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Tyre wear - nearside front tyre |
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sotweedfactor |
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Joined: May 30 2015
Member No: #2185
Location: Surrey |
The front left-hand tyre on my C6 has worn quite a bit on its outside edge. Right-hand tyre has worn evenly. I wonder if this is a common experience with the C6? Anyone else suffered this? I contacted Lowdells (C6 experts in the UK) and they suggested that roundabouts might contribute to this wear pattern. | ||
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C6Dave |
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Member No: #1
Location: Northumberland |
Sounds like the tracking is way out, something as simple as hitting a pothole could have caused it so get the geometry/bushes/links etc. checked. | ||
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MarkBevan |
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Joined: Jun 08 2017
Member No: #3172
Location: Enfield |
My front nearside tyre has also worn on the outside edge. Haven't had the tracking checked yet (tyre is nearly dead, so I will get it done then). | ||
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321dave |
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Joined: Sep 09 2011
Member No: #614
Location: Dublin |
MarkBevan wrote ... My front nearside tyre has also worn on the outside edge. Haven't had the tracking checked yet (tyre is nearly dead, so I will get it done then). If the wear is very bad and killing/scrubbing the outside edge very badly it's most probably the lower bushes that are worn out totally. I had this when I had my C6 first. New parts fitted and tracking done. All great now with normal wear. |
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Bishop |
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Joined: Apr 16 2012
Member No: #868
Location: Harpenden |
I've had my C6 over 7 years now and no matter whether I have had the tracking sorted or the bush replaces, my nearside front tyre always wears first in the way you have described. I currently have my indestructible Avons on the front and they so seem to be holding up better than usual, though. | ||
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jamescarruthers |
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Joined: Jan 19 2014
Member No: #1548
Location: Cambridge |
Would agree: Massive heavy car going round roundabouts in the UK seems likely. | ||
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MarkBevan |
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Joined: Jun 08 2017
Member No: #3172
Location: Enfield |
Note to self: drive both ways around roundabouts, to even up tyre wear | ||
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C6Dave |
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Member No: #1
Location: Northumberland |
MarkBevan wrote ... Note to self: drive both ways around roundabouts, to even up tyre wear Just spend half the year in France to get the wear on the other side...... |
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