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Originally Posted by JCL
No, we're talking the same thing. Air pressure inside the tire equals the pressure against the ground. Your concept of more ground pressure due to the camber would only be correct if you had a solid tire. You don't, you have an inflated tire. It deforms to match the ground.
This is a simplistic view, as we aren't considering dynamics, only statics. However, the theory works. Your camber isn't what is causing the wear on the inner edge, as has been pointed out in other threads.
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I understand what your saying and I agree that our tires are not solid but they are not soft like party balloons either. These tires have very stiff sidewalls and minimal deformation. They're not Suburban tires.
Going by your rationale, how would you explain why does an over-inflated tire wears faster in the middle than on the edges . . . or why does an under-inflated tire wear faster on the edges than in the middle if the tire always deforms to match the ground? Wouldn't the answer be that different parts of the tread are experiencing different levels of friction/pressure with the road and hence wearing at different rates?
If negative camber is not causing wear on the inside of my tires . . . I would love to hear what is causing it? I must have missed the jests of the previous threads.