SLK Scrubbing Tyres......HELP

[BSRS]

Hi All,

I am after a bit of help please.

My wife has a 1999 SLK 2.3 Auto. Standard wheels, etc. It has covered 120k miles and is never driven hard.

It is scrubbing out a set of tyres every 10k miles. Outside edges on the fronts and Inside edges on the rears. I had a 4 wheel alignment done last year and it has made no difference. The guy who set it up thinks the problem may lie with the springs and bushes being tired with the high mileage. And as Camber / caster has little and no adjustment on this model, the ride height running lower is causing the scrub.

I have heard that Mercedes may do a Kit that enables camber adjustments. Has anyone heard of this, or are there any other theories that may solve the problem. It could just need a new set of springs ?

Thanks in advance…………… Bob

[bolide]

Sounds like it has been lowered too far and that the resulting camber is wearing the inside of the rear tyres. Why it is wearing the outside of the fronts I don't know - maybe the geometry has been tweaked too much

I'd check the ride height against a standard one. If it's lower I'd price up replacing all four springs. The shockers may be worn as well - running short springs with standard shocks will kill them faster than normal

Nick Froome
www.w124.co.uk