I got the Comptech Springs on my 2001 Acura Type S. I took my Car to the dealer for 15000 mile check. They said my tires our wearing. What do I do? Is there a Camber kit that we correct this Problem.
Thanks for the help.

 

have you been rotating them at 7500 miles like you are suppose too?

 

How bad? There is going to be a little extra wear I know. But if tires are only going to last 15,000 miles I may need to do something.
If they are half way worn thats ok. I never expect a tire to go much more than 30k anyway.

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01 CL-S Black/Tan
Comptech Springs, V1

 

Same problem here, My out side of the tires are wearing out more than the inside I. I had mine roated when I got my springs on at 5000 and now i have 6900 on them. Im plaing on geting an alighment done w/ my 7500 mile check up.

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Comptech . may be more mod'z after when i get a job.

 

i worry about this problem a lot too..so once the alignment is done..then there will not be any tire wear problem??

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From what I gather is that your suppose to get an alignment right after you get the car lowered. I got my springs about two weeks ago and I am taking it in tommorrow for an alignment. I waited so the shocks and springs could settle.

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2001 Acura 3.2 CL Type-S
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oh i see..and can u tell me later about how your alignment is going?? thanks a lot and keep in touch

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If it gets bad, we should be able to have our tires remounted the other way on the rim.
As long as our tires aren't directional. I haven't checked, but I dont think they are.
As long as there is no white lettering in the inside. Again I don't think there is.


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01 CL-S Black/Tan
Comptech Springs, V1

 

Also, the way I understand it, an alignment will only fix the toe in/out. There is no way to adjust the camber.
Correct me if I'm wrong....

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01 CL-S Black/Tan
Comptech Springs, V1

 

I'm pretty sure they're directional....

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There currently is not a camber kit for the CLS. I got my alignment DURING the spring/sway install. According to Jens;(acura mechanic) Jens also told me that its not true that these springs settle, its more like the bushing might adjust somewhat to the different geometry angles caused by the lowering.

So rotate rotate.

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01 CL Type-S, White/Black/Navi/Comptech Springs+Sways/Burl Shifter/Guards

 

Guys, if you change the original design, be prepared to give up something. Ride comfort, component life, something. If you want the longest possible durability, you have to leave it like you bought it.

Everyone who wants to do that jump up and down. Not all at once though.

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i'm at 16,900 and at my 15k maint. the dealer said all was right on the dime. if i remember correctly i've had them on since like 6k miles.

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'01 3.2CL Type S
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Intresting.. So a camber kit will correct all this tire wear???? Am I right???

What exactly is a camber kit and where does it come into play to correct the wear?
thanks


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Won't the ones from the accord fit? Or maybe the TL's? i don't see why not.

 

A couple of points from experience.
I got my springs on at 3k miles. By 10K my stock tires were completely worn out on the inside due to negative camber. There is no camber adjust on our cars. The camber adjuster kits according to Mike at Comptech were poorly made for our cars and will only allow a very, very small amount of adjustment. Supposedly re-worked adjusters are in the works.

So, I got the new tires put on and had the tech that has done all of my other work (aside from the springs) to do the work. For 6k miles everything has been fine. No uneven wear on the tires at all--I now check frequently. I think they just F'ed up on the alignment the first time, but there's no real way to prove that.

So, in short, keep an eye on the inside of the tires and watch out for any uneven wear due to negative camber. Novawhite, I'm not sure why the outside of your tires are wearing out, your alignment must really be off or something--the negative camber from the springs should make the insides wear out faster. I still have two almost new tires if you want them at some point.

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Black/black CL Type S Comptech springs, headers. Soon to have Konis and Comptech sway bars. PIAA 19169, Solaris high beams. Potenza RE730's 225/45/ZR17
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yep guys JZ is right negative camber will wear the inside of the tire not the outside. The way the car is setup stock, the outside of the tires will wear out (feather) due to weight being shifted during cornering. Lowering the car should help the outside wear problem two-fold. One by introducing more negative camber and two by lowering the cars center of gravity and reducing body roll, thereby less weight is transfered when entering a corner. This problem is compounded by the soft sidewalls of the stock tires. I replaced my stock tires at 9K as my first step to correcting this problem. I changed to Toyo's T-1S 235/45/17.

[This message has been edited by BIGNASTY (edited 01-09-2001).]

 

Yeah bignasty--I couldn't believe how flimsy the sidewalls of the stock tires were!! It was like driving on balloons!!

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Black/black CL Type S Comptech springs, headers. Soon to have Konis and Comptech sway bars. PIAA 19169, Solaris high beams. Potenza RE730's 225/45/ZR17
...And I wonder where my money goes!