Mazda Mazda 6 (2002 - 2007) - 05 2.0 Uneven tyre wear at the rear

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Fri 7 Aug 2009 18:20
05 2.0 Uneven tyre wear at the rear - mikej
Hi folks,
I'm getting uneven wear on the rear tyres of my 55-plate 2l TS2 (40k miles)

The outer edges of both tyres are worn about 2-3mm more than the inner edges.

This may not sound like much, but it's pretty noticeable when you look at the tyres and I reckon I could probably get another 6 months wear out of them if they weren't wearing unevenly - it's very annoying having to change a tyre when the outer edge gets to 2mm, when the inner edge is still around 5mm !

I'm having no other noticeable suspension or brake problems, so is it simply a case of getting the tracking/toe/camber etc checked ?

Would a typical ATS/Kwik Fit-style tracking check allow and include adjustment at the rear of a Mazda 6 or should I take it to somewhere which can do a proper 4-wheel alignment ?

Cheers.
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Fri 7 Aug 2009 18:51
05 2.0 Uneven tyre wear at the rear - Peter.N.
It would certainly seem that the rear wheel alignment is out. Either they are towing in or the camber angle is to great, the only other possibility is that it is riding to high at the rear, but I'm sure you would have noticed that.

I don't know much about adjustable rear suspension as none of my cars have had it, but if its anything like tracking the front wheels, it shouldn't be difficult.

Edited by Peter.N. on 07/08/2009 at 18:53

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Fri 7 Aug 2009 19:16
05 2.0 Uneven tyre wear at the rear - grahamw
Hello Mike,

I had a Mazda 6 TS 2.0 diesel estate from new on an 04 plate.
The nsr tyre wore on the outside edge very badly from new.
The dealer was not interested what so ever, so I had it adusted by a 4 wheel alignment specialist. The report was that the rear suspension was so badly out, it could have only been caused by the car being in a servere accident or coming from the factory like it.
It had been taken back to the dealer several times before, due to complaints regarding it's handling. They were adament that nothing was wrong. I seem to remember reading that this is a common fault with this model.
In my opinion you will need to get it adjusted by a 4 wheel alignment centre.

Hope this helps, I can recommend one if you live near to West Sussex.
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