MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Performance Modifications => Topic started by: Ducky76 on July 06, 2012, 12:37:33 pm

Title: Rear inner tyre wear, lowered with walk
Post by: Ducky76 on July 06, 2012, 12:37:33 pm
Hi age old question but is inside edge wear inevitable /or  needed when my car has been lowered and with walk fitted , cos just fitted 19 and don't want 2 be replacing early realy , the fronts wear fine just rears , so is it a case of camber due 2 lowering or dunno  education needed please assist cheers andy
Title: Re: Rear inner tyre wear, lowered with walk
Post by: Andy on July 06, 2012, 12:39:46 pm
i have no wear on mine running 19" wheels on--get the cats and camber done
Title: Re: Rear inner tyre wear, lowered with walk
Post by: Ducky76 on July 06, 2012, 12:49:36 pm
What's cats ? And will 4 wheel alighnment sort it or is any sort of camber adjustment  or included usually cheers mate
Title: Re: Rear inner tyre wear, lowered with walk
Post by: Andy on July 06, 2012, 04:03:00 pm
oops i meant cast and camber :ashamed:
Title: Re: Rear inner tyre wear, lowered with walk
Post by: Ducky76 on July 06, 2012, 05:57:08 pm
Ha ha ok I googled it couldn't find owt yea went and had 4 wheel alighnment done was 4 mm out that maybe due 2 walk but any way should be running straight and true with no adverse wear
Title: Re: Rear inner tyre wear, lowered with walk
Post by: alackofspeed on July 06, 2012, 07:12:48 pm
Toe and camber? Not caster?
Title: Re: Rear inner tyre wear, lowered with walk
Post by: Matto on July 06, 2012, 07:18:20 pm
From what I have read on here my understanding is the front only has adjustable toe, (having WALK increases castor) and on the rear there is toe and camber adjustment.
Title: Re: Rear inner tyre wear, lowered with walk
Post by: the bruce on August 09, 2012, 01:04:32 am
The WALK doesn't increase tyre wear as it only increses caster. Caster dosen't do any harm to tyres at all.

Reduce camber, increase toe in and swap wheels front/rear frequently !!
Title: Re: Rear inner tyre wear, lowered with walk
Post by: rich83 on August 09, 2012, 01:10:59 am
Your talking about the rear tyres here?

Get your alignment sorted out. Ive had 2 sets of tyres go funny on mk5 golfs because of poor alignment.  :happy2: