kiwipetrolhead 1 Report post Posted February 14, 2007 Maybe its not that bad after all, I was just expecting closer to 20k kms rather than under 14k. I cant rotate front to rear Oscar cause they are staggered, 235 on the front 255 on the rear. Maybe it was only 15 metres then Swapping from side to side might help. If they're directional though, that means taking off the rims. P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StylesM5 0 Report post Posted February 15, 2007 The appetite for eating shoulders is because the whole of the tyre is not being used during cornering placing extreme pressure on the shoulder, the siple fix is static negative camber but this has limitations as mentionedThe E34 M5 I had displayed significant negative camber on the rears, but wore totally evenly, demonstrating the great setup they had as standard. Still got 25k kms out of tyres too.My business partner has just replaced the rear tyres on his 3 year old maxima for the first time at 100,000km. Yes 5 zeros! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi535 538 Report post Posted February 15, 2007 The E34 M5 I had displayed significant negative camber on the rears, but wore totally evenly, demonstrating the great setup they had as standard. Still got 25k kms out of tyres too. My business partner has just replaced the rear tyres on his 3 year old maxima for the first time at 100,000km. Yes 5 zeros! betcha he has had a few sets of fronts though.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwipetrolhead 1 Report post Posted February 15, 2007 My business partner has just replaced the rear tyres on his 3 year old maxima for the first time at 100,000km. Yes 5 zeros! What sort of tyres were they? P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OSCAR 0 Report post Posted February 15, 2007 What sort of tyres were they? P Same ones that Fred Flintstone uses ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30stz 0 Report post Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) you obviously need a set of burnout tyres to endulge in every now and then. Edited February 15, 2007 by E30stz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StylesM5 0 Report post Posted February 18, 2007 betcha he has had a few sets of fronts though....Fronts lasted 75,000 before replacing. Dunlop SP Sport 270's. Mainly trundle up and down the motorway from Glenfield to Whangaparaoa and back, but he doesn't hang around when driving in town. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jazzbass 1 Report post Posted February 18, 2007 Static camber of the rear of E34 and both the E36 and E39 is up to 2 degrees negative and yes they do wear evenly. 3pedals, that's been my experience as well with my E36s and my E39. When its time to replace a tyre - they're all about evenly worn. In any case, I never replace a single tyre - I always do full sets (well 4 anyway, the spare stays in the boot). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StylesM5 0 Report post Posted February 19, 2007 3pedals, that's been my experience as well with my E36s and my E39. When its time to replace a tyre - they're all about evenly worn. In any case, I never replace a single tyre - I always do full sets (well 4 anyway, the spare stays in the boot).I agree Jazz. There was a tyre shop in New North Rd just before the railway overbridge who preferred to only replace 4 tyres, 2 as a bare minimum. If you only wanted one tyre, he would politely tell you to F^&* off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwipetrolhead 1 Report post Posted February 20, 2007 Same ones that Fred Flintstone uses ? Oh, yip - they'll last forever! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwipetrolhead 1 Report post Posted February 20, 2007 I agree Jazz. There was a tyre shop in New North Rd just before the railway overbridge who preferred to only replace 4 tyres, 2 as a bare minimum. If you only wanted one tyre, he would politely tell you to F^&* off. I always prefer to replace in pairs too (if not a whole set). Still, treating customers like that is not good business practice! P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
