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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GHS" data-source="post: 11941" data-attributes="member: 6956"><p>I have noticed that my rear tyres are wearing out so much faster than the front ones. The wear on the rear tyres are uniform (same wear for inside/outside on the same axle), so I assume that mis-alignment can be ruled out.I have religiously done an alignment/balancing/rotation job every 10,000km or so. I have recently done my 3rd one; so the front tyres are now with less thread than the rear.Facts of the suspension/tyres on my ride:Front: 20% thread, Rear: 50% threadCurrent tyre mileage: ~28,000 kmTyre size: 225/45 R17 all round (CSC2 RFTs, came with the E90)Lowered with Eibach Pro-KitQuestions:1) OK I know it's a rear-wheel drive car, but just wondering if it's normal for the rears to wear out so much faster? I don't do burn-outs that often to cause this...2) Will a lowered ride add to the tyre wear rate, especially the rears?3) A bad alignment job will cause wear either on the inside/outside of the tyre. But will a bad alignment job also cause accelarated uniform wear as well on the tyres? 3) I now have fronts with 20% thread, rears with 50% thread after my latest alignment/balancing/rotation job. I read from somewhere before that for normal road-going drivers like me, it is safer to have the rear tyres with more thread, as:more thread at the rear = more traction at the rear = less possibility of dealing with an oversteer situation which is harder to control. How true is this?4) Is it safe to go on track (i.e. the HPC @ Sepang next weekend) with the current setup - front 20% thread, rear 50% thread?</p></blockquote><p></p>

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