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Blacklisted9 12-22-2016 01:23 PM

Tires wearing super fast...Help!!
 
Hey everyone,

So i am writing this because i have had 2 sets of tires both from different brands. Both sets wearing way faster then they should. The Coopers i currently have i have about 700-800 miles on them and they are already at 5/32 left.
First set was gone after 2000 miles.

Car was aligned when done.
Tire pressure is spot on

Car is lowered on Swift Springs

Car ALSO seems to be ice skating across the road. Car seems to be all over the road

Any help would be greatly helpful!

Halfkiddio 12-22-2016 01:37 PM

Raise the car off the ground and start moving the wheels back and forth. Look for any serious deflection in the bushings or steering joints, as well as the wheel bearings. There isn't much that will cause excessive tire wear on the Z.

Side note: You can have a good alignment on a rack, but still have bad suspension/steering components.

Blacklisted9 12-22-2016 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Halfkiddio (Post 3593121)
Raise the car off the ground and start moving the wheels back and forth. Look for any serious deflection in the bushings or steering joints, as well as the wheel bearings. There isn't much that will cause excessive tire wear on the Z.

Side note: You can have a good alignment on a rack, but still have bad suspension/steering components.

So i am going to show my ignorence,the suspension/steering component is what could cause it to be ice skating off the road right?

Halfkiddio 12-22-2016 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacklisted9 (Post 3593122)
So i am going to show my ignorence,the suspension/steering component is what could cause it to be ice skating off the road right?

There are multiple things in the front or rear that can cause what you are experiencing. I just generalized everything under suspension/steering components. You have bushings, ball joints, and wheel bearings that can all cause these issues.

Blacklisted9 12-22-2016 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Halfkiddio (Post 3593127)
There are multiple things in the front or rear that can cause what you are experiencing. I just generalized everything under suspension/steering components. You have bushings, ball joints, and wheel bearings that can all cause these issues.

Okay, ill go check it out now. You think its possible it could be the springs?

Halfkiddio 12-22-2016 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacklisted9 (Post 3593128)
Okay, ill go check it out now. You think its possible it could be the springs?

I highly doubt it. You might also want to have a separate shop check your alignment to make sure it's not the machine it was aligned on the first two times.

Blacklisted9 12-22-2016 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Halfkiddio (Post 3593130)
I highly doubt it. You might also want to have a separate shop check your alignment to make sure it's not the machine it was aligned on the first two times.

Okay, alignment was done at different shops which is good.

I have to wait about an hour to really look at it. But what in particular should i be looking for i know that's broad just wondering.

Halfkiddio 12-22-2016 02:16 PM

Basically you're looking for any excessive movement in the whole assembly. You can do that by shaking the wheel left to right to check arms and bushings, and up and down (lifting the wheel straight up. Best done with a jack handle or pry bar.) to check ball joints and wheel bearings.

You really shouldn't have any movement in any direction front or rear, so anything more than 1/8" is excessive. If you get movement, start tracing it back, working your way from the outside in.

Blacklisted9 12-22-2016 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Halfkiddio (Post 3593138)
Basically you're looking for any excessive movement in the whole assembly. You can do that by shaking the wheel left to right to check arms and bushings, and up and down (lifting the wheel straight up. Best done with a jack handle or pry bar.) to check ball joints and wheel bearings.

You really shouldn't have any movement in any direction front or rear, so anything more than 1/8" is excessive. If you get movement, start tracing it back, working your way from the outside in.

Now i'm unsure of what our warranty cover. But since i do have a full warranty on the car is this something nissan should cover IF there is any issues?

BboyZ 12-22-2016 02:28 PM

Not good at tires, but can I ask what thread wear are your tires?

Halfkiddio 12-22-2016 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacklisted9 (Post 3593139)
Now i'm unsure of what our warranty cover. But since i do have a full warranty on the car is this something nissan should cover IF there is any issues?

That's up to the dealer to decide, and what mileage you have. If you have a good dealer around you, you should be able to get away with it. But I can see them throwing a fit at the lowering springs.

Blacklisted9 12-22-2016 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bboyz (Post 3593144)
not good at tires, but can i ask what thread wear are your tires?

cooper zeon rs3-s 325/30r19 90000020060 300 aaa y 105 n/a blk

Halfkiddio 12-22-2016 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BboyZ (Post 3593144)
Not good at tires, but can I ask what thread wear are your tires?

As a side note, tread wear doesn't really matter when you are having issues like this.

Blacklisted9 12-22-2016 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Halfkiddio (Post 3593146)
That's up to the dealer to decide, and what mileage you have. If you have a good dealer around you, you should be able to get away with it. But I can see them throwing a fit at the lowering springs.

I have a full aftermarket warranty that i purchased.

Halfkiddio 12-22-2016 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacklisted9 (Post 3593148)
cooper zeon rs3-s 325/30r19

These are on the stock sport rays??


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