Anyone had problems with tire wear? I just bought this 06 with 28000Km on it, the tires looked almost new, then I drove it to Los Angeles and back last week, putting about 5000Km more on it, the tires have worn noticeably, I'd say about 20%. Some of the states I drove through allow studs, which causes wear on the road surface, producing a very coarse texture which will wear down poorly aligned tires quickly. I was reading another Mazda forum, mostly UK Mazda5 owners, a lot of complaints about an unresolveable alignment issue that causes the tires to wear extremely quickly, usually on the inside edge. Although the car seems to drive straight, at between 100km/h and 120km/h there is a very loud howl that comes from underneath the floor that sounds like it's either a wind vibration of the plastic undercarriage coverings, or a tire vibration. Any thoughts?
Tire wear
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The '06 and '07's had a negative camber issue, caused toeing (wearing out of the inside edge).
Read through this thread, and be sure to look at the picture in Post #36:
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123676165&highlight=camber&page=5
They have changed the camber to some extent in the '08/'09 models. How much I can't say, but I can say that when I park my '09 adjacent to an '06 (there is a lady at my work who has an '06), I can definately tell a difference in the camber. Maybe just 2 or 3 difference, but it is noticible.
If you are talking about wear across the entire tire - that's a tire issue, not a vehicle issue. What make/model/size tires are on your Mazda5?
Read through this thread, and be sure to look at the picture in Post #36:
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123676165&highlight=camber&page=5
They have changed the camber to some extent in the '08/'09 models. How much I can't say, but I can say that when I park my '09 adjacent to an '06 (there is a lady at my work who has an '06), I can definately tell a difference in the camber. Maybe just 2 or 3 difference, but it is noticible.
If you are talking about wear across the entire tire - that's a tire issue, not a vehicle issue. What make/model/size tires are on your Mazda5?
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def rear camber.
I just got an adjustable rear camber plate that should fix my problem (but I'm also lowered by 1").
The toe is very easy to adjust on the M5. Look underneath - there is one huge bolt/nut combo with graduated marks on the fixed washer. When you loosen the nut, the bolt can turn... and by golly - so does the toe! When my wife and I played around w/ this after our suspension install - it was quite dramatic(boom08).
Toe - very easy to adjust, which could cause uneven tire wear.
Camber - not adjustable w/o different camber plates
Caster - not adjustable unless you race on a track and spend thousands of dollars on new caster adjustments...
m.
Isn't the toe OK to begin with?
I thought the problem was with the camber which cannot be changed without camber plates. By the way, how hard is it to change the camber plate if I wanted to go to close to 0 camber (close to straight up and down)? Or if I were to hire somebody, any guess on how much?
I thought the problem was with the camber which cannot be changed without camber plates. By the way, how hard is it to change the camber plate if I wanted to go to close to 0 camber (close to straight up and down)? Or if I were to hire somebody, any guess on how much?
Search for the SPC adjustable camber plates. I got a good deal on mine last night... PM me for details.
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michael.
For installation - see here: http://krystmsgarage.com/?p=287
michael.
