[AJF]

Happened on my 2008 and again on my 2014 maintained at 2 different dealerships.

 

[Alfalund]

Definitely not a tire issue, but one of getting the wheels properly aligned.
Eating insides could be a toe-out issue, but again - the tire has got nothing to do with it.

 

[Bill929]

Replaced my front P Zeros at 18k miles - even wear all the way across.
Rears were gone at 9k and 18k, even wear as well.

 

[rore]

You will find attached a photo my front tyre after 8000 miles. The outer part is ok and I did not noticed that the inner part was so bad. So please look at your alignment on regular basis....
Upon checking the alignment I found out that my 4 wheels were not aligned at all...may be because of a couple of track days...
finally, I didn't align as per specs as there was too much negative camber (attached the value after alignment).

Cheers

Roooore

 

[marconi]

2010 GTS. same found at around 35K km. Ended with buying new fronts (Pzeros) and wheels alignment + service on 40K km in dealership

 

[nicepants]

I recently had service at 30K miles and they told me the same thing... inside has worn out and I had to replace the front tires. They did realignment and hopefully, this won't happen again but will check on yearly base.

 

[Mfar]

I am on my 3rd set of front tires. The last set lasted less than 4,000 miles with extensive wear on the inside.

The front-end of the car has been worked on several times by the dealer and 3rd party shop. The upper and lower control arm's bushings have been replaced, springs have been replaced. Every time I put a new set of tires, I did alignment, unfortunately, that did not help. It is frustrating.

 

[Cznser]

I have the same issue with my front tires balding on the inside. I don't know if this helps in figuring out whats going on but I had my tires aligned 3 separate times this year and put on 7k miles (started off the year with new tires). I'm going to tell the dealer to go more positive and see if that helps next year.

 

[FormulaDynamics]

Lots of people do experience a high amount of inside tire wear on the GT. Tt can be the toe setting, the camber or worn bushings or joints... It is strange in that not all owners tend to experience it but we do hear it quite regularly even on completely stock cars. It may be that some shops are just not properly aligning the car and the tires do tend to wear out quickly, especially if the alignment is off. Since it can be many things, it's hard to say for sure what your issue may be... but as you can see you're not alone. Try to take it to a shop that is very capable and comfortable to align the Maserati and also have them inspect for worn joints, bushings.

 

[mike_balt]

WE got the car with 1800 miles on it. assumed the alignment was dead on. car was twitchy to me. My wife just thought it drove that way. When I replaced the tires two weeks ago (at 8500), I found both fronts worn down to the tread on the inside. Outside was only 1/2 worn.

Took it to an indy Ferrari place. they aligned it. said it was WAY off. My wife got back in it and within a mile called me on the phone exclaiming "Wholly Crap! it's a completely different car!! I thought Maserati's just drove like that. this is great."

I'm assuming we won't have the same issue in 8500 miles, but above all, I'm glad the car is not twitchy and is more controllable.

 

[sc00b]

as has been mentioned, the factory alignment settings on maserati vehicles is rather on the aggressive end for optimal performance. the course of the vehicle's life is what determines how tire wear presents itself. the nature of alignment specs being on the verge of causing wear means that depending on road conditions and quality, a few good potholes or large expansion joints can push the settings out over the course of some thousands of miles. getting quality alignments done on a 6 to 12 month schedule can do no harm, especially if you live/drive in a place with suboptimal roads.

 

[chris7469]

While down the beach with my boys I noticed a huge white ring on the inside of each tire while at a WAWA. I even think I saw the mesh under the ring. However the outside of the tire looked great.

The wear was incredible. It looked like the tire was about to come apart. It was so bad I did not want to drive the 2 hours home with my boys.

I found a local tire shop that had some no name front tires and they put them on for less than 200 bucks. To me it was worth the peace of mind.

When I got back I got a new set of tires and took her to my buddies alignment shop. He adjusted everything and I no longer have any crazy inside wear. The car drives great.

I am going to try the BF Goodrich tires as well.

C

 

[Airlordz]

While down the beach with my boys I noticed a huge white ring on the inside of each tire while at a WAWA. I even think I saw the mesh under the ring. However the outside of the tire looked great.

The wear was incredible. It looked like the tire was about to come apart. It was so bad I did not want to drive the 2 hours home with my boys.

I found a local tire shop that had some no name front tires and they put them on for less than 200 bucks. To me it was worth the peace of mind.

