After 50000 miles on the stock Dunlops, they started to pull apart (rubber was knocking the wheel well on the right front). I immediately realized I'd ignored the tires a bit too long, because they were all worn down to the wear indicators. I had 'em replaced immediately (Pirelli Pzero Nero M+S, BTW - they're NICE). When the shop guys had all 4 off the car, they told me I'd need a 4-wheel alighnemt. Turns out every tire was worn practially down to the steel on the inside edge. So I go in for the alignment the next day, and the guy says camber was fine, and that he didn't adjust at all. Is this possible? (I'd expected horribly negative camber). I see most people replacing their stock tires around 40K, so maybe I just had 'em on too long. Here's the specs from the alignment (In parens are the min & max specs, according to the mechanic):

Camber:
Front Left: -0.7 (-1.82, 0.18)
Front Right: -0.9 (-1.82, 0.18)
Rear Left: -0.8 (-1.57, 0.43)
Rear Right: -0.8 (-1.57, 0.43)

Caster:
Front Left: 1.8 (0.93, 2.93)
Front Right: 1.9 (0.93, 2.93)

Toe:
Front Left: 0.11 (-0.10, 0.30)
Front Right: 0.13 (-0.10, 0.30)
Rear Left 0.15 (-0.10, 0.30)
Rear Right 0.22 (-0.10, 0.30)

Whaddya think? Is this kosher, or am I getting taken? This was not done at the dealership.

Thanks--

 

Is your car lowered? that camber is fine, but a bit more than i would expect from stock. the caster is dead on the same as mine was stock. the toe, while in spec from what your tech said still seems excessive to me. a good alignment tech should be able to get it closer to 0 than that. lots of toe out or in will DESTROY tires very very quickly. (especially the inside edge) also if you've ever removed your struts, check the top of the towers for the pink dots and make sure they are where they belong.

 

I haven't fiddled with the suspension at all or removed the struts, so anything off-spec is only due to use. The guy did say he adjusted toe, and I don't know how much. If it was bad enough, that may be the cause of my tire wear. I agree - he should have been able to get a little closer to dead-on, but I think he was being lazy.

I wasn't actually aware that toe in or out would cause tire wear like I'd experienced. Guess I need to do a little research there.

Thanks for the info--