Tyre Wear
12 March 2001, 01:50 PM
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Can anyone give me an idea on the average wear on tyres on a basic Impreza Turbo 4 door.
I saw an advert for one and it said "new tyres" but had only done 19,000 miles.
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I saw an advert for one and it said "new tyres" but had only done 19,000 miles.
Comments please.
12 March 2001, 02:36 PM
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I get around 13 - 14k out of a set of fronts on my std UK MY99, though the Bridgestones that I took off last time I changed were described by the shop as "genuine racing slicks" 
so maybe that's an overestimate. Rears last longer. A lot depends on how you drive!
Rich
so maybe that's an overestimate. Rears last longer. A lot depends on how you drive!Rich
12 March 2001, 04:57 PM
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As RichS said, I got 4.5k from the originals (no track days), now running insanely high pressures to try to see as much out of the second set as possible, hopefully will make it to a total of 8,500 miles between the two sets, 8,000 miles so far, outer edges are non existant, but the centres are still very legal.
However, I do seem to be slightly harder on tyres than average
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However, I do seem to be slightly harder on tyres than average
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12 March 2001, 04:57 PM
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Anything between 10&20K really, to get 19K suggest gentle(ish) use, It may have done a lot of motorway miles. i managed 17K out of mine and i recon 19k is not bad on a Turbo.
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13 March 2001, 03:57 AM
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Running book pressures is not the best bet, a few psi higher IMHO gives better handling and longer tyre life.
Raising the rears to 40psi makes for very err "interesting" handling, tail happy ain't the word for it
, next time i stop toeing i'll remember to drop the rear tyre pressures was fun though
Raising the rears to 40psi makes for very err "interesting" handling, tail happy ain't the word for it
, next time i stop toeing i'll remember to drop the rear tyre pressures was fun though
13 March 2001, 11:01 AM
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A little tip - stay away from Milton Keynes better still don't live there unless you wan't to pay the price
Can't beat dual carriageway though even if it has ten roundabouts to pass through
Can't beat dual carriageway though even if it has ten roundabouts to pass through
13 March 2001, 05:11 PM
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On a 4 wheel drive vehicle it is advisable to change all 4 tyres at a time. The front tyres wear faster than the rear tyres. I would recommend that the front tyres are swapped with the rear ones every 5000 miles, to even out the wear.
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