Excessive Rear Tire Wear

joshwilly · 10-18-2011, 12:17 AM

I have a 2009 370z with the sport package. I bought the car used in January 2010 with 3600 miles on it. When I purchased the car it was absolutely immaculate except that the rear tires were bald. I replaced these with the oem tires and got very low mileage on those as well. After this I decided to try the Hankooks (I think at about 11,000 miles), thinking these would last considerably longer. I now have around 17,000 miles on the car and the Hankooks are getting very close to needing to be changed.
I never spin the tires and have never had the car at the track. I enjoy spirited driving on occasion, but never abuse the car. I have owned several other sporty cars over the years and have never experienced this problem. I love the car but I am really getting tired of the trouble and expense.
I have read on here others saying they have got 20,000 miles on the oems and this makes me think there could be a mechanical issue causing the excessive wear. Any ideas?

Big J · 10-18-2011, 12:29 AM

What tire pressure are you running? My stock 18in tires lasted me about 7 k miles but that was def my doing lol.

DJ-of-E · 10-18-2011, 01:08 AM

If you drive on a lot of bumpy roads, it would cause additional wear on the tires. Tire pressure is also another thing.

10-18-2011, 12:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
joshwilly Base Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Augusta, GA Posts: 1 Drives: 09 370Z sport Rep Power: 15	Excessive Rear Tire Wear I have a 2009 370z with the sport package. I bought the car used in January 2010 with 3600 miles on it. When I purchased the car it was absolutely immaculate except that the rear tires were bald. I replaced these with the oem tires and got very low mileage on those as well. After this I decided to try the Hankooks (I think at about 11,000 miles), thinking these would last considerably longer. I now have around 17,000 miles on the car and the Hankooks are getting very close to needing to be changed. I never spin the tires and have never had the car at the track. I enjoy spirited driving on occasion, but never abuse the car. I have owned several other sporty cars over the years and have never experienced this problem. I love the car but I am really getting tired of the trouble and expense. I have read on here others saying they have got 20,000 miles on the oems and this makes me think there could be a mechanical issue causing the excessive wear. Any ideas?

10-18-2011, 01:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
DJ-of-E Track Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Garden Grove, CA Posts: 676 Drives: 00 Toyota Celica 040 Rep Power: 15	If you drive on a lot of bumpy roads, it would cause additional wear on the tires. Tire pressure is also another thing. __________________

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10-18-2011, 12:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
Big J Track Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Memphis Posts: 905 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 15	What tire pressure are you running? My stock 18in tires lasted me about 7 k miles but that was def my doing lol.