I am lowered on RS*R springs which were from the previous owner so I'm not sure on the exact drop, but I know the front drop is a few more inches than the rear. So I'm guessing the drop is 1.5 front 1.2 rear, or something of that sort.

My tires are 225/35/18 up front, and 255/35/18 in the rear.

The fronts are wearing perfectly and have about 50% tread left.
The rears are about 35-50% on the OUTER portion of the tire, but from the center of the tire all the way to the inside, it has nearly no tread left.

So there lies my problem. from the center and in, the rears are wearing way too fast compared to the outside of the tire.

Can anyone tell me what kind of specs I can try aligning to to alleviate this problem?

Thanks!

P.S. This is going to cause me to have to buy new rear tires very soon because of the inner portion's baldness. The car actually lost control very unpredictably during hard cornering yesterday resulting in me scratching my side skirts and almost ending up in the ditch. The back end should NOT have handled that way, and I realize now it's because of the horrible tread left on the inner rear.

 

sounds like a combination of excessive camber and toe in - common when you lower your car and don't get an alignment afterwards.

Best to go to a shop and have them dial your car back to within factory specs.

 

toe out rear,

front tires should be 225/40 to not mess up the ABS bias. dont worry about camber it doesnt do crap by itself.. the toe's the problem that needs to be alleviated. i would suggest oem specs or UK specs when u get realigned and only go somewhere w/ laser setup


worn insides=toe out
worn outside=toe in

 

That's the way the AP1 tires wear with the normal alignment. Many folks look at the ouside of the tires and think that they are OK with the tread wear and they aren't. It would be a very good idea to get an alignment to the factory specs. If you decide to go with the Euro alignment, be aware that the tires will wear faster than with the stock alignment.

Because of this tendency, many people have had trouble in the wet with bald or nearly bald tires and water on the roads, a very dangerous combination.

It's also normal for the car to have to replace two sets of rear tires to one set of front tires, because of the way the rear tires wear. It is also normal to get 15,000 miles or less on the OEM S02's (rear tires).

Any idea how many miles the rear tires have on them?

 

All four tires have about 7,500 miles.

 

If they are worn that quickly, sounds like an alignment is needed. That's not normal to wear them out that fast.

 

maybe u didnt read he has irregular wear, most likely from not aligning after dropping car.

front seems fine but check anyway

rear has toe out and needs to be corrected. can be done w/ oem bolts

 

So you're saying I need more toe-out, or toe-in?

 

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Sounds like it was never aligned after being lowered.