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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Finally time for some new front tyres! 25. May 2009 at 20:27 After 4.5 years and over 40k, its time for the fronts to go, shame really as its the outside edges going Plenty of tread left in the middle. Posted up on the WIM forum, Tony thinks a few things could have moved causing the wear, i shall take the spare wishbones i have anyway.
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cem Omega King Offline Posts: 13920 Ankara/Turkey Gender: Drives: 97 2.5 V6 Manual CD- Clio Sport	Re: Finally time for some new front tyres! Reply #1 - 25. May 2009 at 20:39 Eagle Ventura..good tires.. tire wear on one side..seems like a geometry problem..
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Dazzler Omega Baron Offline Drive it like you stole it...... Posts: 4459 Sutton, Surrey Gender: Drives: AMG C32 estate	Re: Finally time for some new front tyres! Reply #2 - 25. May 2009 at 20:40 After 40k i wouldnt worry, thats superb mileage for a trye
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: Finally time for some new front tyres! Reply #3 - 25. May 2009 at 20:41 cem wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:39: Eagle Ventura..good tires.. tire wear on one side..seems like a geometry problem.. Having driven Tunnie's car, I would have to disagree that those tyres are particularly good. They severely lack any grip...
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Re: Finally time for some new front tyres!
Reply #4 - 25. May 2009 at 20:43

TheBoy wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:41:

cem wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:39:

Eagle Ventura..good tires.. Thumbs Up!

tire wear on one side..seems like a geometry problem.. Undecided

Having driven Tunnie's car, I would have to disagree that those tyres are particularly good. They severely lack any grip...

I think they are ok, 2.2 does not have the power to justify high grip.

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Entwood Omega King Offline Quietly Confident Posts: 13708 North Wiltshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 Elite (with LPG)	Re: Finally time for some new front tyres! Reply #5 - 25. May 2009 at 20:46 Wear pattern looks like mine, outer edges gone very quickly,...... Still I'm off to WIM tomorrow to have an experts eye run over it ... I expect I'll be asking where to buy bits tomorrow night .. and then looking for advice on how to change those bits !!
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Re: Finally time for some new front tyres!
Reply #6 - 25. May 2009 at 20:47

Entwood wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:46:

Wear pattern looks like mine, outer edges gone very quickly,...... Sad

Still I'm off to WIM tomorrow to have an experts eye run over it ... I expect I'll be asking where to buy bits tomorrow night .. Sad

and then looking for advice on how to change those bits !!

Let me know what they say! I plan to go on Saturday

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Re: Finally time for some new front tyres!
Reply #7 - 25. May 2009 at 20:51

tunnie wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:47:

Entwood wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:46:

Wear pattern looks like mine, outer edges gone very quickly,...... Sad

Still I'm off to WIM tomorrow to have an experts eye run over it ... I expect I'll be asking where to buy bits tomorrow night .. Sad

and then looking for advice on how to change those bits !!

Let me know what they say! I plan to go on Saturday

I'm sure I'll have something to report tomorrow night ... either fixed or awaiting bits !!! no other choices really

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Re: Finally time for some new front tyres!
Reply #8 - 25. May 2009 at 21:16

Entwood wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:51:

tunnie wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:47:

Entwood wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:46:

Wear pattern looks like mine, outer edges gone very quickly,...... Sad

Still I'm off to WIM tomorrow to have an experts eye run over it ... I expect I'll be asking where to buy bits tomorrow night .. Sad

and then looking for advice on how to change those bits !!

Let me know what they say! I plan to go on Saturday

I'm sure I'll have something to report tomorrow night ... either fixed or awaiting bits !!! no other choices really

Well for me Wishbones is the only thing left up front, the steering idler arm has already been changed. Look forward to what WIM say Thumbs Up!

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Re: Finally time for some new front tyres!
Reply #9 - 26. May 2009 at 11:19

TheBoy wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:41:

cem wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:39:

Eagle Ventura..good tires.. Thumbs Up!

tire wear on one side..seems like a geometry problem.. Undecided

Having driven Tunnie's car, I would have to disagree that those tyres are particularly good. They severely lack any grip...

What tyres do you recommend TB? My annual mileage is roughly 10,000.

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Re: Finally time for some new front tyres!
Reply #10 - 26. May 2009 at 15:22

tunnie wrote on 25. May 2009 at 21:16:

Entwood wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:51:

tunnie wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:47:

Entwood wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:46:

Wear pattern looks like mine, outer edges gone very quickly,...... Sad

Still I'm off to WIM tomorrow to have an experts eye run over it ... I expect I'll be asking where to buy bits tomorrow night .. Sad

and then looking for advice on how to change those bits !!

