Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 00:42:31 +0100 From: "Simon Watkins" <siwatkinsnopsamorg> Subject: Re: 9-5 - Abnormal Tyre wear???
Di <poatesnopsamnet.au> wrote in message news:3916a827nopsam.one.net.au... > I have a 98 SAAB 9-5S with approx 27,000 kms on the clock running Michelin > Pilots. > > I have been disappointed with the tyre wear on the outside edge of the front > tyres, esp passenger side. > The reason given to me was the camber of the road making this side wear more > and > also the front wheel drive doesn't help - nothing about auto tran. Mine shows a similar variance - ie, the passenger side is the worst. Most of > our driving has been in city traffic. > Higher tyre pressure ( > 35 psi) seems to reduce the wear so this may have > been a factor earlier on. I'm definitely going to try increasing mine. I have set them at 32psi, but I'll try to take them higher based on the comments here. > > I have rotated tyres front-back twice to even out the wear since purchasing > new and > had the wheels aligned every 7,000 kms. On current advice, we don't expect > to get more > than 35,000 kms on them before replacement. Should I be happy ? Probably not! I know I'm not. But, if the tyres are that sensitive to pressures, I'll definitely up them a bit and see if I can't extend the life of my rears that are now on the fronts. Simon > > > Peter > > Peter Wilkins <wilkinspnopsamnet.au> wrote in message > news:aefchske1rhimr4d2v5bsbqqf53ldo2nnknopsamcom... > > On Sun, 7 May 2000 22:44:24 +0100, "Simon Watkins" <siwatkinsnopsamorg> > > wrote : > > > > >Robert Brown suggested that tyre pressures may be an > > >issue - do you run yours at standard pressures, or the higher pressures > > >recommended for high speed/loads? > > > > Tyre pressure is very important: low pressures can cause very rapid > > wear on the outside edges, wall damage and overheating. > > > > I run my 9-5SE at 35psi all round for normal use around town, 38psi > > all round on trips. That's on 6.5Jx16 alloy wheels and 215/55R16 > > Michelin tyres. Other makes may give less milage than the Michelins, > > too. > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Peter Wilkins (wilkinspnopsamnet.au) > >
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