Tyres

[myoung]

I bought an IS200 SPORT about a year ago, which had four almost new tyres. I have recently noticed that both front tyres have completely worn out on the inside, whereas the outer tread appears still almost new. Is this the way that the IS200 is set up, or could there be something more sinister? I got in touch with a local garage and was advised that this is common for tyres to wear in this way on some cars. But it seemed to be a massive difference between the worn side of the tyre and the side which has maintained its structure. The car has only done approximately 3,000 miles since I purchased it. The car is driving normally and i have not noticed any anomalies in any other areas. I would be very grateful if someone could give me some insight into why this has happened and what I could do about it?

Matt

[Tony-Bones]

Lexus got the geometry positions wrong on the IS200/300/SC, i rewrote them some years back and the data can be found here in the clubs knowledge bank.

[rincewind]

Front geometry is prone to going out of alignment on these (as it can with all cars over time). Mine's a 54 plate and in six years of ownership, I've the 4 wheel geometry done only once, and never had prematurely worn tyres -I get at least 20k from the fronts. That said, it's about due to be done again as I recently had a complete set of new wheels and two new front tyres and it now has a slight tug to the left, and doesn't feel as 'planted' as it used to.

Drive it carefully and there shouldn't be a problem.

[Hoopedup]

Anyone in Scotland do the wheel set-up alignment?