Uneven tyre wear, front passenger side---causes please?
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Hi,
going to look at a s1 this weekend, everything seems to sound ok apart from one thing. The owner's mentioned that they had one of the front tyres changed (passenger side), when i asked why, i was told that it had been picked up as worn on the last service and replaced. Should i be concerned?
If both sides had been worn then i obviously wouldn't have been worried. Any ideas? or should i just stop stressing?
Cheers, Matt
going to look at a s1 this weekend, everything seems to sound ok apart from one thing. The owner's mentioned that they had one of the front tyres changed (passenger side), when i asked why, i was told that it had been picked up as worn on the last service and replaced. Should i be concerned?
If both sides had been worn then i obviously wouldn't have been worried. Any ideas? or should i just stop stressing?
Cheers, Matt
In ideal situations the weight of the car around a rounabout goes more to the left side of the car than the right (ie a right hand bend - unless you are going backwards)This is more marked on the front left tyre. With the prevalence of roundabouts near me, there is more wear on my left front than right (also true of clockwise racetracks). However, it may mean that the other tyres are marginal and will soon need replacing.
Provisos:
Look for accident damage / sign of respray
Might also mean the geo is out - mostly an easy fix.
Provisos:
Look for accident damage / sign of respray
Might also mean the geo is out - mostly an easy fix.
I would be worried if only one tyre cross axle was replaced.... End of, walk away.
It makes no sense that only one side is worn, the car is light weight and therefore if there is dodgy wear it should be cross axle.
It is difficult to pass jusgement on causes without seeing the car. All I would say is I have just worn a set of rear tyres in 10k miles although the fronts which were fitted at the same time are hardly touched... Elises don't wear tyres on the front very quickly..
Drive the car, see what it feels like, if it pulls it could be geo problem or indeed something more dramatic... as there are loads and loads on the market, walk away and find another one!
It makes no sense that only one side is worn, the car is light weight and therefore if there is dodgy wear it should be cross axle.
It is difficult to pass jusgement on causes without seeing the car. All I would say is I have just worn a set of rear tyres in 10k miles although the fronts which were fitted at the same time are hardly touched... Elises don't wear tyres on the front very quickly..
Drive the car, see what it feels like, if it pulls it could be geo problem or indeed something more dramatic... as there are loads and loads on the market, walk away and find another one!
Mark B said:
I would be worried if only one tyre cross axle was replaced.... End of, walk away.
It makes no sense that only one side is worn, the car is light weight and therefore if there is dodgy wear it should be cross axle.
Dunno if panic is called for straight off the bat, but it could have been caused by a number of things. Just check carefully. Especially check that wheel and see if it looks newer than the others - could have been tw@tted into a kerb I guess.
If the geo's out it could be that - given that when set-up correctly each corner of the car is independently adjustable a shoddy geo (or lack of geo over an extended period) could easily cause this uneven wear.
S Works said:
If the geo's out it could be that - given that when set-up correctly each corner of the car is independently adjustable a shoddy geo (or lack of geo over an extended period) could easily cause this uneven wear.
My point was that a light weight car, if geo is out both tyres should show the wear, not one...
Could easily be kurb damage though, I know all about that... Doh!
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