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I am still a noob, my past racing experience was over 15 years Drag Racing, now I am older my reaction time is not what it used to be, so I am moving to road course, so my first year was not pushing it too hard, mostly getting used to the car.With track days I'm surprised you got 15K miles on those tires. Vorshlag or Maximum Motorsports CC plates are easy to adjust. @modernbeat
PS - as you noted you are just getting used to the car and not pushing it, so please keep in mind as you start ratcheting up your speed, expect even shorter life on your tires , even with a better alignment and camber plates. With speed comes more frequent tire purchases and it is just part of the necessary dance wear on a road circuit.
Is that the inside of the tire? That is because of that toe-out in the front.
That alignment is pretty much a pile of junk for performance work. You desperately need more front camber if the stock adjustments will allow, ZERO front toe. Presumably there is no rear camber adjustment stock on a GT350? I have done several but they had mods. Anyway, if yes, then camber should be even. Toe is about right in the rear, but the OCD in me is twitching about it not being even.
same hereWhat tire pressure are you using, cold? I use 34 psi before any driving. 11 track days and 10k miles on cup 2's.....
How do you know who is a "Good" Alignment shop, everyone's websites say they are the best..Do all this ( new alignment) after you get a new set of tires , those are likely shot , and as noted , you got more than your fair share of wear out of a maximum performance street tire . I would blame part of the wear on the alignment as noted, and who knows if a pothole or something else did not throw it off?
Get the camber plates ordered soon and get installed prior to a new alignment. Tires can be purchased through the Tire Rack link on TMO, and that does help this
site and it's operation.
I tend to drive the curvy roads even if its a bit out of my way, I hate straight roads.Since I've been paged, but the other guys have really covered most of what I'd tell you, I'll sum it up.
Factory recommended alignments are almost always crap. Even the "Ford Motorsports" alignment. They tend to recommend an alignment that can be achieved within the stock equipment, and with an eye towards saving the worst driver in the world. If you are competent, or have aftermarket equipment (which you should), you will want a better alignment.
If you track the car at all, or even drive it aggressively on curvy roads, you WILL want camber plates. Otherwise you are using about half your front tire when the car needs it the most. And the tire wear bears this out, as they cord on the outside. With more static camber you can even out the wear, get a larger contact patch when it counts, balance the handling, and get more longevity from the tires. The bad side is you will spend $500 on a one-time purchase. The alternative is that you will spend $800 on front tires about three times more often than you should, and not get the performance that your car really has.
If you run a lot of camber on the street, get the toe close to zero, with just the slimmest amount of toe-in. It's a little bit darty sometimes, but will reward you when you push it.
Just for curiosity, what does the other front tire look like on the inside? I have to think it is close to cording on the inside and the extra wear on the right is track related (more right turns or something)
Individual toe per side is basically impossible to have in the front. It is *always* going to self center and the steering wheel will be crooked or the car will dogleg. (these would be tiny amounts on your car)
You can easily run -2 to -3 degrees camber on a street car with very little extra tear wear *AS LONG AS* toe is kept at 0. Any toe out is always going to cause tire wear, and quickly.
Get the car to a good alignment shop, max that front camber, get the right rear toe and equal, and set the front to zero and you will be much happier.
DaveW
One easy way to check is ask if they can corner weight the car when doing the alignment? If they say yes, they likely are pretty damn good , but then doing that will be even more expensive. May be easiest just to ask your friends who are active in motorsports?
Not trying to be your Dad , but having been in Automotive Sales for over 30 years ( 26 at one spot ), and having been active in SCCA or NASA for 38 years I can tell you I know of a lot of accidents with performance car drivers, occur on exit ramps. False sense of security that they are the only car going around the corner, but sand and dirt is hard to see at speed , and the next thing they know a guardrail or cement is their new friend. Looks fun , but I would save it for VIR or Summit Point, imho.