Re: non-uniform tire wear

[Zod <famini@deltanet.com>]

The back tires show the same non-uniform wear, right tire is worn 
more than the left.  I have been rotating the tires in pairs, front to 
back without crossing from left to right.  So, it's probably not the 
tires, but I'll check their date codes anyway. 

Incidentally, would it be a bad idea (from a safety point of view) to 
cross the front right tire (worn) with the rear left one (not so worn)? 
 The tires are Goodyear Eagle GAs 195 65 HR 15, with a little over 40k 
miles on them.  
-Farzad


Elliott Potter wrote:
> 
> What about the back tires, are they about the same?  Have you tried
> rotating the tires?  If so, did the tire that moved to the right front
> axle wear faster than the rest again?
> Also maybe check the date codes on the tires; could the one that's
> wearing faster be from a different batch?
> --
> Elliott
> 
> "There are two major products to come out of Berkeley:  LSD and UNIX.
> We don't believe this to be a coincidence."
>         -- Unknown
> 
> Zod wrote:
> >
> > Folks:
> > I have a '95 90Q that runs pretty well.  But can anyone explain why a
> > tire on the right side of my front axle would wear more than a tire on
> > the left side?
> >
> > I noticed that the wear patterns of the two tires are fairly equal, but
> > the amount of wear is quite different between the two sides (the right
> > tire is spent, but the left still seems to have some life left in it).
> >
> > The car does not pull or drift, no wheel shimmy, and no accidents that I
> > know of, and I bought the car new ...  I have mentioned the
> > 'problem' to Audi and they are still thinking about an answer.
> >
> > Thanks for any suggestions,
> > -Farzad.