Let me know what they say! I plan to go on Saturday

I'm sure I'll have something to report tomorrow night ... either fixed or awaiting bits !!! no other choices really

Well for me Wishbones is the only thing left up front, the steering idler arm has already been changed. Look forward to what WIM say Thumbs Up!

I've posted the results of my visit in the "tyre wear" thread ... essentially .. wishbone bushes knackered ... Sad

HTH

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Re: Finally time for some new front tyres!
Reply #11 - 26. May 2009 at 15:53

Entwood wrote on 26. May 2009 at 15:22:

tunnie wrote on 25. May 2009 at 21:16:

Entwood wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:51:

tunnie wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:47:

Entwood wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:46:

Wear pattern looks like mine, outer edges gone very quickly,...... Sad

Still I'm off to WIM tomorrow to have an experts eye run over it ... I expect I'll be asking where to buy bits tomorrow night .. Sad

and then looking for advice on how to change those bits !!

Let me know what they say! I plan to go on Saturday

I'm sure I'll have something to report tomorrow night ... either fixed or awaiting bits !!! no other choices really

Well for me Wishbones is the only thing left up front, the steering idler arm has already been changed. Look forward to what WIM say Thumbs Up!

I've posted the results of my visit in the "tyre wear" thread ... essentially .. wishbone bushes knackered ... Sad

HTH

Yeah, saw that, Thanks!

I have some spare new wishbones, will take them to WIM, if needed i'll ask them to fit Thumbs Up!

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Re: Finally time for some new front tyres!
Reply #12 - 26. May 2009 at 18:40

cam2502 wrote on 26. May 2009 at 11:19:

TheBoy wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:41:

cem wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:39:

Eagle Ventura..good tires.. Thumbs Up!

tire wear on one side..seems like a geometry problem.. Undecided

Having driven Tunnie's car, I would have to disagree that those tyres are particularly good. They severely lack any grip...

What tyres do you recommend TB? My annual mileage is roughly 10,000.

My preference for my MV6, which occasionally gets driven in a spirited manner, is Dunlop SP90x0 or Continental Sport Contact 2 (NOT 3!). Because of the power and the way I occasionally 'have fun', I wouldn't put budget tyres on this car.

The tractor, which with considerably less power I thought I might get away with cheaper tyres, I never truely found a set I really liked in all conditions. The best I had on there was Nexen CP641 - great in dry, good in slight wet, good in snow, appalling in very, very heavy rain Shocked

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cem Omega King Offline Posts: 13920 Ankara/Turkey Gender: Drives: 97 2.5 V6 Manual CD- Clio Sport	Re: Finally time for some new front tyres! Reply #13 - 26. May 2009 at 19:35 note from today: tested potenza adrenalin today on a long run..very stable on curves (passengers were nearly out the window ), very good braking and silent.. still not tested in rain..but the papers I read were all positive..
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Re: Finally time for some new front tyres!
Reply #14 - 26. May 2009 at 20:56

TheBoy wrote on 26. May 2009 at 18:40:

cam2502 wrote on 26. May 2009 at 11:19:

TheBoy wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:41:

cem wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:39:

Eagle Ventura..good tires.. Thumbs Up!

tire wear on one side..seems like a geometry problem.. Undecided

Having driven Tunnie's car, I would have to disagree that those tyres are particularly good. They severely lack any grip...

What tyres do you recommend TB? My annual mileage is roughly 10,000.

My preference for my MV6, which occasionally gets driven in a spirited manner, is Dunlop SP90x0 or Continental Sport Contact 2 (NOT 3!). Because of the power and the way I occasionally 'have fun', I wouldn't put budget tyres on this car.

The tractor, which with considerably less power I thought I might get away with cheaper tyres, I never truely found a set I really liked in all conditions. The best I had on there was Nexen CP641 - great in dry, good in slight wet, good in snow, appalling in very, very heavy rain Shocked

Hi, had similar problem when I first bought my elite both front tyres were worn just like yours.
However the wear was to the inside edge, had the tracking sorted out as it was a bit out.
Then had two Continentals put on but these wore out in the same place in less than 12 months!!
Had the garage check the car out but they found nothing wrong.
So had 4 budget sunny’s put on and these are showing no side wear at all.
Had these on now about year with very little over all wear.
The only down side is they are some what noisy. Undecided

Not sure why more expensive tyres have worn out in this fashion.

Regards

Harvin

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