Car Specs: 2015 MCS, OEM wheels, 20mm WMW spacers. Not sure when the last alignment was done ( Yea, not good I know )

So while under the car the other day doing the oil change, I noticed that the front tires were a little worn on the insides.... OK, ALOT of worn on the inside.

Aside from rotating ( like one should every 5K miles to which it shows I didn't... ) how can you go about not having the car eat the inside of your tires?

New tires have been installed and balanced ( twice now to get it right ) and am wondering what other things I can do to make sure this does not happen again. I also got an alignment, but the guy at the Big-O was saying something about a special tool for the rears and would have to go back being they didn't have one and while it was close, he'd like to get it w/in spec... BS or...?

 

I think the factory alignment specs are pretty good for tire wear. Might be possible to get less, but it's not bad as recommended. How far off were you?

BS on the additional tool. You loosen the bolt, turn the cam, tighten the bolt.

 

A good alignment will do wonders for tire wear. If the inside edge of the front tires was worn, the toe setting is likely off. And, if the shop you took the car says they can’t do it, take it somewhere else.

 

last tire shop I went to also said special tool needed for rears and sent me yo another place. I consider that honesty.

 

The mini service manual calls out a special tool to do the rear alignment. it is not needed. usually a shop that hasnt done one of the cars before will just look in the manual, see the special tool and go no further and say they can't do it.

 

I'm not sure, but I think the 20mm spacers are not helping ... that's pretty significant on these cars. As for managing wear, besides alignment, regular rotation and keeping pressure within specs. I got over 32,000 miles out of a set of Continental ExtremeContact Sport tires just by keeping pressures correct and regular rotations.

 

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...h/83300494002/

 

Not on rear toe, no cam, thats camber, the tool is the cam helps move the arm.

 

I have one of those in my toolbox. I throw it in the car when I take it for an alignment.

 

Thinking that Im going to have to be doing the same thing...