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http://www.bridgestone.com.au/tyres/treads/GR90.aspx one of the best tyres bridgestone has ever made!, not sure if you can get them in britain though. we are averaging around 70000kms on these (215/60r16) no road noise comfortable as and they are asymmetrical

agreed it does not change any angles, if you have a car without power steer you normally set the car up to turn with the vehicle rolling , example traffic lights turning left, you have the car angled to turn before stopping, light changes you accelerate in a smooth arc. with power steer you stop, wheel straight ahead lights change step on it the hammer the steering wheel. maybe not the power steering but the laziness it causes modern drivers to develop. still its an issue agree to disagree????? lol

mondolfo 728, i use degrees for camber castor and mm for toe

like brake rotors? how come this "phenomenom" doesnt exsist on cars pre power steer?

toe wear goes across the tyre side to side, camber is normally a line of wear on the inside or out. not to be confused with front wheel drive- power steering wear which looks very similar

30mm hahahahahaa what a crack up!!!! got to work out how to convert degrees to mm!!

varys really, some older model ford falcons i.e 1973 to 1985 with watts link rear can have massive amounts of toe variance

cant be seppo, it doesnt shake at high speeds

Most people in a forum are wise to the horror of fast fit purely because the destruction is so visible... Mr Average out there is not so privileged..... it's people like you that try to educate (at whatever level) that make a difference..... have a look at this..... Both of the front tyres were worn in this fashion.....and both had only done 1500 miles from new the owner bought the car second hand from a main dealer and returned several times insisting the drive didn't feel right..... several times he was told 'Everything is ok'.... obviously not! sad fact is the owner was at the mercy of the dealer....then WIM became involved, suddenly all costs were paid by the dealer toward new tyres and the geo.... no offer of compensation was possible because the tyres did not 'blow out' so final consequences were 'hearsay'. clear camber and toe out issue, would have to assume the camber was not adjustable from the factory...so how did you fix it?

this is all very well and good but unfortunatley no wheel alignment machine can allow for poor chassis trueness. in australia the majority of vechicles are rear wheel drive with no adjustment, i only do thrust alignments and 6 out 0f 10 cars will have the wheel slightly down to one side, hence proving the thrust line of the vehicle is out, not much you can do with cars that have had side impacts etc.

really i thought it was a set up!!! after all it say your the boss.....

tyre pressure, rack, balance? i would say tyre pressure

torque steer? got that a few times from unknowing customers

so it would of happened to any tyre. look, im no fan of rft's myself but this seems to be a little unfair to bash them

look like a "nicely" made remould lool

looks like impact fractures

sorry did i miss something, no specs were changed? did you just toe it in 3mm?

Must be the first recorded case then. How did you check the disc for for consistency of thickness and possible run-out, and are you assuming the discs were machined correctly initially?? If I remember correctly WIM changed your hubs, which were the root cause of the problem, not the discs. fact...... can anyone explain how heat affects steel? then what about when super hot rotors being drastically cooled? the only way it could happen in your logic is, if the rotors may have been removed or you were so unfortunate that a piece of debris fell behind when wheels where removed!! remember they don't make them like they used too

i assume they are pirelli's...........nuff said

hey guys, here in aus you must comply to your tyre placard, if it says rft then run flats are you minimum spec. just curious how your mot works with cars, for example a hilux 20's but a placard stating c load range tyres?