My first set of slicks finally had to be put to pasture over the weekend. I've been watching the wear over time but hadn't put much thought into doing anything about it, but the default Hankook setup has enough camber in it that the outside of the fronts still has considerable life left, but the inside is gone.
The Radical handling manual never mentions taking camber out, only putting more in. It seems to give the general suggestion that we should lower the car and add rake until we can go fast enough that the uneven wear goes away.
So - is that what you all do? Or have you taken some camber out to get more even wear?
I am not an expert on setting up the suspension so I had Spring Mountain set up my car for me. I have run with Dunlops, Michelins, and my current car has BF goodrich tires. All of these tires required different alignment setups (Dunlops like a lot of camber while the Michelins have much less) but they all had considerably more wear on the inside of the tires. It is my understanding that you aren't trying to optimize the wear, you are trying to optimize the contact patch while cornering. This means that when every you are going straight or not cornering hard you are wearing the inside of the tire more than the outside.
That's a long winded way of saying that your alignment is likely alright. Align for performance and not tire longevity. 🙂
Charley
Pyrometer!
add or subtract camber to get the temps correct. Tire pressure also effects the temps and wear. Again, a pyrometer can help with all that. And the good thing is that it allows you to create a set up that works for your pace.
