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04-03-2014, 08:53 PM | #1 |
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Front tires cupping
Late last summer I noticed that the front tires on our roadster were showing signs of "cupping", but given that it was near the end of the summer driving season, parked it for its winter nap and decided to put off doing anything until warm weather arrived. This week the temperatures have gotten up into the upper 70's, so its time to dust off this project and see what the solution might be. This is the third set of tires on this car since its restoration back in the mid-eighties, and the first sign of any such tire wear. Does anyone have any ideas as to what might be a good place to start to correct this issue?
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04-03-2014, 09:07 PM | #2 |
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Re: Front tires cupping
Check the toe-in.
Make sure the front wheel bearing nut isn't too loose. I've seen them up to 2 1/2 turns loose. Last edited by Tom Wesenberg; 04-03-2014 at 09:25 PM. |
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04-03-2014, 09:20 PM | #3 |
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Re: Front tires cupping
Wheel Balance and Shocks also.
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04-03-2014, 11:13 PM | #4 |
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Re: Front tires cupping
Thanks guys, and any others as well who may have ideas. I'll check these out this week-end!
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04-03-2014, 11:33 PM | #5 |
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Re: Front tires cupping
How many miles did you get on the previous tires, and how many this time?
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04-04-2014, 12:01 AM | #6 |
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Re: Front tires cupping
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04-04-2014, 02:09 PM | #7 |
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Re: Front tires cupping
air pressure , lack of rotation , worn shocks , balance etc. will cause cupping ........
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04-04-2014, 10:23 PM | #8 |
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Re: Front tires cupping
Some tire treads are predisposed to a condition known as high speed ramp, similar to cupping. This condition perpetuates its self and can be dealt with by the maintenance mentioned in the above posts. Assuming that all else is good, tire rotation is a good practice. I rotate mine about every 1000 miles.
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04-05-2014, 08:30 AM | #9 |
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Re: Front tires cupping
I had the "cupping" problem on my '34. Tire pressure was too low.
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04-05-2014, 08:35 AM | #10 |
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Re: Front tires cupping
All tires front and rear tend to cup due to braking. The rear tires however will wear more evenly because they have rotational force in both directions, they brake and drive which evens out the wear. You will see cupped front tires a lot on motorcycles because of this uneven wear and the fact they are not rotated front to rear. You wouldn't have your car set up with more braking in the front rather than the rear? That could make the cupping more pronounced. As mentioned tire rotation would even out the wear.
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04-13-2014, 06:10 PM | #11 |
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Re: Front tires cupping
Thanks to everyone who has responded - lots of good ideas and things to check. I had hoped to go through the front axle this weekend to see what issues might be out there, but regrettably was not able to given some other things that came up. I have a new set of tires on the spares and will rotate these to the front - hopefully a thorough check-up and tire rotation will help to resolve the problem. Thanks again to all!
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