2018 ZL1 1LE Front passenger side tire overheating

gosutag · 03-23-2023, 06:25 PM

To all who may help,

I have an issue that when I'm on the track the, believe it or not, inside tire overheats causing excess tire wear and obviously high tire temps/pressure. The inside tire at the tracks I usually go to are the passenger side front tire. It is baffling me. Anyone know what may cause this? It's every single time. Thank you for all your help.

wakespeak · 03-23-2023, 07:08 PM

Alignment?

Re-bleed the brakes. I have found air pockets around one wheel before. Flush the system completely with 3-4 bottles. Do the outside bleeder, then inside, then outside again.

Lastly, the front struts can work loose at the two big bolts to the knuckle. The paint on the ZLE struts I think is part of the problem. If they get loose (this happened twice to me) they change both the camber and toe as the knuckle pivots. You might feel a click through the wheel on hard turns. Use a breaker bar on the bolts until you are sure they are bottomed out.

Vigilante375 · 03-23-2023, 07:45 PM

Make sure you have a good, clear path for the air to go to the brakes. Is this a fast track or slow track? Does this track have a lot of left, hard turns where you turn left a lot but have to brake hard?

A number of people have started putting on the CT5 Blackwing air ducts as they are way bigger than the ZL1s. That would be an upgrade I would do now.

EDIT: Said right turns when I meant left

Royal Dutch · 03-26-2023, 04:32 PM

Check the wheel bearing, if it is failing/binding that will create a lot of heat.

03-23-2023, 06:25 PM	#1
gosutag Left Lane Enforcer Drives: '18 ZL1 1LE. Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: New York City Posts: 292	2018 ZL1 1LE Front passenger side tire overheating To all who may help, I have an issue that when I'm on the track the, believe it or not, inside tire overheats causing excess tire wear and obviously high tire temps/pressure. The inside tire at the tracks I usually go to are the passenger side front tire. It is baffling me. Anyone know what may cause this? It's every single time. Thank you for all your help. __________________ Current Cars: 2018 Camaro ZL1 1LE 2012 Ford Focus SE 1994 Evo II Previous Cars: 2017 Camaro SS 2014 Chevy Malibu LTZ

03-23-2023, 07:08 PM	#2
wakespeak Drives: 2020 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,383	Alignment? Re-bleed the brakes. I have found air pockets around one wheel before. Flush the system completely with 3-4 bottles. Do the outside bleeder, then inside, then outside again. Lastly, the front struts can work loose at the two big bolts to the knuckle. The paint on the ZLE struts I think is part of the problem. If they get loose (this happened twice to me) they change both the camber and toe as the knuckle pivots. You might feel a click through the wheel on hard turns. Use a breaker bar on the bolts until you are sure they are bottomed out. __________________ 2020 ZL1 1LE [Moroso SC Expansion Tank, otherwise stock]

03-23-2023, 07:45 PM	#3
Vigilante375 Drives: 2018 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,419	Make sure you have a good, clear path for the air to go to the brakes. Is this a fast track or slow track? Does this track have a lot of left, hard turns where you turn left a lot but have to brake hard? A number of people have started putting on the CT5 Blackwing air ducts as they are way bigger than the ZL1s. That would be an upgrade I would do now. EDIT: Said right turns when I meant left Last edited by Vigilante375; 03-24-2023 at 09:12 AM.

03-26-2023, 04:32 PM	#4
Royal Dutch Drives: 2021 Chevy ZL1 A10 Cpe Shadow Gray Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: New Jersey Posts: 32	Check the wheel bearing, if it is failing/binding that will create a lot of heat.

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