When I got back I got a new set of tires and took her to my buddies alignment shop. He adjusted everything and I no longer have any crazy inside wear. The car drives great.

I am going to try the BF Goodrich tires as well.

C

Same thing happened to me. Was coming back and next thing i know tire warning comes on. Went to a tire shop and what do you know my tire was messed up real bad. Had to take a picture of it. Was told to try and alighn my tires every 2-3 months by the mechanic. He also had a maserati and said it was common to them like everyone is saying. Not pleased about it

 

[4door]

Alignment fix

Go to National Tire and Battery (NTB) and buy an alignment warranty (3years for around $200). You can have it aligned as often as you want. I always have them align it to factory specs and then turn the camber bolt as far positive as it will go. It still has a negative camber but will be out of spec. I figured this out after burning through a set of pilots in 8k miles.
I will say the alignment is tricky and takes a really long time to get it dialed in.

 

[767Driver]

I'm a little leery of taking this car to anyone other than a reputable independent or the dealer. I've had tire shops etc jack up my old Porsche incorrectly and damage rocker panels etc. Is getting the alignment checked and adjusted a fairly straightforward process with this car? Can most good tire/alignment shops adjust this car safely? My tires are definitely wearing much faster on the inside as well. I too will be joining the BF Goodrich train but want to make sure the alignment is optimum for a street setup.

 

[AaronE]

Well, if they're jacking the car up at all during an alignment, they're doing it wrong! I remember my old 928 actually required it to be driven for quite a few miles after jacking before alignment to let the suspension settle.

I know what you mean though. I wouldn't go somewhere that either A) knew what they were doing, or B) allowed me to supervise.

I just took mine to the crazy cheap place by my place that does a full 4-wheel laser alignment for $40 and made sure to help the guy out since he wasn't familiar with the shims to adjust caster as opposed to just adjusting the two eccentrics differently. Worked out pretty well. Then again, if I hadn't known what I was doing (or more specifically, researched ahead of time [emoji6]) having me help wouldn't, well, help.

As long as you know (or learn) the basics and specific issues (like jacking points) you should be fine.

On a side note, anybody have their suggested settings for tire wear vs performance?

 

[4door]

The Maseratri dealer in CLT on recently added onsite service. The only option was to have the dealer load the car onto a semi and transport it to Greensboro. I needed an alignment and the dealer in CLT told me to take it to NTB as they take all their cars there for alignment. I've not had any issues with NTB doing the alignment.

 

[Cznser]

WE got the car with 1800 miles on it. assumed the alignment was dead on. car was twitchy to me. My wife just thought it drove that way. When I replaced the tires two weeks ago (at 8500), I found both fronts worn down to the tread on the inside. Outside was only 1/2 worn.

Took it to an indy Ferrari place. they aligned it. said it was WAY off. My wife got back in it and within a mile called me on the phone exclaiming "Wholly Crap! it's a completely different car!! I thought Maserati's just drove like that. this is great."

I'm assuming we won't have the same issue in 8500 miles, but above all, I'm glad the car is not twitchy and is more controllable.

My car is twitchy too. I am going to the dealer next week to try to figure it out cause my fronts have about 85% on them except for the inner 1-2 inches which is bald. With the amount of times I have done alignment this shouldn't be happening.

 

[Xebel]

I just searched this forum and found this post. I have the same exact issue with my 2012 GT which I bought CPO'd a year ago. 4 months after I bought it, I notice it pulls to the right. It took the dealer three times to finally get it right and I had to pay $450 for alignment as it was not covered after three months. After the alignment, the car drove straight like arrow. But now after less than 6K miles later, I noticed wires on the inner walls of the front tires! The tires look like the have at least 75% left. I am so pissed that I paid $450 for alignment 4 month after I bought the car, and I only put 7K miles on the car from the time I bought it and now I have to pay for a set of two expensive tires plus the cost of another alignment too. Can I hold the dealer responsible to pay for the cost? I understand that the alignment warranty is only good for three months, but it would take longer than three months for bad alignment symptoms to manifest itself. Thanks in advance.

 

[ttpopo]

see happened to me. I actually had the dealer align the car to reduce it - but it happened again anyhow. The dealer actually told me that the adjustment is limited and you can't dial it out...

anyhow, on 3rd set of fronts now at 8k miles. Granted, the second set were pretty under inflated so I think that was the issue (30psi). I'm keeping this set at 35psi and hoping to see 8k on the fronts.