Tyre Life Rear Tyre wear

mikeh · 24th June 2008, 17:57

Just replaced front tyres after 30K miles from new (Michelin). Asked the tyre place to put rears on front and new on back, as you do. Fitter pointed out that rears had a stepped wearing pattern on inside edge, bad enough to vibrate etc if they were put on the front. Anyone had similar issue or ideas?

dave9_3 · 24th June 2008, 19:22

theres this one, but I think it related to front tyres.

Uneven tyre wear

brawnr · 24th June 2008, 21:18

I had this on the rear types of my EP3 Civic. They'd not done as many miles as you had but were 4 years old. There was a crack in the tread running around the tyre.

The guy at Kwik-Fit said 'it happens'.

Glepor · 25th June 2008, 10:47

Hi Mike,
I have exactly this problem detailed here:

Droning/Roaring Noise & Refuelling

and here:

Springs Fitted Upside Down At Rear!!

For info, I still haven't had the 4-wheel alignment done as I don't have £65 spare to gamble with at the mo. I tried switching the rears to the front but this just made the noise & vibration problem worse. Please let me know how you get on with any investigations.

pcr · 25th June 2008, 10:59

This came up in another thread somewhere. My daughter's Leon had the very same problem and the best info' I could find was that it can be characteristic of Torsion-beam rear suspension, made worse by wide tyres. It is recognised to the extent that I believe tyres are available designed to minimise the effect.

Old River Man · 25th June 2008, 17:03

Yes I had uneven tyre wear on the rears. They were worn on the inside lots more than the outside.
Anyway I did change the rears at 75000 miles, along with the fronts and also had the 4 wheel alignment done and it now seems fine.
The roaring noise from the rear has gone and the new rubber has settled very well.

24th June 2008, 17:57	#1 (permalink)
mikeh Valve Cap Join Date: 22nd March 2007 Posts: 3 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Rear Tyre wear Just replaced front tyres after 30K miles from new (Michelin). Asked the tyre place to put rears on front and new on back, as you do. Fitter pointed out that rears had a stepped wearing pattern on inside edge, bad enough to vibrate etc if they were put on the front. Anyone had similar issue or ideas?

25th June 2008, 10:47	#4 (permalink)
Glepor Supporter Wheelnut Join Date: 9th April 2008 Location: Lincoln, England Posts: 73 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	Hi Mike, I have exactly this problem detailed here: Droning/Roaring Noise & Refuelling and here: Springs Fitted Upside Down At Rear!! For info, I still haven't had the 4-wheel alignment done as I don't have £65 spare to gamble with at the mo. I tried switching the rears to the front but this just made the noise & vibration problem worse. Please let me know how you get on with any investigations. Last edited by Glepor; 25th June 2008 at 10:54.

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dave9_3 Valve Cap Join Date: 1st April 2007 Location: Merseyside Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	theres this one, but I think it related to front tyres. Uneven tyre wear

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brawnr Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 20th August 2007 Posts: 156 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	I had this on the rear types of my EP3 Civic. They'd not done as many miles as you had but were 4 years old. There was a crack in the tread running around the tyre. The guy at Kwik-Fit said 'it happens'.

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Old River Man Valve Cap Join Date: 14th November 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Yes I had uneven tyre wear on the rears. They were worn on the inside lots more than the outside. Anyway I did change the rears at 75000 miles, along with the fronts and also had the 4 wheel alignment done and it now seems fine. The roaring noise from the rear has gone and the new rubber has settled very well.