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07-15-2013, 11:14 PM | #1 |
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will camber plates extend tire life?
From autocross, my fronts are very worn on the outside edge tread blocks, but still have a lot of tread otherwise. Don't want to wear them down to the cords. If I install camber plates, will I extend the life of these tires for autocross?
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07-16-2013, 07:58 AM | #2 |
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Of those tires...probably not if the shoulders are gone already. On future sets of tires you will help them for sure.
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07-16-2013, 07:34 PM | #3 |
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Your choice on those tires is to have the tires unmounted from the rims and swapped to the other side, giving you a fresh outside corner on both sides. You will still have to keep track of the inside corners over time.
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07-16-2013, 10:16 PM | #4 |
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thanks to the replies, i'm trying to justify a camber plates purchase on the grounds it will extend the life of the tires I have, but I think if i'm going this far, I might as well get a 245/40/17 square setup.
wish I could swap sides, but these toyo t1 sports are asymmetric, they have the inside part optimized for water,
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07-19-2013, 10:48 AM | #5 |
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Camber plates will definitely help. With Dinan plates (and M3 control arms) I was able to get -2.0 degrees negative camber on the front, and this has significantly reduced (but not eliminated) the amount of shoulder wear on the front tires during track days.
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