In the last 12months ive gone through 2 sets of front tyres due to excess outer shoulder wear. Ive done about 20k miles in that time. Front wishbones and bushes were replaced aprox 18months ago. Mot passed last month with no advisories. 4 wheel tracking been done 3 times in last year.
Tyres are 235/55/19’s

Any ideas?

If your steering geometry is correct, that only leaves pressures which should be 32psi; or your driving style speeding round corners. CORRECTION...for 19" that should be 35psi.

Last edited by Paul4751 on 12th Jun 2018 7:24 am. Edited 1 time in total

Do you do much pipe driving - like in the getaway scene in the Italian Job?

If you carry out search on the site it’s a fault that many owners have experienced especially the near side outer shoulder wearing excessively. Only advice I can give you is only travel in reverse

This seems to be a "feature" of the 19" wheels....

So many clues, so little solutions... 😀

Tyre pressure are fine. If it was low then both shoulders would wear?

And erm, the Freelander is hardly a Sports or indeed getaway car.... its only a mondeo engine after all 🙄

I would not waste any more money of 4 wheel tracking, changing suspension parts etc next time you see a FL2 parked up just take a look @ it’s front tyres & I can guarantee you it’s front tyres will be showing the same wear as yours, it’s just the nature of the beast.

Ok thanks Jack

Are there any ultra-hard tyres available that would last longer and make economical sense?

Look for ones marked XL, extra load gives stiffer side walls. may help.
My i6 front tyres look just like the rears for wear. Common sense isn't very common.
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I found continental really bad for shoulder wear but that’s my experience with them.

You could experiment with the tracking. Too much toe-in gives you outer shoulder wear, toe out does the opposite. So if you adjust it to give slightly less toe-in/more toe out that could solve the problem. I have had cars in the past (not FL) where the manufacturer's tracking dimensions were just wrong. Be careful to note the original position in case the handling is affected and you need to revert. I would also have suggested possible wear in the steering system, but the MoT would have picked that up. Ex AA Series III LWB Safari - Gone
300TDi Disco (bought new - terrible car) sent back after 18 months
Freelander 1 Estate - leased, given back at end of lease
200TDi Disco (bought from a mate with 100,000 on the clock) - Gone
Disco 2 TD5 - sold and exported to France
FR2 TD4 GS - Gone
FR2 SD4 HSE - Now changed for a DS
New model ex-demo Evoque S 180 in white
Unable to order a new DS, so gave up. Now have a Volvo S90 Recharge.

Toe in/out being adjusted via track rods yes ?

Sorry, never touched it on a FL2 but in theory yes. If you're not sure then you need a maintenance manual or a friendly mechanic. It's quite a delicate operation and you do need to know what you are doing. Normally involves loosening off two locknuts, one of which will be LH thread, and turning the centre tube, but as I say, I don't know the set up on this car. Ex AA Series III LWB Safari - Gone
300TDi Disco (bought new - terrible car) sent back after 18 months
Freelander 1 Estate - leased, given back at end of lease
200TDi Disco (bought from a mate with 100,000 on the clock) - Gone
Disco 2 TD5 - sold and exported to France
FR2 TD4 GS - Gone
FR2 SD4 HSE - Now changed for a DS
New model ex-demo Evoque S 180 in white
Unable to order a new DS, so gave up. Now have a Volvo S90 Recharge.

I noticed that the Continental Tyres are more prone to front near side outer edge wear, than the Pirelli Scorpions.

I'm afraid to say that it is certainly a feature of the FL2 to lean on the front tyres when cornering. The FL2 is a heavy car and the engine produces a lot of torque. Because of this I find that slow in, fast out, is the best cornering strategy. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 77k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

It's true that all front wheel drive cars tend to wear the outer edges of the front tyres (and the FL2 is essentially a front wheel drive car). However I always ran both of mine on Goodyears and Wintracs and never noticed this problem. I have no experience with Contis I'm afraid. Ex AA Series III LWB Safari - Gone
300TDi Disco (bought new - terrible car) sent back after 18 months
Freelander 1 Estate - leased, given back at end of lease
200TDi Disco (bought from a mate with 100,000 on the clock) - Gone
Disco 2 TD5 - sold and exported to France
FR2 TD4 GS - Gone
FR2 SD4 HSE - Now changed for a DS
New model ex-demo Evoque S 180 in white
Unable to order a new DS, so gave up. Now have a Volvo S90 Recharge.