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Thread: Alignment problems on S55o Mustangs

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    Alignment problems on S55o Mustangs

    On my 2015 GT convertible, around 45000 km I ran into the problem of the front tires (both of them) wearing out on the inside, to the point the cord was showing. I replaced the tires and then went to a specialist alignment shop, which was able to sort of fix the problem. The new tires I put on wore a little better, but you could see it was still happening. I traded the car at 80,000 km for my present 2017 GT convertible.

    Last summer I replaced the factory 18" wheels and tires, and then put aftermarket front tires on the '17(mounted on 19x9 wheels) at about 25000 km. IT now has 45,000 km. I was careful to make sure the overall diameter was the same. This weekend I took the car out of storage and as I was checking tire pressures I saw that the same thing is happening, again. I'm gonna take it in and get it re-aligned asap.
    To my knowledge neither car ever hit a curb or had any sort of altercation which might affect the alignment.

    This is now 2 cars in a row with the same problem.
    Annyone else have a similar concern with their '15 and up? Any solutions?
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    Would need to see before / after alignment specs to give an opinion.
    Do however have to keep in mind, aggressive handling car requires aggressive set up and as such, will not see huge miles outta tires. I accept that fact with my own car and happily replace tires as needed.

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    As stated above it’s a performance-oriented car and they usually have more aggressive alignment setting to get better handling. I see it often and it’s not just on Mustangs.......

    I’ll never forget something a Miata guy once told me when he wanted me to align his car with max negative camber, he said “I can replace tires, but I can’t replace my life” meaning for the way he drove, we needed an aggressive alignment to keep the car on the road, lol.

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    With my own car, took a couple trips to Scotts to find a balance between killer on the track and acceptable street manners, didn't care an ounce about tire wear. While it's is not overly sensitive to aggressive specs out front, under power aggressive on rear camber and toe meant scare the life outta you unpredictability on the street.

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    Interesting, i dig all topics suspension.

    I’ll be at Scott’s, Can Alignment next Saturday to set my car up for agressive street.

    For the amount of kms I do on the mustang in a year I’d rather sacrifice tires in order to get great handling.

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    Came down to same decision for me.

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    Also no argument about cost of tires. IT seems I have developed a pattern of keeping my cars for only two years, so tire wear isn't a real problem. Just don't like to throw money out.
    Who is Scott? A specialist alignment shop? Where might they be?
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    '89 Coupe, ,'F550 Dump
    '21 Bronco 4-door, 22 Mustang vert
    '18 Ecosport, 2018 F-55
    '17 F-250, 96 Mustang GT vert

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    [QUOTE=Quicksilver; IT seems I have developed a pattern of keeping my cars for only two years, so tire wear isn't a real problem. Just don't like to throw money out.

    Sounds to me me like a real good investment. lol The exact same reason I don't buy a new car every 2 years.

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    [QUOTE=55 HD;291227][QUOTE=Quicksilver; IT seems I have developed a pattern of keeping my cars for only two years, so tire wear isn't a real problem. Just don't like to throw money out.

    Sounds to me me like a real good investment. lol The exact same reason I don't buy a new car every 2 years.[/QUOTE]

    I do around 35-40,000 km a year, so I can rationalize new cars more often.
    1971 Avanti II, 2022 F250 4 dr diesel
    '89 Coupe, ,'F550 Dump
    '21 Bronco 4-door, 22 Mustang vert
    '18 Ecosport, 2018 F-55
    '17 F-250, 96 Mustang GT vert

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