TurboBurbo Silver Donating Members 48 Member For: 2y 6m 18d Gender: Male Location: WA Wheatbelt Posted 26/06/23 06:28 AM Share Posted 26/06/23 06:28 AM (edited) Hey all. Have put about 15000 km's on a set of proxes c100plus tyres, standard sized 245/40r18. Recent trip up to the big smoke in the wet was a suprisingly slippery experience. Once home I've pulled them off and the centers of the rear tyres have worn out more than the edges to the tune of 1.5-2mm (and the left is worse than the right). All tyres have been at 32-34psi (my guage vs local tyre shops), car is driven mostly unladen. Front tyres are wearing linearly. Sits on SL springs. Sees a fair bit of gravel. Has anyone seen alignment cause this? I've got a complete rear set of bushes to put in when I get the time cause it knocks quite loudly at the moment, but I'm yet to see anything that says center wear is caused by anything bar overinflation. 4th pic is a strange production mark. Tyres haven't ever been patched or plugged. Edited 26/06/23 06:35 AM by TurboBurbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,868 Member For: 16y 6m 8d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 26/06/23 11:53 AM Share Posted 26/06/23 11:53 AM yeah, I've got no idea how you could wear only the centre... I'd be asking my local tyre shop to give an explanation (other than over-inflating, obviously, which you're clearly not doing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoe Member 77 Member For: 8y 5m 22d Posted 26/06/23 12:37 PM Share Posted 26/06/23 12:37 PM That sort of wear is generally caused by damaged/bent suspension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argren89 New Member 1 Member For: 1y 3m 10d Posted 09/07/23 07:05 AM Share Posted 09/07/23 07:05 AM Centre wear usually means overloading or overinflation, though you've ruled both of these out... Temperature changes shouldn't affect pressure that much either. Not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboBurbo Silver Donating Members 48 Member For: 2y 6m 18d Gender: Male Location: WA Wheatbelt Posted 21/07/23 02:27 AM Author Share Posted 21/07/23 02:27 AM (edited) Official word back from the manufacturer..."heavy right foot". Which may be true given I put these tyres on a week after I first bought the car, but 70% of the km I drive are open highways for regional sport or travelling up to the city, so I could count the red light launches on my fingers and toes. Might just have to spend a bit more money when picking a tyre next time around. 💸 Edited 21/07/23 02:32 AM by TurboBurbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,868 Member For: 16y 6m 8d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 21/07/23 02:32 AM Share Posted 21/07/23 02:32 AM Sounds like seriously bullshit to me from the manufacturer. I'd be claiming warranty just to spite them for saying that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,751 Member For: 9y 8m 18d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 21/07/23 02:55 AM Share Posted 21/07/23 02:55 AM Can I get warranty on my bag of ice? It melted and is now unusable 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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