Tyre wear question

peter212693 · 3 Jul 2011 at 21:43

Hi guys.

My focus had 2 new front tyres about 6 months ago and the drivers side still has about 7mm of tread but the passenger side is down to 5mm of tread. Obviously this is a little strange. Is there any reason for this or is it the way I drive?

Princey · 3 Jul 2011 at 21:46

Tyre pressure?

Meridian · 3 Jul 2011 at 21:48

Do you live in Milton Keynes?

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peter212693 · 3 Jul 2011 at 21:49

I tend to check them every couple of weeks and keep them the same at 32psi

Princey · 3 Jul 2011 at 21:52

Does the car look level from the front and is the wear even across the surface of the tyre?

peter212693 · 3 Jul 2011 at 21:58

Car looks level from the front mate yea. Only thing I would say is the outer edge looks more warn then other parts on the tyre but the rest is even.

MOOGLEYS · 4 Jul 2011 at 00:54

Do you take roundabouts a bit nippy... If there are a lot of them where you live it can cause the passenger outer to wear a bit quicker..

Underwoodr · 4 Jul 2011 at 01:01

that or maybe they need to be re-balanced

peter212693 · 4 Jul 2011 at 07:31

MOOGLEYS said:
Do you take roundabouts a bit nippy... If there are a lot of them where you live it can cause the passenger outer to wear a bit quicker..

I do like to carry a good speed through them

I will have to tone it down a little.

Matt82 · 4 Jul 2011 at 08:24

if it they were worn evenly i wouldnt worry too much about it and maybe take roundabouts with a little less venom

peter212693 · 4 Jul 2011 at 13:32

Matt82 said:
if it they were worn evenly i wouldnt worry too much about it and maybe take roundabouts with a little less venom

Even with the outer edge being warn too? Is this caused by the roundabouts too?

chad116 · 5 Jul 2011 at 22:30

Underwoodr said:
that or maybe they need to be re-balanced

Getting them balanced is your answer, Also ensure your wheels are true and not buckled. Whilst driving if you were to let loose of the steering wheel does it stay straight or pull to one side ?

peter212693 · 5 Jul 2011 at 23:05

chad116 said:
Getting them balanced is your answer, Also ensure your wheels are true and not buckled. Whilst driving if you were to let loose of the steering wheel does it stay straight or pull to one side ?

Stays straight no pull at all.

Matt82 · 6 Jul 2011 at 09:19

no, balancing has no effect on tyre wear. if you have unbalanced front tyres you end up with a wobble through the steering wheel due to the imbalanced wheel.

if you have uneven wear across the tyre (usually the inside edge that gets effected) is more than likely to be down to the tracking.

to have the outside edge of the nearside tyre worn is not uncommon at all due to roundabouts being a common place for abuse to be dished out!

if i get the chance ill post up pics of my front tyres. even wear apart from the shoulder on the near side

peter212693 · 6 Jul 2011 at 18:31

Matt82 said:
no, balancing has no effect on tyre wear. if you have unbalanced front tyres you end up with a wobble through the steering wheel due to the imbalanced wheel.

if you have uneven wear across the tyre (usually the inside edge that gets effected) is more than likely to be down to the tracking.

to have the outside edge of the nearside tyre worn is not uncommon at all due to roundabouts being a common place for abuse to be dished out!

if i get the chance ill post up pics of my front tyres. even wear apart from the shoulder on the near side

Thats good to know, its even all the way across apart from the outside edge! O well its the price to pay for "enjoying" roundabouts

peter212693 · 25 Jul 2011 at 21:36

Im worried this is getting to the stage where my tyre will become illegal. I have uploaded some pics of it, what do you think? Still legal? Roundabout abuse?

Drivers side:

2 of the passenger side:

Thanks

MOOGLEYS · 25 Jul 2011 at 21:42

It might be worth getting the alignement checked. Try swapping the tyres around and slowing down at roundabouts and see if it wears the same...