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I've got a rear-wheel drive car. The question is fairly simple, and the answer probably as well, but just to make sure, can anyone tell me which tyres wear out the soonest? Would it be the rear ones, being the driven wheels, or the front ones that do all the turning? :confused:
 
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Normaly the driven rear wheel so 1 rear wheel will wear out faster than the other one.
 
Depends on driving style.
If you're constantly flooring it on pull away then the rear ones will wear out faster.
If you like to take corners at speed then the front ones will wear out faster.
If you like to brake hard all the time the front ones will wear out faster.

So if you like to pull away gently but you corner hard and brake hard the front ones will go first. However that's not normal driving style in Gauteng. That's more Capetonian style.
For hard driving the front ones will go first.

For moderate driving I've found that often the tyres on a RWD wear at the same rate as the front ones.
 
front wheels for a fact, if you have front wheel drive especially.
 
I always put new tyres on front, and move them from ones to back. Ever seen what can happen if front wheel bursts?
 
Slootvreter said:
I've got a rear-wheel drive car. The question is fairly simple, and the answer probably as well, but just to make sure, can anyone tell me which tyres wear out the soonest? Would it be the rear ones, being the driven wheels, or the front ones that do all the turning? :confused:
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i've got a rear wheel drive car, 18's all around and my fronts are finished and the back look brand new still, and its from cornering! over 200kw on the engine and i do let the rears rip it up on occasion but the front still wore first. 1 years use
 
bboy said:
i've got a rear wheel drive car, 18's all around and my fronts are finished and the back look brand new still, and its from cornering! over 200kw on the engine and i do let the rears rip it up on occasion but the front still wore first. 1 years use
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And all the tyres are the same brand and same level of grip??
Thats strange... would never have guessed.
 
yep bboy, every turn you make the road chews away your front's. the rear's are just "rolling along"

you don't have to corner at 60km/h for them to wear - any turning.
 
JK8 said:

And all the tyres are the same brand and same level of grip??
Thats strange... would never have guessed.
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yep , same brand, same model, rears are 245's, fronts are 225's
 
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Keeper said:
yep bboy, every turn you make the road chews away your front's. the rear's are just "rolling along"

you don't have to corner at 60km/h for them to wear - any turning.
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You forget that I said it's a rear-wheel drive car. The rear wheels deliver the power to the road, they don't just tag along.
 
bboy said:
i've got a rear wheel drive car, 18's all around and my fronts are finished and the back look brand new still, and its from cornering! over 200kw on the engine and i do let the rears rip it up on occasion but the front still wore first. 1 years use
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Take it slow, no need to corner like Mad Maxx. LOL
 
Slootvreter said:
You forget that I said it's a rear-wheel drive car. The rear wheels deliver the power to the road, they don't just tag along.
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both wheels are turning the same speed my friend :D (unless you spin on purpose, of course) but I understand what you are thinking...

it's the constant left and right turning that wears it out.
 
Keeper said:
both wheels are turning the same speed my friend :D (unless you spin on purpose, offcourse)

it's the constant left and right turning that wears it out.
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The car deliveres the power to the road via the rear wheels. This is far from just rolling along like a front-wheel driven car. And from this thread I now have no conclusive answer. I will go to Hi-Q and ask them, and post their answer here. :D
 
bboy said:
i've got a rear wheel drive car, 18's all around and my fronts are finished and the back look brand new still, and its from cornering! over 200kw on the engine and i do let the rears rip it up on occasion but the front still wore first. 1 years use
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This means you are probably a wannabe boy racer.
 
Slootvreter said:
The car deliveres the power to the road via the rear wheels. This is far from just rolling along like a front-wheel driven car. And from this thread I now have no conclusive answer. I will go to Hi-Q and ask them, and post their answer here. :D
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the car wears from the front i tell you - 2wd, front wd, rear wd, 4wd, whatever.
 
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