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GJH0702 Member Since: 04 Sep 2011 Location: Southport Posts: 428 |
just had 22k on my rear tyres which are Pirelli Zero-18' wheels
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13th Jan 2013 2:03 pm |
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ad210358 Member Since: 12 Oct 2008 Location: Here and There Posts: 7464 |
You had 22k on your rears? If you have that's poor, even the Contis I have which don't wear as well as The Good Years are had managed 28k. Good Years I had early made 40k. |
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13th Jan 2013 3:35 pm |
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taztastic Member Since: 03 Feb 2011 Location: North West Posts: 8652 |
I had 40k on 18" Pirelli's with 4mm left on them, you need to look at alignment, tracking etc? |
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13th Jan 2013 4:29 pm |
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GJH0702 Member Since: 04 Sep 2011 Location: Southport Posts: 428 |
Car new Oct 11, 22k miles rear tyres almost down to the markers- gauge shows 2mm
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13th Jan 2013 4:29 pm |
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Andy131 Member Since: 09 Dec 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 2182 |
The original Goodyears lasted well over 40k - changed at around 3mm.
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13th Jan 2013 5:12 pm |
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Big Dave Member Since: 22 Nov 2009 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 1055 |
Have you gone through a set of fronts?? If not I fail to see, even if you were the worst driver in Britain how you could do a set of rears before fronts without there being a problem, or you tow all the time?! Mine: 2012 Golf GTI Edition 35
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13th Jan 2013 5:55 pm |
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GJH0702 Member Since: 04 Sep 2011 Location: Southport Posts: 428 |
I swapped fronts with rear tyres about 5k ago as getting very worn on outer edges which I assumed was scrubbing going around corners
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13th Jan 2013 6:36 pm |
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Mav71 Member Since: 15 Nov 2008 Location: Leicester Posts: 2575 |
Personally, I would go Continental Cross Contact UHP's. I got 46000 miles on put the rears and 34000 on the fronts. The edges went before the main tread, otherwise I would have got more.
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13th Jan 2013 6:42 pm |
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Big Dave Member Since: 22 Nov 2009 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 1055 |
Aaaaaa. So the majority of the wear has come from being on the front then.so you don't have a problem, although if just the edges are work that suggests pressures being low (someone confirm?) We've got wrangler's on ours, fronts original, done 33000. Will expect 40000 before we look at changing. Rears replaced due to punctures in the sidewall. Mine: 2012 Golf GTI Edition 35 Family's: 2009 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Auto, Stornoway Yorkshire - God's County |
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14th Jan 2013 1:28 pm |
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Past master Member Since: 30 Jun 2010 Location: Isle of Ely Posts: 2710 |
If wearing on both edges probably low pressure. If inner edges it's allignment. If just outer edges it's either allignment or just hard driving (FR2 is mainly front wheel drive and it's a characteristic of that configuration). I got excellent wear from my original Goodyears but I think the replacements (same pattern) are a bit noisier. On Wintracs at the moment - noise level depends very much on the type of surface, but I think the Goodyears are marginally quieter. |
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14th Jan 2013 5:48 pm |
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GJH0702 Member Since: 04 Sep 2011 Location: Southport Posts: 428 |
Thanks for all your input
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14th Jan 2013 8:26 pm |
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Big Dave Member Since: 22 Nov 2009 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 1055 |
Wranglers no quibbles with mine! Mine: 2012 Golf GTI Edition 35
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14th Jan 2013 9:08 pm |
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God'sowncounty Member Since: 10 Jun 2011 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 18 |
I would recommend the Michelin Latitude Cross. I have had them on the front for about 14 months. Excellent grip on and off road. No increase in road nose compared to the previous Continentals and the wear rate looks very good. |
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14th Jan 2013 10:22 pm |
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MartynB Member Since: 08 Aug 2011 Location: Currently Rootless ! Posts: 1777 |
The advantage with Michelin is that Costco is a one brand stockist and sometimes do brilliant deals on sets of 4, 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership
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16th Jan 2013 1:21 pm |
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