Bridgestone Potenza S007's - Worn through at 14,000 Miles!

[qellman32]

Is your Z at factory ride height, i.e. not lowered? Those LCAs sure looked angled like more neg camber at those rear tires. Or, you're carrying more weight back there? It's camber wear and soft S007s, nothing else.

Yes, it's at factory ride height. I haven't had time to do anything aftermarket yet. What you see is straight from the dealership. And there's nothing but a bag with all the delivery accessories in it (dealer plate surround, aero flaps, front lip spoiler, etc). So no extra weight.

 

[qellman32]

This is my tire wear so far. It's down to the "support wiring"? This is also what my camber looks like. Not sure what to think of it... I'm going to take it to the dealer and see if this falls under warranty. I have a 5 year warranty that they "sold" (tacked on) to me, so we'll see.

 

[qellman32]

Also, the manual clearly states that I SHOULD NOT do a wheel rotation because it's a staggered setup. The dealer guy, the guy who SOLD me the car, didn't even know that when I told him about the problem. I'll show them this if they bring it up.

 

[Darkhorse]

the last thing you want to do is put those tyres on the front anyway, you need to be able to turn.

Looks like a lot of camber in the rear... but its not adjustable without changing some control arms, so I'm gonna go have a look at mine real quick bc I don't think it looks like that and you may have something wrong with your rear camber.

 

[Darkhorse]

Mine looks about the same, maybe slightly less negative camber which is odd bc mine is also lowered 1 inch and that should tuck the tops in slightly.

You know what I think, I think you are more of a leadfoot than you realise

 

[qellman32]

Mine looks about the same, maybe slightly less negative camber which is odd bc mine is also lowered 1 inch and that should tuck the tops in slightly.

You know what I think, I think you are more of a leadfoot than you realise

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How many miles do you have on your Z? It might seem like lead foot. I could see it if this was after 5,000 miles. But 14-15,000 miles is downright V6 Accord territory for a rear wheel drive sports car. I still would expect even wear, even if I were a lead foot. There's still tread on 6/8ths of what WOULD be the contact patch.

 

[rocksandblues]

When you put power down the rear end squats. A sports car should be set up and designed so that there is max tread when under power rwd. something is not set up or designed correctly.

If it is just one or two cars possible the dealer can adj something back in spec. If endemic to the platform and aftermarket part will have to step up to correct.

 

[qellman32]

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So, the service guy said "this would be covered by warranty, EXCEPT... the tire does not have a milage warranty. And no factory covers car manufacturer's tires.". And then tried to sell me the same tires at $469.60 a pop. HA! I say NAY!

 

[therumblewagon]

My two suggestions—well, perhaps three—would be the following:

1) Find a different dealership and run the same by them
2) Contact Nissan Corporate
3) Contact Bridgestone

https://www.bridgestonetire.com/con...ated_brands_warranty_manual_us_en_2022_v3.pdf

Unless you've been laying down track times and/or driving like a bat out of hell, there's no way you should be showing cords at 5k.

 

[Donalex]

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So, the service guy said "this would be covered by warranty, EXCEPT... the tire does not have a milage warranty. And no factory covers car manufacturer's tires.". And then tried to sell me the same tires at $469.60 a pop. HA! I say NAY!

True...the warranty company doesn't know if you went drifting or not...

 

[Darkhorse]

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How many miles do you have on your Z? It might seem like lead foot. I could see it if this was after 5,000 miles. But 14-15,000 miles is downright V6 Accord territory for a rear wheel drive sports car. I still would expect even wear, even if I were a lead foot. There's still tread on 6/8ths of what WOULD be the contact patch.

I swiched to advan AD09s after less than 1000 miles so its not a good comparison. right now at about 3000 miles

 

[rocksandblues]

Guys, doesn’t matter if hooning around or not. Tires shouldn’t wear like that.
My race car goes through a set of tires every 2 months and I have it set up properly so they wear evenly

if cording like the op pic where the rest of the tire has a lot more life
Set up is wrong. Full stop

the set up can and should be corrected

 

[qellman32]

If I were to go aftermarket with camber parts, and go less aggressive, would it slide out more? I have to see how this thing is on All-Seasons. Hurry up FedEx!

The service guy was like "the car has negative camber because it's a sports car. It's actually not a lot of camber. The tires are a softer compound." I'm sure he didn't even check the camber, just looked at what the factory says. "There's still wear on the whole tire". Ugh.

 

[StrikeS30]

My two suggestions—well, perhaps three—would be the following:

1) Find a different dealership and run the same by them
2) Contact Nissan Corporate
3) Contact Bridgestone

https://www.bridgestonetire.com/con...ated_brands_warranty_manual_us_en_2022_v3.pdf

Unless you've been laying down track times and/or driving like a bat out of hell, there's no way you should be showing cords at 5k.

My sister in law just went through a big thing with Bridgestone tires she had purchased and had installed at an authorized dealer, they burned through at a very accelerated rate, the shop said they were garbage and shouldn't have worn that fast. The dealer and bridgestone went back and forth for months, then there was no "warranty ", they held her summer tires while they were going through the "investigation" and she was forced to run her winters out.. Bridgestone finally got back to the dealer and her. And offered her like a $30 gift card and basically told her best of luck next time.. the tires were defective and they didn't give a rats ass, she told them to eat their gift card and she went with a other brand

 

[qellman32]

You can call me a Boomer, but Bridgestone is going on my list of No-No brands with Firestone. Ever since Firestone's deadly 90's era, I won't be buying them either. I mean unless they make another brand and I just don't know it.