you've probably done a bit too many launches with this car which is why the extensive wear.

 

Thanks for the info guys. I just wanted to make sure I didn't have some oddball problem. I posted here and in the tire forum, because I know more people read this forum.

I've never dropped the clutch in my car, its all just street driving. I was sure it wasn't alignment as well because the wear was even. I did think I might have a diff. problem, which it appears I don't.

Thanks for the help guys.

 

I too have inside right rear tire wear. It's 99.9% street driving. I have never launched the car! I don't believe the car's drive train is built for that ... over the long haul. Therefore, my wear can not fit into the differential theory. It may be an alignment issue but it's also difficult to believe so many S2k's were mis-aligned at the factory.