hey everyone, i am new to this forum and new to being a Crossfire owner. we bought the car in November and only drove it 3 times before putting it away for the winter> now that spring has sprung we are enjoying driving it a lot. we have put between 2000 and 2500 miles on it since we bought it. including a 950 mile round trip up to Michigan this past weekend. I was moving the car this evening when I noticed the drivers side rear tire is worn to the cords on the inside ! anybody have any ideas on what the cause could be and possible solution. any input would be greatly appreciated .

 

Use the search feature for tire wear.

 

How many miles are on the tires?


Moved to appropriate forum - asking for technical advice is not an "introduction".

 

no clue how many miles are on the tires. just bought the car in november. i am getting new rear and a rear alignment next week. hopefully this will fix the problem. the car has 55000 on it now , had 53000 when we bought it

 

1) Unless the car has aftermarket rear camber arms, you might PAY for an alignment, but you won't get one. In fact, unless it has the aftermarket front bolts, they can't even do a front end alignment.
2) If the car is driven hard in curves, the inside of the rear tires will be down to steel cords long before the outside will be, this is normal. Do not expect uniform tire wear from these cars.

You can have the alignment checked, but I'd bet you will find it is within specs.

 

The standard Crossfire alignment is to adjust the toe front and back. The front toe can be adjusted without extra bolts. If the camber is off on the front then you need the Mercedes eccentric bolts which are available from Mercedes or aftermarket options.

If the rear camber is off then you need aftermarket control arms that are adjustable.