puzzled about a worn tire....

[Ryan Stewart]

Been racing some NASCAR there, Ryan?

No, although there are many right and left turns the track ultimately turns more right or left to complete a circuit. The vast majority of times I have raced were counterclockwise, occasionally they have done Heartland backwards for the fun of it.

And defintately get at 4 wheel alignment check, I would almost bet money the toe is way off on what wheel. Any bad balance, bent wheel, or loose lug would result in vibration and tire feathering..

[Z3Jonathan]

Well like i said the shop installed the adjustable camber. As far as them doin the job right or what not, the shop is one of the best german car shops in my area. Also he has owned the car for the past 10 years and has had the mods on it fro a while. If this is a problem that he has had for a while it would have been fixed. Now... any ideas?

Check your toe and your camber...

They may be the "best" but that doesn't mean they aligned the car afterwards, or that your alignment hasn't changed since.

[bimma360]

Wow thanks for all the responses guys..... I havent checked back here lately b/c of finals.... stupid college. Anyway... lets see what i can say here. Ummm.... well i know one thing... i will def. take it to get it alligned. As far as hiting the curb or any stuff like that, i know i havent done.

Ryan i was trying to keep up with what you were saying about not being sure about how such a camber plate would work or whatnot. Unfortunetly, i know nothing about suspension. When i bought the car... the guy jacked it up and explained how it all worked and how they did it. All that went in one ear and out the other. But what i did understand... haha... was when he showed me the bolt and said that by turning it in different directions, it adjusted camber.

As far as somehtign being done right or whatnot... like i said, the shop he worked at did all of that. Furthermore, he has had the car for ten years and used it for autocrossing also, along as a daily driver. His very first mod was the shocks and springs, which was fallowed by the camber. In other words, this wasnt something that has been recently done. Also when i bought the car the tires had about 60% tread left on them and there was no uneven wear. I dunno i might stop by his house sunday and just ask some stuff. Hes a hardcore E30er.

Now that i looked at the car, i did notice that the right tire had different camber then the left. I dunno man, there is vibrating present but i cant confirm if its b/c of the tires, suspension, or driveshaft. I think it mixture of things, for there is probably like 3 different ranges and intervals of vibration... all have gotten worse in the last 2 months. Haha i'll leave that for another post.

Oh... and my car does have an LSD.

Thanks guys, Dave

[e30Matt]

Stu had a vibration problem in his car that he thought was a tranny issue, but turned out to be one of his tires worn down to the steel belt. That may be the source of your problems.