tyre wear on inside front wheels

[gtisteve]

hi guys as above really love the car to bits so far has everything i could want and more

noticed pretty heavy wear on the inside of the front tyres tho?

suspension is bog standard and im on monza 2 18's


any ideas

[owen lcr]

sounds like you need to get your tracking checked mate

[chungster]

geometry reset needed...toe setting bit off probably (hitting potholes / kerbs can do that)

[Beddie]

geometry reset needed...toe setting bit off probably (hitting potholes / kerbs can do that)

Sure does... 

Had mine done today for this exact problem, people at the alignment place told me off, it was miles out everywhere!

[ILoveTuna]

I had the same full wheel alignement at midland vw did the trick..

[winrya]

I had the same full wheel alignement at midland vw did the trick..

I'm told they have awesome alignment equipment at midland vw

[ILoveTuna]

I had the same full wheel alignement at midland vw did the trick..

I'm told they have awesome alignment equipment at midland vw

yeah its brand new uses bluetooth apparently much too complicated for me to understand but does the trick...
www.midlandvw.com.

[rdfcpete]

Isn't this sometimes a sign that the shocks can be on the way out too boys?
I've got this problem too, very mildly though.

Cheers.

[pazz]

gtisteve

Do you have a crap load of speed bumps in your local area?

Particularly ones like this:

[gtisteve]

yes!:(

but i always go mega slow over them



whats the best way to tackle them?

think im booking her in for a geo in two weeks time

[pazz]

Those particualar types of speed humps often cause uneven tyre wear. Basically the humps are extremely badly designed as a car cannot straddle the hump.

Your best bet is to drive with one wheel off the hump and the other driving completely over it.

[rdfcpete]

^^^ I'm the same Steve. Went to Kwik fit today actually and know a guy there well. Assessed my rear Pilot sports and they're uneven as fack, presumably only from these as my shocks seemed fine on a visual assessment (done at Kwik fit).

From my home, you cannot drive out the estate without coming across 3/4 of these speed bumps, despite the fact there are 4 different routes out the estate. The whole thing is a 20mph limit so it's impossible to avoid them and I must straddle 15 of these daily, at least.  The GTI is just wide enough to go over them neatly without causing too much of a bump, i.e. its width is suitable. Still wears though.

Seems like absolutely nothing I can do    , not sure about yourself?

[gtisteve]

the rears are fine its just my o/s front


to be honest though it has a few too many weights on it for my liking.
so probably has a wee bit of history
:(

love the car tho. the remap and having darth vader under my bonnet make it sound and feel awesome

yet to find a 200bhp which i can test it beside tho
 

[JonnyG]

I had the same full wheel alignement at midland vw did the trick..

How many £'s are we talking for this please (at Midland VW) ??

[Felix]

Mines in at Mid VW in a couple of weeks for this - cost approx £30 to £90 depending on how much adjustment if I remember correctly.