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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: TheBoy on 29 May 2014, 20:23:26
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Dunlop Sport Maxx RT, 235/45/17
Not down to wear markers yet (but close), but outside edge is probably illegal
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Dear Mr Hooligan......Can I answer in hundreds rather than thousands?..... :)
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Do you really mean front tyres? on a RWD Car should last well.............. :-\ :-\
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Roundabouts in milton keynes mite be a factor ::)
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That doesnt come in to it,im in mk everday and never had wear on any tyres on outside/inside edges on neither van.
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That doesnt come in to it,im in mk everday and never had wear on any tyres on outside/inside edges on neither van.
Well then your not trying hard enough my dear fellow. :)
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I do try,i try very hard ;D
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cant predict the mileage of those tyres but I bet the tyre you hate dont have a long life ;D
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Someone has voted 18k +,made I laugh a lot that did ;D ;D
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Someone has voted 18k +,made I laugh a lot that did ;D ;D
Why? they reckon about 15K for the Honda Accord 2.2 and that is FWD so gets a double hit......... :-\ :-\
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Someone has voted 18k +,made I laugh a lot that did ;D ;D
Why? they reckon about 15K for the Honda Accord 2.2 and that is FWD so gets a double hit......... :-\ :-\
I reckon that 15k is a pipe dream for TB in any car ::)
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Depends if Mrs TB has been driving.
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I put them same tyres on my TXS last summer (July), and noticed when putting the winter wheels on (Oct) how far down they had gotten, so my guess might be tainted! :D
Must say though that the grip is astoundinging in either wet or dry conditions, but I don't fancy having to put on 2 sets a year! :'(
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Must say though that the grip is astoundinging in either wet or dry conditions
Even when bald as a badgers backside, even in this wet.
May help explain that little misbehave last weekend though, hacking at around a roundabout.
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Photo does do outside edge wear justice
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a319/IamTheBoy/Omega%20Odds/B04888A6-F4CD-4D4C-AB6E-12D64F8E2307_zpssb3wvh1y.jpg)
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Which side is which? There seems to be tearing along the tread at the first groove from the top :-\
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top is inside edge, bottom is outside edge.
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Too high cornering speed, (assume you don't stand on the brakes into a corner), coupled with too low tyre pressure. That cracking on the first inside groove is a concern though :-\
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Too high cornering speed, (assume you don't stand on the brakes into a corner), coupled with too low tyre pressure. That cracking on the first inside groove is a concern though :-\
Whats wrong with that then?
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::) is that tyre near side or off side and is opposite one worn the same way or in reverse :-\
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::) is that tyre near side or off side and is opposite one worn the same way or in reverse :-\
That was NSF. OSF was similar wear pattern, though slightly less pronounced.
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::) is that tyre near side or off side and is opposite one worn the same way or in reverse :-\
That was NSF. OSF was similar wear pattern, though slightly less pronounced.
Actually, the OSF is down to the wear markers in the middle though.
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Braking into mid roundabout from dual carriageway+ speeds by any chance... detroys the outer edge and tries to rip the inner edge off in the process, not helped by low pressures... at a guess.
Owners manual suggests using full load pressures if regularly running at, ahem, high speed... and don't forget the 150-200kg boot load :y
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::) is that tyre near side or off side and is opposite one worn the same way or in reverse :-\
That was NSF. OSF was similar wear pattern, though slightly less pronounced.
Actually, the OSF is down to the wear markers in the middle though.
Which they would be, given the osf wheel is only loaded as you change direction and accelerate off the roundabouts, so less vertical load, coupled with a higher lateral load :-\
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What you need is some Avon Roadrunners
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Braking into mid roundabout from dual carriageway+ speeds by any chance... detroys the outer edge and tries to rip the inner edge off in the process, not helped by low pressures... at a guess.
Owners manual suggests using full load pressures if regularly running at, ahem, high speed... and don't forget the 150-200kg boot load :y
Tend to run fronts at 33-34psi on fronts (and 28-30 rears).
Was never clear on what the manual's definition of "high speed" was...
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iirc anything over a ton, but was trying to be polite ;D
That said, given the abundance of dual carriageways and roundabouts, the loads imposed with suggest higher pressures regardless of actual speed :-\
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iirc anything over a ton, but was trying to be polite ;D
That said, given the abundance of dual carriageways and roundabouts, the loads imposed with suggest higher pressures regardless of actual speed :-\
I don't drive like Gixer ;)
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Your tyres suggest you might be stretching the truth slightly ::)
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He drives like his pant are on fire, and he knows it ;D
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Dunlop Sport Maxx RT, 235/45/17
Not down to wear markers yet (but close), but outside edge is probably illegal
Perfectly legal that tyre :y
Outside edges can be below 1.6mm, as long as tread can still be seen (which it can) then its legal :y
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As long as the central 75% is above 1.6 mm and no cords are showing :y
On those 235 width tyres, that's the outer 29mm on both sides :y
But with the shape those have worn, you might struggle to legally establish where the sidewall ends and the tread begins :-\
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The tread has definitely worn through in places. Besides, even if they are/aren't legal, they're spent, and need replacing.
Weirdly, that outside area is 'lumpy', not having a smooth circumference, which I would have thought would have been felt at the wheel. For some reason, that specific car has always made a good job of masking any issues that would have the highly strung TBE whinging about.
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The answer to the poll was a shade over 20k... ...so a fair bit down on the 24k I used to get from the TT's
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Blimey! :o
That's quite impressive. Judging by the way my KU39s are disappearing they won't make it anywhere near that mileage, and I don't have anything like the number of roundabouts on my commute.
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Blimey! :o
That's quite impressive. Judging by the way my KU39s are disappearing they won't make it anywhere near that mileage, and I don't have anything like the number of roundabouts on my commute.
The rears only managed about 10k (I'd need to double check how long they did last).
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I think TB might of fuddled his figures...
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14,700 from my fronts so far. The costco ones you might recall ....?
So yes I'd give TB his figure (...combined over both tyres ;D )
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The answer to the poll was a shade over 20k... ...so a fair bit down on the 24k I used to get from the TT's
:o :o :o :o :o :o I'm a little shocked ???