frank

On the camber for the rear wheels, the + .03 to - 2.3. So if you had it aligned and the
camber measuremet came it at + .4, would you expect the tech to set it to the
specification's midpoint? Firestone told me if it's in spec, they are taught not to adjust
it. They also said the ajustment from .3 to mid point is very small. Agree/disagree?

The reason I ask is that I'm going thru tires in 25 K miles and I want my car aligned as
good as it can be.

Thanks,

Frank


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Sorry, I meant to say:

On the camber for the specification for the rear wheels is + .03 to - 2.3. So if you had it
aligned and the camber measurement came it at + .4, would you expect the tech to set it to
the specification's midpoint? Firestone told me if it's in spec, they are taught not to
adjust it. They also said the adjustment from .3 to mid point is very small. Agree/disagree?

The reason I ask is that I'm going thru tires in 25 K miles and I want my car aligned as
good as it can be.

FYI it's 2003 ZTS

Thanks,

Frank

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chris whelan

I'm in the UK, where we don't normally swap tyres around, and tyre wear
rates are high due to the nature of our roads. My experience may be
different to the US. However, front tyres on my Focus can be worn out in as
little as 10K miles, and rears in 25K.

If you are rotating your tyres when part-worn, and getting 25K miles from a
set of four, that's pretty good by my standards!

Chris

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k2nnj

Depends on what tires you purchase. When my tires needed replacing I bought
Bridgestone Potenza G009. Check tirerack.com, they received excellent
ratings, and I love them too. Also spend the money and find a shop that
uses a Bear Robotic Alignment machine, or any newer model Bear. They're the
best machines IMHO.

If that doesn't make a difference the roads where you live are swiss cheese
and you're SOL.

chris whelan

<Top posting corrected>

From the post you are replying to:

"I'm in the UK"

The tyres, and tyre alignment machines that are available in the US will not
be the same as used in the rest of the world. Even tyres of the same make
and type will use different compounds in their construction.

IME, the quality of alignment has much more to do with the standard of the
operative than the type of equipment used.

I'm assuming you have never driven in Europe?

Tyre wear will generally be much higher here mainly due to the much higher
traffic volumes (meaning lots more stopping and starting), and the numerous
bends. Have a look on Google Earth at some of the roads in ***bria (UK)!


Quite possibly. WTF does it mean?

Chris

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tim..

I used to rotate the tyres on my Focus front - back once at about 12k miles,
and regularly got 25k out of them. I was using Pirelli P6000's at the time.

Tim..

chris whelan

By 12K, the fronts on mine would be below 3mm. That's the lowest I will go.

I've used Continental Eco-Contacts, apart from one one set of NCT5's that I
hated. The wear pattern is always pretty even; I get the tracking checked
every other tyre change, and it's only needed one very small correction in
the life of the car. (1999.)

I do live in an area with a *lot* of roundabouts, and I like to exploit the
handling of the Focus, so I'm not too upset!

Chris

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chris whelan

By 12K, the fronts on mine would be below 3mm. That's the lowest I will go.

I've used Continental Eco-Contacts, apart from one one set of NCT5's that I
hated. The wear pattern is always pretty even; I get the tracking checked
every other tyre change, and it's only needed one very small correction in
the life of the car. (1999.)

I do live in an area with a *lot* of roundabouts, and I like to exploit the
handling of the Focus, so I'm not too upset!

Chris

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tim..

Not many round-abouts "around" here!

Tim..

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