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[Stevieb]

I have had a second tyre blow out in the space of three months. Just got my second new tyre today and the garage informed me that this is common on Omega's.  It’s something to do with the cambers as the wheels are slightly tilted inwards, causing more wear on the inner wall than the rest of the tyre.  Has anyone else experienced this and what have your done to put this right??

[Elite Pete]

Hi Steve and welcome to the forum.

I would say its because the suspension is set up wrong. Depending on where you are in the country, it would be worth a visit to Wheels in Motion to get yours set up correctly

http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/

[bob.dent]

I have had a second tyre blow out in the space of three months. Just got my second new tyre today and the garage informed me that this is common on Omega's.  It’s something to do with the cambers as the wheels are slightly tilted inwards, causing more wear on the inner wall than the rest of the tyre.  Has anyone else experienced this and what have your done to put this right??

Yep, certainly have and it's a bugger to get right on mine as the wheels and tyres aren't standard. I've been to WIM for 4 wheel geometry which vastly improved it but I need to go back there for a more customised setup.

[albitz]

i,ve never heard of blowouts being a common problem. :-/

[bob.dent]

i,ve never heard of blowouts being a common problem. :-/

I don't think blowouts are some much a common problem but the uneven tyre wear can be unless the geometry is set correctly.

[JamesV6CDX]

i,ve never heard of blowouts being a common problem. :-/

I expect  people glance at their tyres, think "these look ok"....

whereas in reality, if they look closer, the inner edge is on the canvas!!

[albitz]

got me worried now ,i will have a look when it stops raining..........june probably

[Elite Pete]

got me worried now ,i will have a look when it stops raining..........june probably

2010

[bob.dent]

i,ve never heard of blowouts being a common problem. :-/

I expect  people glance at their tyres, think "these look ok"....

whereas in reality, if they look closer, the inner edge is on the canvas!!

Spot on James, exactly what happened to me last year. Mine was down to the steel belt on the inner edge whereas the rest of the tyre looked perfectly ok!!
Probably would have resulted in a blowout if my mechanic hadn't of spotted it when the car was up on the ramp.

[Marks DTM Calib]

In-correct camber will cause tyre edge wear (inner if to much camber and outer if to little).

The camber will also change as the car ages and the springs get weaker....so, get your camber set as part of a proper geometry setup and all will be good again.

[Stevieb]

That’s exactly what my tyre was like...down to the steel belt, except I didn't spot it, hence the blow out.  Just annoying when the rest of the tyre is perfectly fine, yet the inner edge wears away, especially at the prices we all pay.... I have the big chunky low profile tyres!!!!

[TheBoy]

Yes, I've experienced horrific inner shoulder wear on the front of my MV6, all put right by wheels-inmotion as suggested about.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Which is why geometry checks are supposed to be a fairly regular thing!

And dont get fobbed off with tracking.....

[TheBoy]

Which is why geometry checks are supposed to be a fairly regular thing!

And dont get fobbed off with tracking.....

Couldn't agree more.  I tend to get mine fully geo'd instead of track/4 wheel alignment, and tend to do annually.  Should be more often if I let Mrs TheBoy drive  

I spent a fortune on tracking and 4 wheel alignments and, despite what the tyre outlets were telling me, its a waste of money in many cases.

Both my Omegas are due, just waiting for the new WIM centre to open.

[bob.dent]

Which is why geometry checks are supposed to be a fairly regular thing!

And dont get fobbed off with tracking.....

Couldn't agree more.  I tend to get mine fully geo'd instead of track/4 wheel alignment, and tend to do annually.  Should be more often if I let Mrs TheBoy drive  

I spent a fortune on tracking and 4 wheel alignments and, despite what the tyre outlets were telling me, its a waste of money in many cases.

Both my Omegas are due, just waiting for the new WIM centre to open.

I spoke to Tony by e-mail today and he reckons it might not be for another 3 weeks yet. :-?