round tire wear

[Larry C Leung]

On Wed, 1 Aug 2001 09:38:37 -0500 (CDT) Robert Deis <rdeis at io.com>
writes:
>On Tue, 31 Jul 2001, ODIE wrote:
>
>> Double check what the tire recomends for PSI it sounds like there is 
>to
>> much.
>
>I thought tire pressure was based on the car, not the tire?  I'm using 
>the
>pressure in the owner's manual...
>
Usually, since I've + 1'd AND the rim is wider, some minor
experimentation is needed. Generally, a stiffer sidewall (and wider rim)
, may accelerate shoulder wear, as will lower profiles.


>Also:  Doesn't over-pressure cause the center to wear faster, not the
>edges?
>
Yes



LL - NY


>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Robert Deis <rdeis at io.com>
>> To: <quattro at audifans.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 8:00 AM
>> Subject: round tire wear
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Hello, all. I have a set of Khumo ecsta supra 712 (I think that's 
>the
>> > name..) tires on my 86 5kTQw that are wearing in a way that looks 
>strange
>> > to me.
>> >
>> > The shoulders of the tires are wearing first, making them more and 
>more
>> > round.  The inboard and outboard shoulders wear evenly, so I don't 
>think
>> > its an alignment problem, and I keep my tire pressures at around 
>35psi so
>> > I don't think its that either.
>> >
>> > The rears may be wearing a bit faster than the fronts, or they may 
>have
>> > been rotated just before I bought the car in February, I'm not 
>sure..
>> >
>> > What's the cause?
>> >
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