Rear tyre wear Z3

mich · Post by **mich** » Fri 12 Dec, 2008 22:46

Just had rear tyres replaced at 37000 kilometres, due to canvas showing and hanging out on inside edge [left rear was very bad] dealer said geometry was ok and that it is just the way the Z3 is set up ?
Does this make sense?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat 13 Dec, 2008 08:35

Yes to a cetain extent and inner wear will be more on a lowered car. Worn trailing arm bushes can also add to this.

Just how uneven was the wear? What was left on the outside edge?

SLCZ3 · Post by **SLCZ3** » Sat 13 Dec, 2008 15:49

Sounds like normal wear pattern to me.
Converting to miles gives 22,000, which is very good, for a sports car rear tyres.

komis · Post by **komis** » Sat 13 Dec, 2008 17:34

Mine is at 38,000 kilometers now and needing new rears (canvas not showing but totally flat inner edges).

Sounds about right, don't worry about it

muppet · Post by **muppet** » Sat 13 Dec, 2008 17:55

SLCZ3 wrote:Sounds like normal wear pattern to me.
Converting to miles gives 22,000, which is very good, for a sports car rear tyres.

if the canvas was showing they are a few thousand past the point when they should have been replaced!!

Daz 999 · Post by **Daz 999** » Sat 13 Dec, 2008 18:07

Had a similar experience a few weeks ago.

http://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18584

No solution as yet, just monitoring all the tyres for abnormal wear.

mich · Post by **mich** » Sat 13 Dec, 2008 22:04

Thanks guys that gives me a bit of “peace of mind” I have had the car since 5000k Jap import, as far as I know it has not been lowered, the rest of the tyre wear was pretty even, just the inside edges had what I thought was accelerated wear. can any one give me the standing height? The Dealer fitted Toyo Proxes T1-R which to my knowledge are pretty good tyres.