Tyre wear on my S
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Tyre wear on my S
The wear on my tyres was concentrated on the inside edges of my tyres, to the point where the fronts were slicks on the inside and had 2mm of tread on the outside
Rears were 2mm inside and 4mm outside.
I have had my tracking done which was apparently a little out.
Is this normal wear on an S?
Rears were 2mm inside and 4mm outside.
I have had my tracking done which was apparently a little out.
Is this normal wear on an S?
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Yes this is normal.
Apparently it's a good idea to keep an eye on your tyres and get them swapped to the other side about half way through their life.
This pic gives you a good idea of the angle that the S2k runs it's tyres at.
Apparently it's a good idea to keep an eye on your tyres and get them swapped to the other side about half way through their life.
This pic gives you a good idea of the angle that the S2k runs it's tyres at.
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Both sets of rears on mine have worn perfectly flat across the tyre. The fronts, however, have worn more on the insides and on the trailing edge of every tread segment. When that happens the handling goes to pot. Switched the front tyres from side to side (keeping rolling direction the same) and every thing is back to normal.
I find that tyre pressures are critical. Run it for too long even 0.05-bar down and the irregular tyre wear is more excessive. One thing I learnt long ago, was: Never trust the garage's gauge, nor get the garage/tyre people to put air in. Last time I did that, I asked for 2.6-bar - so that I could deflate when the tyres were cold - and got values bewtween 3.4 and 1.7-bar.
I find that tyre pressures are critical. Run it for too long even 0.05-bar down and the irregular tyre wear is more excessive. One thing I learnt long ago, was: Never trust the garage's gauge, nor get the garage/tyre people to put air in. Last time I did that, I asked for 2.6-bar - so that I could deflate when the tyres were cold - and got values bewtween 3.4 and 1.7-bar.
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asatge, are you sure your rear geometry is correct? I reckon if it's set properly, you will certainly get more wear on the inside edges. Certainly, this is the case in my experience.