Uneven rear tyre wear

[Big_Dave]

But once the tyres are worn, surely swapping them onto the front will just move the noise to there?

Snoopy in his post has pretty much said what I was going to say. However, putting the 50p worn tyres on the front won't necessarily put the drone up front as the setup on the front is different...not to mention better sound insulation up front, wheels further from the cabin etc.

Some tyres are more prone to droning though, Bridgestone's from my research being the worst.

[mike.]

If you switch the wheels from side to side it will reduce the noise until they go the other way, by this stage the tyres will probably need replaced anyway.

I did this with the Dunlops and it did seem to work, no problems as long as they are Asymmetric.

[dubber36]

My Dunlops are Sport Maxx's which are directional, so can't do that.

[mkviken]

if you swap them on to the front from time to time then surely they will wear the tyre correctly again as the fronts are doing all the work and wearing much quicker. i definitely havent got this issue on my car so im sure it works.

[Edi35]

if you swap them on to the front from time to time then surely they will wear the tyre correctly again as the fronts are doing all the work and wearing much quicker. i definitely havent got this issue on my car so im sure it works.

I get mine swapped front to rear when it is serviced so I would agree that this approach does appear to work as I haven't experienced this issue either.

[Snoopy]

Think mine had about 3k on when it started to do it. So didn't work for me.

[mkviken]

maybe the dunlops are more prone to it? or maybe your alignment was way out from new?

[joe6]

Had this problem on my Astra coupe.  Changed from dunlops to continentals on the advice of the tyre fitter as the block pattern on the inner edge was different and did not suffer the problem again. Inner edge tyre tread design seems to play  a part with some designs more tolerant to alignment problems.

[dubber36]

New rear Dunlops went on today and it's as quiet as a new car once again.

Before you shoot me down, I had got a pair of as good as new Dunlops on the front, so wanted them all to match. My Golf does so few miles, it would take for ever to wear the fronts down to be able to replace them to match a different tyre that I could have fitted to the rear.

It's going into the dealer for a full geometry check very soon, so hopefully they can square it up (if it's out) and if I swap the tyres around from time to time, all should be good until I need all four tyres replacing.

[dubber36]

Further to my last post, I drove the car for the first time since driving home from having the new rear tyres fitted, which was in the dark. In the daylight today, on the way to the MOT test, I noticed that the steering wheel wasn't straight.

Could it be that the geometry had previously been set on uneven tyres and now that new tyres are fitted, it's showing up incorrectly aligned rear suspension? Looking underneath the car today, the rear is adjustable for both camber and toe. I understand that it is the wrong toe settings that cause the tyre wear, so if is toeing unevenly on each side, that would cause crabbing, hence the crooked steering wheel. Any other thoughts?

It's booked in at the dealers for a geometry check and brake fluid on the 2nd Jan and most probably won't be driven until then. I'd like to be armed with some information as to what to ask/tell them when I take it in.