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rear tire wear on 04 350Z
Posted by: dfirestone
Date: August 08, 12:04PM

I replaced my stock 17" wheels with 18's back in late '05. Now I notice the rear tires are damn near worn out on the inside of the tire, not the outside. Fronts are fine. Does the rear suspension have a toe-in that accounts for this, or do I have a problem?

I'd appreciate any/all thoughts. Thanks!

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Re: rear tire wear on 04 350Z
Posted by: sluggoZ
Date: August 08, 01:16PM

How many miles on the tires?

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Re: rear tire wear on 04 350Z
Posted by: 350 TTZ
Date: August 08, 01:34PM

dfirestone,

The 350Z has negative chamber in the rear to aid in cornering. The tires will always wear out on the inside first, its the price you pay for having a sports car.

You can get a chamber adjustment kit, and dial in zero chamber to fix the problem. But youll upset the handling of the car.

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Re: rear tire wear on 04 350Z
Posted by: dfirestone
Date: August 08, 01:47PM

Many thanks -- you answered my question!

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Re: rear tire wear on 04 350Z
Posted by: dfirestone
Date: August 08, 01:47PM

Just over 20,000.

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Re: rear tire wear on 04 350Z
Posted by: PerfZ
Date: August 08, 02:24PM

Depending on the tire, 20,000 sounds about average. I've gotten less and more on my '03. I'm halfway through my 4th set of rears with 71,000 total miles.

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Re: rear tire wear on 04 350Z
Posted by: dfirestone
Date: August 08, 03:36PM

Well, sounds like it's time for me. Thanks.

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Re: rear tire wear on 04 350Z
Posted by: z32d00d
Date: August 08, 04:43PM

A soft tire can wear out in as little as 12K miles.

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Re: rear tire wear on 04 350Z
Posted by: 92zchic
Date: September 14, 05:38PM

Just wondering... do you still have the 17" 350z rims?

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Re: rear tire wear on 04 350Z
Posted by: dfirestone
Date: September 14, 07:50PM

No -- swapped them out for 18's.

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