Oh-noes seeking tyre advice?

Biohazard · 23 Jan 2011 at 13:42

IAmATeaf said:
I was under the impression that a tracking problem would show itself as uneven tyre wear?

If camber and tyre inflation is correct then no you will not get uneven wear.

You will just scrub the rubber quicker if the toe is out.

MOOGLEYS · 23 Jan 2011 at 13:47

If the tracking is out you can wear the edges of the tyres usually the inner edges due to the wheel not being trully aligned and the tyre being forced in a non true direction.

Iceman · 23 Jan 2011 at 15:01

Tyres pressures would wear uneven too. I suspect your driving style, do you wheel spin much?

IAmATeaf · 23 Jan 2011 at 16:04

Iceman said:
Tyres pressures would wear uneven too. I suspect your driving style, do you wheel spin much?

I check the tyre pressure, normally monthly, set the fronts to 34 and the rears to 32. No I don't wheel spin everywhere but as I said I do tend to drive the car hard, so for example when I get onto the A40 on my way to and from work I will tend to floor it.

IAmATeaf · 23 Jan 2011 at 16:12

burns said:
http://www.etyres.co.uk/tyres-ratings-nhtsa/tyre-wear-ratings.htm

Might be useful, what is the wear rating on your current tyres? If it's particularly low that may explain some of it and help you choose new tyres.

Interesting site there, the PS3s aren't there but the PS2s have a wear rating of 220, the F1 asyms aren't listed but the they do have the F1 Eagles listed which also have a rating of 220.

The Conti CS2 have a rating of 280 so might give them a go.

EDIT: Just checked the Potenza's RE40 and RE50, they have a wear rate of only 140, are they really that soft? Thought they were quite a hard tyre.

jon- · 23 Jan 2011 at 17:05

Wear ratings are largely useless as there's no independent body.

They're a good way of seeing how different tyres within the SAME brand wear, but cross brands they can't be trusted.