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19th Jun 2017 10:28 pm
jc_uk
Member Since: 19 Apr 2007
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 314
And pull trailers........
19th Jun 2017 10:44 pm
plocker
Member Since: 14 Mar 2016
Location: Preston
Posts: 828
Re: Idiot question about tyre wear
MattDonovan wrote:
Just looked at my tyres and the fronts are looking more worn than the rears. Is this normal? Running scorpion Zeros currently on 23,000 miles.
Swap them around the next time its on the ramps 8)05 V8 HSE Bonatti Grey
23rd Jun 2017 10:50 am
Gazellio
Member Since: 09 Jan 2011
Location: Chilterns
Posts: 4130
Fronts take a lot more load on corners/rounabouts/braking they will always wear quicker.
23rd Jun 2017 11:24 am
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
Zeros wear very very fast iirc 14k from a front pair on mine!
Went off quick as well wasnt long before it had started to run wide on fast corners etc
ATRs fitted and all fine so far
23rd Jun 2017 12:34 pm
MattDonovan
Member Since: 14 Sep 2011
Location: Bristol
Posts: 88
A couple of people I have spoken to recently have mentioned Avons and Nexens. I am not sure about the Nexens but what are peoples opinions of Avons?
If neither of those are any good do people have any other suggestions?
24th Jun 2017 2:53 pm
Gazellio
Member Since: 09 Jan 2011
Location: Chilterns
Posts: 4130
Pirelli Scorpian ATR are harder wearing and suit a Disco.
24th Jun 2017 2:58 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
Tried nexens on mercs pretty good so long as theres no snow about! whenever anyone mentions Avons I straight away think of their ditch finders
24th Jun 2017 9:41 pm
Mr Kington
Member Since: 12 Dec 2011
Location: Scottish Borders
Posts: 1549
I am using the Verde but need tyres that are all season. Wear rate has been decent so farJames favourite hobby is writing in the third person.
25th Jun 2017 8:02 am
DiscoStevey
Member Since: 07 Jan 2017
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 61
I've just had Goodyear Wrangler HP All Weather tyres fitted, they replaced knackered Dunlop Grandtreks and there is now zero road noise, the difference is incredible. Decent price, look ok. No idea on wear but online reviews suggest 20k plus might be possible.Jaguar Land Rover: "Building great cars, badly."
25th Jun 2017 5:59 pm
JackNorris
Member Since: 06 Jul 2012
Location: Beds/Bucks Border
Posts: 1877
I got 38K out my fronts and still had loads of life left in the rears - then i sold the vehicle 4 weeks after replacing fronts MY2023 Discovery 5 R-Dynamic 3.0
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25th Jun 2017 7:51 pm
stumpy2268
Member Since: 29 Feb 2012
Location: Tonbridge, Kent
Posts: 37
Not sure if this is off topic, but I will ask anyway...
Just had a new pair of Scorpion P Zeros fitted at ATS, before fitting the guy tells me that there will be more than 4mm difference between the tread depth on the new front tyres versus the part worn rears. This means there will be a risk of diff or gearbox damage and the tyres will only be fitted if I sign a disclaimer.
Has anyone else come across this comment, or is it a sales scam to make me buy more tyres ?
I though that only applied if they were fitted on the same axle ?The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the best of everything they have.
5th Aug 2017 5:21 pm
stumpy2268
Member Since: 29 Feb 2012
Location: Tonbridge, Kent
Posts: 37
That was my thought too.
Having replaced the front and rear tyres at different intervals throughout my life, I have never experienced a diff or gearbox blowing up as a result.
Diffs tend to break when the wheels come back down to earth whist spinning in my experience of off roading classic range rovers !!
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