Excessive tyre wear

Pugman · 10-18-2023, 03:57 AM

Front suspension on my 8 year old E84 failed and was replaced together with (allegedly) new tyres 5 months ago. Having covered 3K miles since, a check on tread shows about 5mm across both front tyres, matching tread on rear tyres which were replaced over 2 years ago. Surely this can’t be right?

Allworth · 10-18-2023, 04:24 AM

Can happen on some very soft really high performance tyres.

Pugman · 10-19-2023, 10:12 AM

Thanks for your reply. They’re Bridgestone Turanza T001 which I didn’t think were that special. I’ll have to see what I get from the remaining 2 - 3mm!

Gamb1t · 10-22-2023, 11:40 AM

Not at 3k miles unless you drive a heavy FWD vehicle and you have a propensity for jackrabbit accelerations.

I'd have it checked out. Is the wear on tread depth or inner/outer sections of the tire? The latter could mean bad alignment.

SharpAndCunning · 12-18-2023, 11:23 AM

I've been having issues like this myself, except mine is wearing on the inside edge. i bought a mini spare from a local guy who sold his X1 and one of the big reasons he got rid of it was because of excessive tire wear.

I'm thinking the factory alignment specs are incorrect. There is supposed to be a weight placed into the passenger cabin during the alignment and I wonder if that throws off the alignment when its just the driver in the car?

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Pugman Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: BMW X1 Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: West Midlands iTrader: (0)	Excessive tyre wear Front suspension on my 8 year old E84 failed and was replaced together with (allegedly) new tyres 5 months ago. Having covered 3K miles since, a check on tread shows about 5mm across both front tyres, matching tread on rear tyres which were replaced over 2 years ago. Surely this can’t be right?
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10-18-2023, 04:24 AM	#2
Allworth First Lieutenant 204 Rep 383 Posts Drives: X1 xDrive20d (E84) Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Stoke-on-Trent iTrader: (0)	Can happen on some very soft really high performance tyres. __________________ 1995 E34 525td auto • 2016 F30 320ed auto
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10-19-2023, 10:12 AM	#3
Pugman Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: BMW X1 Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: West Midlands iTrader: (0)	Thanks for your reply. They’re Bridgestone Turanza T001 which I didn’t think were that special. I’ll have to see what I get from the remaining 2 - 3mm!
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10-22-2023, 11:40 AM	#4
Gamb1t Major 598 Rep 1,343 Posts Drives: 330i,X1,Z4,Solstice GXP, RX-8 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Canukistan iTrader: (0)	Not at 3k miles unless you drive a heavy FWD vehicle and you have a propensity for jackrabbit accelerations. I'd have it checked out. Is the wear on tread depth or inner/outer sections of the tire? The latter could mean bad alignment.
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SharpAndCunning Lieutenant 100 Rep 433 Posts Drives: 2014 X1 35i Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: . iTrader: (0)	I've been having issues like this myself, except mine is wearing on the inside edge. i bought a mini spare from a local guy who sold his X1 and one of the big reasons he got rid of it was because of excessive tire wear. I'm thinking the factory alignment specs are incorrect. There is supposed to be a weight placed into the passenger cabin during the alignment and I wonder if that throws off the alignment when its just the driver in the car?
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