During a donut - which tyre wears quickest?
During a donut - which tyre wears quickest?
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FreeLitres

Original Poster:

6,128 posts

207 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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If you were to do a donut in a RWD car in a clockwise direction, which of your rear tyres would wear the quickest?

The outer/leading rear or the following/inner rear? Or would they both wear at the same rate?

thinfourth2

32,414 posts

234 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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Outer one

From lots of practical experience

MGZRod

8,176 posts

206 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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Depends on the slip of the limited slippy diff?

FreeLitres

Original Poster:

6,128 posts

207 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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Do you mean the leading one?

My rear drivers-side tyre has more tread on - Should I donut anti-clockwise to scrub it down?

(About to swap my tyres anyway but want to get some fun out of them! - strictly on a private road though)

RegMolehusband

4,113 posts

287 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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Outer leading rear definitely. It's carrying the most weight whilst spinning. Based upon my autotesting experience.

FreeLitres

Original Poster:

6,128 posts

207 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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Cheers guys.

I expected the outer one to be under more load, but thought the inner one might be spinning a bit faster (limited somewhat by the diff) but I go with what you are all saying.