Tyre Wear consistent with mileage?

[XZO]

What makes it the right tyre? Depends if you want value or performance?

I can see tyres lasting that long with constant motorway driving, but not on our Dorset roads!

Your comment above remined me of a Ford Galaxy I had some years ago as a company car on contract hire. I did a huge motorway mileage and I could get nearly 50k on the fronts and over 60k on the rear, the Galaxy was changed after 100K,,,

Thing is the nasty lease company would not change any tyre until it was down to 1.6mm. Even in the winter, So bl**dy dangerous in my opinion. That was the last time I let a contract hire/lease company dictate my safety.

PS - I think I must have driven well over 300k in Galaxy's, just glad I don't do that mileage any more

 

[andrew butler]

I have 18 inch toluca alloys with 255-45-18`s, conti`s on from new and done about 16k on the rear and 9k on the fronts, changed the fronts to nexxans and will be lucky to see 10k out of them.... it is lowered on 40mm h&r springs.. the wear on the tyres is always perfectly level but disappointed in 8-10k miles on the front tyres and thats using the high and mid range tyre....
Driving wise is all around town, have just bought some accelera ones to see how they fair... tbh final nail in the coffin for me and will be selling up next year...

 

[chriscroft]

I have 18 inch toluca alloys with 255-45-18`s, conti`s on from new and done about 16k on the rear and 9k on the fronts, changed the fronts to nexxans and will be lucky to see 10k out of them.... it is lowered on 40mm h&r springs.. the wear on the tyres is always perfectly level but disappointed in 8-10k miles on the front tyres and thats using the high and mid range tyre....
Driving wise is all around town, have just bought some accelera ones to see how they fair... tbh final nail in the coffin for me and will be selling up next year...

Have you had a 4 wheel laser alignment, with the load setting adjusted?
There are a couple of threads on the forum about this.
I think it can be fixed with the right alignment values

 

[andrew butler]

Have you had a 4 wheel laser alignment, with the load setting adjusted?
There are a couple of threads on the forum about this.
I think it can be fixed with the right alignment values

But the wear is even across the tyres..? does the load adjustment add even tyre wear...?

 

[chriscroft]

But the wear is even across the tyres..? does the load adjustment add even tyre wear...?

Possibly, I'm not sure to be honest.
If you book in for Hunter 4 wheel laser alignment at kwik-fit or similar, they will check it all out Free-of-charge, you only pay if they need to adjust.
@Tourershine has had plenty of experience on this

 

[Tourershine]

I don't suspect @andrew butler has a huge alignment issue if the wear is pretty even. I'd suggest that 16k on the rear and 10k on the front is a pretty normal wear time for 45 profile 18" tyres on a commercial vehicle. It's roughly what i'm getting on my 19s now the alignment is correct.
We have to bare in mind that we are running heavy vans at the end of the day, and if you want high mileage on your tyres, then you need to stick to the factory 17" or 16" with the correct commercial tyres. This is just the trade off between style and practicality.

 

[chriscroft]

I'm running 235/55/18 tyres now (swapped from 235/60/17), I got 40k+ miles out of my last set (with 3mm tread depth still left). Nokian weatherproof SUV. I'm very impressed with them all year round. If I had rotated properly would have got even more milage. About £115 each plus fitting. But I do run lightly loaded.