# Tire wears on the inside

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-wears-on-the-inside/92818>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 22, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-wears-on-the-inside/92818 "2016-03-22T03:37:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![teggylife](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4af34b/32.png) [@teggylife](https://community.cartalk.com/u/teggylife)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-wears-on-the-inside/92818/1 "2016-03-22T03:37:38Z")

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I have a 94 integra it is wearing on the front insides of the tire quite a bit it has camber and they are set all the way positive and I did an alignment what else could it be

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 3:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-wears-on-the-inside/92818/2 "2016-03-22T03:55:59Z")

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Inside edge wear is a sign of excess negative camber.

If the springs are getting tired, there’ll be too much negative camber at static than can be compensated for by simple adjustment. As a wheel goes upward in its suspension travel, the suspension design intentionally cambers it negatively to maintain a constant track. Constantly varying track wierds up the car’s control. If the springs are tired and the car is sitting static with them higher in the travel than the design calls for, you’ll have excess negative camber.

I do have one question to add… has the body ever been “lowered” by clipping a coil out of the springs or by any other means? Has the track been widened by spacers or deep-dish wheels? If either of these has been done, post the change(s).

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 8:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-wears-on-the-inside/92818/3 "2016-03-22T08:08:33Z")

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You state that you did an alignment. Does this mean that you had it done on alignment rack or was it a DIY job in the driveway?

If on an alignment rack what are the camber and toe specs?

Inside edge wear on tires is due to excessive negative camber or too much toe out.

Given the car is an Integra and those cars being prone to modifications I also wonder about suspension modifications as mentioned by mountainbike.

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 8:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-wears-on-the-inside/92818/4 "2016-03-22T08:39:23Z")

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If you have worn tie rod ends and hilly roads you could get that kind of wear. When a front wheel drive car starts moving forward, the front end tries to rise. Hard acceleration or bad struts can make this effect worse. The change in camber might be causing the wear. If your tires are old the conditions may not be as bad for tire wear as you think they are. Remove the anvil from your trunk.