Are my tyres legal?
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I'm supposed to be going to a car show today so I was doing a walkaround of my car and noticed that the front tyres are worn. I'm terrified of getting pulled over and getting 6 points. Looks like I've been going round roundabouts too fast.
The law states something like 75% of the tyre needs to have 1.6mm tread. My tyres have 4.6mm tread along the centres and inside edges but the outside edges are down to the indicators:
Obviously if the tyres are illegal I'll be leaving the ar at home...
Thanks.
The law states something like 75% of the tyre needs to have 1.6mm tread. My tyres have 4.6mm tread along the centres and inside edges but the outside edges are down to the indicators:
Obviously if the tyres are illegal I'll be leaving the ar at home...
Thanks.
Interesting.
My Saab has similar wear on the front tyres' outside edges. I assumed it was a combo of heavy car / front wheel drive / power steering / reasonably high power.
Having said that it has been lowered, although I did ask a garage to check the alignment...
Might take it to Wheels In Motion for a full alignment check...
My Saab has similar wear on the front tyres' outside edges. I assumed it was a combo of heavy car / front wheel drive / power steering / reasonably high power.
Having said that it has been lowered, although I did ask a garage to check the alignment...
Might take it to Wheels In Motion for a full alignment check...
NiceCupOfTea said:
Interesting.
My Saab has similar wear on the front tyres' outside edges. I assumed it was a combo of heavy car / front wheel drive / power steering / reasonably high power.
Having said that it has been lowered, although I did ask a garage to check the alignment...
Might take it to Wheels In Motion for a full alignment check...
You might want to give it a little more negative camber than the OE specs - about 1 degree negative would be alright for road driving without any side effects (mine have been at -1.4 or so for the past 4-5 years, but then again I'm running R1R semi-racing compound jobbies that work best with an appreciable amount of neg camber). My Saab has similar wear on the front tyres' outside edges. I assumed it was a combo of heavy car / front wheel drive / power steering / reasonably high power.
Having said that it has been lowered, although I did ask a garage to check the alignment...
Might take it to Wheels In Motion for a full alignment check...
Getting the castor a little higher than manufacturer's, spec, say 2.5-2.75 degrees works quite advantageous on these beasties too, while you don't need any more than a 'touch' of toe-in (the smllest amount that still registers on the measuring equipment).
Driving style also plays a part.
We have several peugeot vans at work and one was repeatedly wearing the front tires out im a similar way to the OP.
The van I drive didnt have these problems, so we swapped the vans over and after a few months the tires on my van had the same problem..
It turned out that the driver was repeatedly wheelspining the van from a standstill when turning out of junctions, so due to the castor the outside tire edge was wearing very quickly.
The driver in question is no longer working for us and the vans are wearing there tires more evenly again.
Im not saying that this is caused by the OPs driving, but its a possibility.
The guy I bought my wheels from had a lowered prelude with similar tire wear. Although the suspension on the lude is adjustble the car was so low that it was at the end of the adjustment. An aftermarket camber kit fixed the tire wear and improoved the handling dramatically.
We have several peugeot vans at work and one was repeatedly wearing the front tires out im a similar way to the OP.
The van I drive didnt have these problems, so we swapped the vans over and after a few months the tires on my van had the same problem..
It turned out that the driver was repeatedly wheelspining the van from a standstill when turning out of junctions, so due to the castor the outside tire edge was wearing very quickly.
The driver in question is no longer working for us and the vans are wearing there tires more evenly again.
Im not saying that this is caused by the OPs driving, but its a possibility.
The guy I bought my wheels from had a lowered prelude with similar tire wear. Although the suspension on the lude is adjustble the car was so low that it was at the end of the adjustment. An aftermarket camber kit fixed the tire wear and improoved the handling dramatically.
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