Worn Front Tires
 

Learned something today, make sure you rotate your tires as the villages roundabouts cause excessive wear on the front tires and to occasionally check for wear.

There was another thread on this a week or so ago and several people who were in the tire business said this is not correct.

"Excessive" wear??? :ohdear: Keep it below 55.

More likely turning steering wheel when stationary.
You take a lot more sharp left and right turns than circling roundabouts.
Someone is pulling your chain!

:shrug: Gotta go 55 to live here..... or something like that! :confused: "Never Mind!" - Emily Litella

That is why I propose: Traffic in roundabouts go counter-clockwise on odd days, clockwise on even days.


:a040:

Bad idea, many can’t figure out how the roundabouts work already, further complications could be disastrous.

Sarcasm Sheldon, Sarcasm.


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Try keeping air at correct pressure. Currently we have 70,000 on 80,000 mile rated tires with normal wear and tear 5/32 will replace at recommended 2/32 or B4

Yes, roundabouts will wear front tires on one side if you negotiate them above 25 mph or so due to centrifugal force? Tire pressure also critical and supposed rotate them between 6 and 10K miles anyway, one avenue rhey use to void tire warranty? IMO most don’t check tire pressure at least once month, tires will loose 1 to 2 PSI month depending on temperature changes unless the are filled with nitrogen.

Wouldn’t Turning wheels stationary wear tires in one spot and not on outside/inside edge? Think about it?

straighten out the curves.
 

When traversing a round thing with no other traffic you might try going from left lane to right lane as you pass through. It's more fun if you do it at 55 but at any speed it reduces friction. Just be sure and use your rear view mirrors to avoid conflict. Stay Safe Ya'all.:shocked::pray:

Hey some do that and don’t look 👀????

If you do it at 75 do you gain tread?

You can rotate your tires all you want, but if you don't periodically get an alignment it is a waste of time.

we have two cars one has 25,000 miles on it and the other 12,000 miles both purchased new in TV and they both are subject to daily trips thought the circles and none of the tires either car show any wear whatsoever. Your post is not true.

Absolutely. On my ten year old Yamaha gas cart I have 3 original tires and they still look almost new. The right rear I had to replace three years ago because I didn't notice the pressure had gotten low and the edge wore out. It pays to look on the right rear side once in awhile.

Maybe you’re not aggressive driver as some?

Only goes out of alignment it you hit curves or jump over parking lot concrete slabs and have warn suspension parts. Course tire company going say that.

That will work if they remembered which day.

Probably would.
If.
You were able to park your car with the tire in exactly the same spot each time, and over a long period.
Think about it?

This is fake news.

What a load of rubbish re-tyre wear. We have roundabouts everywhere in the UK and some that would blow your mind (Google the magic roundabout - not the TV show - there's one in Swindon and another in Hemel Hempstead) and after driving here for 50 odd years the tyre wear is due to tracking mis-allignment and tyre pressure. By the way the word is Tyre not Tire ... Tire means getting fatigued ..the Y is there to differentiate the meanings ...just saying.

My body shop would LUV for the alternating directions!:a040:

Dont rouse the natives!
They do tire, we do tyre, and they will not tire in telling you that we are wrong!:icon_wink:

Pretty sure you should rotate your tires every 5 to 6K miles, if you want to get the max life out of them
of course tire pressure
also pretty sure front wheel drive cars, wear the tires out faster than rear wheel

I learned that leaving your turn signals on the whole time wears them out, but that's not going to stop me from doing it

turning them on and off as needed wears out the switch, so it's a no-win situation

naaaaa ! it's not the circle's

And for excessive round about wear....do like they do at Daytona, provide more air pressure to the right side tires. 😜

One of the things my husband taught me is when you get an oil change have them rotate your tires.

Driving around a circle doesnt affect tires or everyone would have to drive on only straight roads with no turns.

Thank you for this useful information.

exactly! some places offer it as part of the service. each time the car goes in, the tires are rotated

improper inflation is the culprit.

If your tires wore unevenly or excessively, your front end had an alignment problem.

Roundabouts in the Villages or anywhere would not do this.

(former mechanic)

More fake news improper inflation is the culprit of tire wear very simple.

I wouldn't take what is discussed in this thread as gospel more like tall tales
 

Fact of the Matter is that "IF" you see unusual wear on the front tires you may need a wheel alignment.
No you don't need an alignment periodically unless you want to support the local wheel alignment and tire shops with additional profit.
Running counter clockwise on the roundabout's may or may not cause tire wear on the right front tire. Cornering force will act on the outside edge of that tire but tire wear in this case will be dependent on your speed through the roundabout. It depends how aggressive you are.
Generally wheel alignments are needed when some front end component is damaged or worst case if a front end part is bent from going off road, into a curb or some other obstacle.
The best way to determine if you need a wheel alignment or wheel balance is to monitor tire wear. You can google tire wear or pick up an automotive book that describes what tire wear to look out for and what to do about it.

ASE certified master mechanic and Automotive Engineer

I don' know that the turns made in an out of round abouts qualify as "sharp". In fact it seems just the opposite to me. Ninety degree turns at intersections are sharp. The turns made in round abouts are not close to ninety degrees.

Agree, except It would be in inside of drivers side tire if you routinely take roundabouts at high speed and don’t rotate tires.

More dipsticks comments that can’t find dipstick.