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Car Forum / UK Car Forums / 4x4 Cars (UK group) / April 2007Tyre Wear
Is it usual to get only 18,000 miles of the front tyres, I have a Grand Vitara 2.0TD 3 door, year 2005. I thought with a larger diameter tyre they would not wear out so quick. I remember when I had a mini which had small dia tyres they soon wore out. What do you all think Dgethin <david.gethin1@ntlworld.com> waffled thusly > Is it usual to get only 18,000 miles of the front tyres, I have a > Grand Vitara 2.0TD 3 door, year 2005. I thought with a larger > diameter tyre they would not wear out so quick. I remember when I had > a mini which had small dia tyres they soon wore out. > What do you all think My Landrover Discovery has done over 25,000 miles on BFG AT's (10.5 x 31) and I fully expect them to still be legal in another 25k.  SignaturePaul - xxx My 2 ton '99 Ford explorer still has the original tyres at 46k(miles), and will easily make 50k. Depends how you drive , I suppose. The spark plugs are changed every 100k (In case you need to know that) Trefor > Is it usual to get only 18,000 miles of the front tyres, I have a Grand > Vitara 2.0TD 3 door, year 2005. I thought with a larger diameter tyre they > would not wear out so quick. I remember when I had a mini which had small > dia tyres they soon wore out. > What do you all think > Is it usual to get only 18,000 miles of the front tyres, I have a Grand > Vitara 2.0TD 3 door, year 2005. I thought with a larger diameter tyre they > would not wear out so quick. I remember when I had a mini which had small > dia tyres they soon wore out. > What do you all think Something wrong here. On a vehicle which is default RWD I would expect fairly even wear across all 4 tyres. I replaced all 4 on my GV at about 32,000 miles and they are all about equal in wear. 18,000 miles does not sound good, although I am not sure how much extra weight the Diesel carries on the front wheels. Was the wear uneven? Have you had the tracking checked? Other than that I can only think that it could be your driving style. Given that the front end is heavier, if you corner enthusiastically, which the GV is good at!, this could be a contributory factor. John > Is it usual to get only 18,000 miles of the front tyres, I have a Grand > Vitara 2.0TD 3 door, year 2005. I thought with a larger diameter tyre they > would not wear out so quick. I remember when I had a mini which had small > dia tyres they soon wore out. > What do you all think Sounds short to me. Most mini drivers (and ex mini drivers) I know corner enthusiastically because they can! Check your tracking too if the wear is on the inside or outside of the tyre. Tim A |
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