Sidewall wear
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Sidewall wear
I've done about 2000 miles on a set of Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymetric 2.
Is it normal to have a little sidewall wear on the fronts, which eminate from the occasional hard cornering. Cheers all.
Is it normal to have a little sidewall wear on the fronts, which eminate from the occasional hard cornering. Cheers all.
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have you checked your geometry recently..........?
get it down to a local wheel alignment specialist
Ask one of the ESC members, they will point you n the right direction
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get it down to a local wheel alignment specialist
Ask one of the ESC members, they will point you n the right direction
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A little update
The information below has come from a motoring article I found on the net on Yahoo Autos, about driving dynamics.
"Heavy shoulder wear on the tires is also considered "normal" if a vehicle is driven hard around corners. Rapid shoulder wear on the front tires is also "normal" on some trucks and minivans because of the steering geometry of the vehicle. The front wheels are supposed to "toe out" with respect to one another when they are turned to either side to compensate for the different path the inside and outside wheels follow when turning a corner. Some vehicles are better designed than others to accomplish this. Those that aren't tend to produce more shoulder wear than those that do. Rotating your tires frequently (every 8,000 miles or so) can help to equalize this kind of wear between tires.
NOTE: As mentioned earlier, heavy shoulder wear can also be caused by hard driving, especially on winding or curving roads. In this case, nothing abnormal is indicated, and the only correction that's needed is a change in your driving habits."
"Heavy shoulder wear on the tires is also considered "normal" if a vehicle is driven hard around corners. Rapid shoulder wear on the front tires is also "normal" on some trucks and minivans because of the steering geometry of the vehicle. The front wheels are supposed to "toe out" with respect to one another when they are turned to either side to compensate for the different path the inside and outside wheels follow when turning a corner. Some vehicles are better designed than others to accomplish this. Those that aren't tend to produce more shoulder wear than those that do. Rotating your tires frequently (every 8,000 miles or so) can help to equalize this kind of wear between tires.
NOTE: As mentioned earlier, heavy shoulder wear can also be caused by hard driving, especially on winding or curving roads. In this case, nothing abnormal is indicated, and the only correction that's needed is a change in your driving habits."
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