Inside front tire wear on '02 IS300

External Since: Apr 25, 2005 Posts: 42

I am in the process of replacing the tires on my '02 IS300 for the first
time. The front tires are worn quite a bit more on the inside than they are
in the center and outside surfaces. If it weren't for the excessive inside
wear I could probably squeeze another 2000-3000 miles out of them. The car
has 24,500 miles on it with the original tires, although the car came with a
sticker on it stating that the Bridgestone Potenza OEM tires should only
last about 20,000 miles. My car has never pulled to the left or right either
one, so I have always thought that there weren't any alignment issues. I
plan on having a four-wheel alignment performed on the car a couple of
days after I have my new tires are mounted, just in case there is an
alignment
issue that is undetectable to me.

Has anyone else here experienced any excessive interior front tire wear with
their IS300?

External Since: Jul 19, 2003 Posts: 13

I've had the same problem with my 98 GS400. I had the dealer and a front
end place check the aligment. Dealer said it was in spec, the ft end place
dialed out some toe on the rear and some camber all around. It appears that
it is designed to have a lot of camber so the car handles better. I've had
the tires turned around on the wheels to even out the wear. I'm loosing
much more than a few thousand miles, more like 10 or 15 thousand. I know I
won't be buying another Lexus, I've never had a car with the above problem.
It's a real shame to have the inside rapidly wearing and the center and
outside like new.

"Ron M." <nobody.DeleteThis@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:11hplmklg6ftk7e@corp.supernews.com...
> I am in the process of replacing the tires on my '02 IS300 for the first
> time. The front tires are worn quite a bit more on the inside than they
are
> in the center and outside surfaces. If it weren't for the excessive inside
> wear I could probably squeeze another 2000-3000 miles out of them. The car
> has 24,500 miles on it with the original tires, although the car came with
a
> sticker on it stating that the Bridgestone Potenza OEM tires should only
> last about 20,000 miles. My car has never pulled to the left or right
either
> one, so I have always thought that there weren't any alignment issues. I
> plan on having a four-wheel alignment performed on the car a couple of
> days after I have my new tires are mounted, just in case there is an
> alignment
> issue that is undetectable to me.
>
> Has anyone else here experienced any excessive interior front tire wear
with
> their IS300?
>
>
>
>