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Re: tyres on the 100
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> On Tue, 31 Jan 1995, Joff wrote:
>
> >
> > I finally washed the wheels on my car at the weekend. Then I noticed the
> > tyres. It's a 100E 2.8 auto, so front wheel drive, not a quattro. In
> > september 94 I fitted four new Pirellis at enormous expense. The fronts
> > are now pretty bald, illegal, according to the tyre garage. I mean, I
> > drive the thing exuberantly, but not wheel spinningly so: I've always
> > believed in the subtle art of blowing the doors of lesser machinery, not
> > screeching off at the lights. It is an auto, I know. After five months,
> > should I be seeing this kind of wear, because the backs are brand new
> > looking (yeah, I know there's no drive going to them, but still).
>
> I had a pair of used wheels that were slightly bent, but you couldn't
> feel it if they were on the back. On the front, they vibrated a little.
> As a result, I didn't rotate the tires all summer. I wasted the fronts
> by the time winter came and the backs still look good.
>
> You just need to routinely rotate the tires and they will wear evenly.
> The same for a rear wheel drive. It only takes a few minutes to do. The
> uneven wear between the front and rear will just kinda sneak up on you.
> One day I just realized the fronts were nearly bald. BTW, mine is FWD also.
Our 90CS has the same problem. I noticed at the 7500 mile FREE service
that the front tires had worn conciderably compared to the rear tires.
But, after 20K miles and two rotations they seem to have evened out
(wrt wear).
Regards,
Daniel Adams