Tyre ware

michaelx2 · Unread post by **michaelx2** » 26 Jan 2002, 20:27

my xantia 1.9td is wearing front tyres all the time. Ive had the tracking checked many times but I have been told that this may be a suspension proble, Help please ??

jonnyboy · Unread post by **jonnyboy** » 29 Jan 2002, 03:08

What is the nature of the wear,
centre of tread = over-inflation
both outer edges = under-inflation
patchy wear = poss suspension fault
wear on one edge indicates wheel alignment problem, was your car tracked on a flat surface, if not the tracking guages will give inaccurate results? Try a four wheel alignment centre to check camber/castor.
sometimes ball joint / wheel bearing / driveshaft wear can cause uneven tyre wear.
hope this helps in some way.