Tyres Shocker

[am1w]

Majorkhan: Conti 5s on yours? You lucky sod! I'd rather have 14k miles on those than 17k miles on the Bridgestones.
You've not done badly at all. Same again?

Lucky is not the word. You and I will probably end up with horrid Bridgestones.

[dirvy]

Service today, 9250 on clock, new front tyres!!!

[DorsetDC]

Just ordered 2 Conti's with 11,000 on the clock.

[Gnasher]

Am I the only one that thinks the OP has nothing to worry about with his front tyres wearing out at 14k?

My GTI PP has less than 6k on it and I've got 2-3mm left on the fronts and I drive pretty steadily as well as running the thing in for around 1500 miles.

That said, I've gone through a Cypriot summer (40-45 degrees most days at the height of it) which might have accelerated the wear slightly.

Slight change in plans - looking for new tyres now! still less than 6k miles but on closer inspection they'll definitely not be legal soon (if not already)!

[Damo66]

7.5k and my front pierelli's are nearing the limit.

[Mr Savage]

Am I the only one that thinks the OP has nothing to worry about with his front tyres wearing out at 14k?

My GTI PP has less than 6k on it and I've got 2-3mm left on the fronts and I drive pretty steadily as well as running the thing in for around 1500 miles.

That said, I've gone through a Cypriot summer (40-45 degrees most days at the height of it) which might have accelerated the wear slightly.

Slight change in plans - looking for new tyres now! still less than 6k miles but on closer inspection they'll definitely not be legal soon (if not already)!

How have you got through the tyres in 6,000 miles? I'm guessing you have the Bridgestones? Mine are still with 2.5mm after 12,000 miles....

[Gnasher]

Am I the only one that thinks the OP has nothing to worry about with his front tyres wearing out at 14k?

My GTI PP has less than 6k on it and I've got 2-3mm left on the fronts and I drive pretty steadily as well as running the thing in for around 1500 miles.

That said, I've gone through a Cypriot summer (40-45 degrees most days at the height of it) which might have accelerated the wear slightly.

Slight change in plans - looking for new tyres now! still less than 6k miles but on closer inspection they'll definitely not be legal soon (if not already)!

How have you got through the tyres in 6,000 miles? I'm guessing you have the Bridgestones? Mine are still with 2.5mm after 12,000 miles....

I got the Conti's - I drive fairly quickly but I'm not driving like a loon. I've had the odd 'play' but I'm not into pulling out of junctions with smoke coming off the tyres. I'm just wondering if the PP diff is making a difference. My previous car (no LSD) would wear the tyres on the inside edges due to higher slippage on the inside wheel but the diff would virtually eliminate this.

[corgi]

I'm just wondering if the PP diff is making a difference. My previous car (no LSD) would wear the tyres on the inside edges due to higher slippage on the inside wheel but the diff would virtually eliminate this.

More likely that the wear on the inside edge of the tyres is due to you running some toe-out, inadvertently... which is not good, for tyre life or stability under braking.

Diff should have no effect on tyre wear in normal driving and should not change the wear pattern...

[Gnasher]

I'm just wondering if the PP diff is making a difference. My previous car (no LSD) would wear the tyres on the inside edges due to higher slippage on the inside wheel but the diff would virtually eliminate this.

More likely that the wear on the inside edge of the tyres is due to you running some toe-out, inadvertently... which is not good, for tyre life or stability under braking.

Diff should have no effect on tyre wear in normal driving and should not change the wear pattern...

Not sure why then - it had the tracking done regularly but was slightly lowered from standard - never any stability issues. I was pumping 280 odd BHP through the front wheels though!

[corgi]

Not sure why then - it had the tracking done regularly but was slightly lowered from standard - never any stability issues. I was pumping 280 odd BHP through the front wheels though!

The fact is the most common cause of wear on the inside edge of the front tyres of a car is toe-out, not camber... unless you do some fairly extreme driving e.g. lots of time spent cornering hard - lots of track days on a tight and twisty track.

My first Integra Type-R used to root the front tyres in about 7k miles... I had a full four corner geo done and it was there was excessive toe-out. This was reset to a small amount of toe-in and suddenly the fronts lasted over 12k miles... and the car was transformed... Even with quite a bit of camber (within the spec) on my 911, the front tyres wear evenly because it is set with a little toe-in.

I don't know what the tracking parameters of the Golf are, but they could well be 0 + or - a small amount. The thing is if they are set parallel then under load they're like to run with a bit of toe-out owing to the flex in the suspension.

For me, I'd be asking them to set the tracking to allow for a little toe-in if the spec allows.

The amount of power shouldn't make a difference to the evenness of tyre wear... just the amount  unless of course, there's so much that when you use the power it distorts the suspension...