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Tyre Wear
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 3:20 pm
by Dalton
Just had the tread checked on my tyres. There seems to be uneven wear on both of the fronts i.e.
NSF 1.6/4/4
OSF 2/4/4
Has anyone else had a similar experience? Any ideas why this should be?
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 4:50 pm
by Pete.S
Haven't experienced that tbh, first obvious question would be are the pressures correct? Can make a hell of a difference to wear, them just being out by a small amount....
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 5:56 pm
by Dalton
I've been quite religious in checking the tyre pressures so I don't think that could be the reason.
Another thought I had was the additional wear might be due to that scrubbing noise you seem to get when you are turning at a slow pace, recal reading a thread that this was as a result of the wheels turning at different speeds.
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 6:51 pm
by B6S4John
Hi all. Iv'e just put the front wheels on the back and visa versa to even wear so they all need replacing together the only thing i noticed was that the outside edge of the front gets scrubbed. Your not far from me Dalton we'll have to meet up and swap notes I go to Curborough sprint course most Sundays.
John
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 8:19 pm
by Merlot
The Sport Contact 2's come with more tread in the middle by about 2mm. The fronts on S4's do wear badly on the edges esp the insides.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 9:05 am
by Dalton
Looks like it might just be a typical problem on the S4 then. I'll try not to worry any further.
It would be good to meet up B6S4John, I used to frequent Curborough but haven't been for some years now.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 7:03 pm
by Pete.S
Dalton wrote:Looks like it might just be a typical problem on the S4 then
Excessive wear on inside edges is, uneven wear isn't (in my experience, 35k miles)
Toe/camber settings?
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 8:14 pm
by Merlot
I had my 4 wheel geo checked at my Audi dealer (2 hours labour) and it was fine. Still toasted the inside of the fronts in 15k miles.