IRVINEA4

I have 19 inch rims and my car is slammed... my car is on it's third set of tires in less than two years. this is getting very expensive. i tried to buy a camber kit but the shop that i went to says there arent any for the a4. What can i do to solve this problem?

ex-quattro PETE

How many miles did you get from your tires? what tires?

Bill In SoCal

Raise your car up. :-)

IRVINEA4

i'm probably getting about 17,000 miles on each set of tires. i've tried using toyo proxes, and michellins. they were all performance tires, not to many choices for 19 inch. i'm probably gonna get kumho ecsta's soon, but i still have to take care of the tire wear problem

ex-quattro PETE

Do they wear out unevenly?

Not sure if Dunlop SP9000 comes in your size, but it has a bit longer tread life than others, at the expense of not having as much grip maybe.

Otherwise, run on Kumho's so that you don't go bankrupt ;-)

Bill In SoCal

Do you flip them? Inside to out?

randy@5280

Have you checked your toe specs? A set of wheels that has too much toe-out will result in the wheels pulling away from each other while trying to drive straight- This will definitely accelerate the wear on the inner tread faster than anything. Negative camber alone will wear tires quicker since the weight isn't being distributed evenly, but I do believe from personal experience that toe is the bigger problem. With all suspension mods, it is always a good idea to get an alignment which should include checking of camber, caster and toe. A combination of all these will reduce tire life significantly. Also... How often do you rotate your tires? Periodic rotation will not only let your tires wear better, but close inspection while rotating can tell you a lot about what's going on with your wheel alignment.