So this weekend i had a blowout on a rear tire on my CLS55. Thankfully i was not going very fast and the car sustained no damage. Upon further inspection the 1-1.5 inches of inner tread was worn the the metal mesh in the tires. The 80 percent of the tread toward the outer sidewall was very healthy. The tires have about 20,000 miles on them. So my question to fellow AMG owners and all else who can help, is: Is this normal and is there that much of a degree of camber that the tire tread is suppose to wear like this? It is on both rear tires, I want to know if i should bother making a fuss over it at the dealership or just having them replace the rears and call it a day. Thanks in advance for all the advice.

 

I've seen eBay issue in most well made cars. The alignment will eat the inner side, sure it depends on your driving too

 

I've seen eBay issue in most well made cars. The alignment will eat the inner side, sure it depends on your driving too.
You can always adjust the camber but it will change the behavior of the car. Anyway, if you drive mostly at mid-low speed you can do it without losing much

 

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In general, not specific to AMG cars...

The rear camber can be adjusted and so that there is less rear camber and you will eliminate that problem. The overall impact can vary depending on vehicle but most likely you are not pushing the car hard enough to have any negative effects that cause a dangerous situation of constant oversteer. I say this due to your location listed. if you noted you were always taking it to the track, then you "will/may" notice the camber change.

It is quite possible that your camber is out of spec as it currently is and/or at the threshold of the allowed/recomended max camber settings.

New tires and an alignment at a trusted shop or dealer and you will be squared away. talk to the service writer about your experience and they can hook you up.

Wilson

 

thanks guys, i understand that it is a canmber issue, although i doubt that the car comes with so must camber from the factory, being i bought the car CPO perhaps the previous owner messed with it...thanks

 

I am sure its the rear camber, maybe the previous own wanted a sportier look and kept it that way,check it out and I am sorry to hear about this.

 

I haven't this problem in CLS55 AMG, so probably your adjustment isn't right. Go to dealer and tell them fix it
Good Luck!

 

It also helps to swap the tires from right to left. I do this once a year with cars that have staggered fr/rr fitments. Since you can't rotate fr to rr, I dismount and switch sides to help with wear.

 

20,000 miles on the REAR tires on an AMG? Ya, you're doing good my friend. Honestly.