Tyre pressure and wear?

[GucciPiggy]

I have noticed the shoulders of my front tyres are wearing very quickly (even for a potent fwd car). I am considering increasing tyre pressure to try and combat this. From memory the recommended pressure is 36psi? What is everyone else running?

[rukboy11]

maybe try getting a wheel alignment and wheel balance? is it unevenly wearing only on the sides?

[lovecolt]

Running on stock pressure of 32 psi. But if your overall front tyres are wearing quick, this means you are thrashing hard. However if its uneven wear, then its a wheel alignment issue as said by rukboy11

[Raymond6]

If the tyre is wearing in the middle it means
1) to higher pressure
2) little bit high pressure and your driving a bit hard

If the ware is on both outside edges
1) under inflated tyres
2) driving a bit hard on and to much either toe in or camber

If the ware is on the outside edge's
1) your driving a bit hard
2) your camber ajustment is out
3) you have hit somthing or the factory wheel alignment is out.

In all cases it's a good idea to go and get a laser wheel alingment done and get any ajustments made that this test show nessasarry even 1/10 of a degree out can have an impact on tire ware.

The tyres fitted are a bit soft so don't expect 40000 ks out of them 10 to 20000ks should see the end of them

[GucciPiggy]

Thanks guys. I have booked the car in for alignment next week. I think the wear is just down to soft rubber and too many roundabouts. I wonder what the stock camber settings are on the front. Using a square angle it would appear to be almost zero degrees.

[andy007]

I have worn outside edges on my tyres, after about 1000 miles, i don't spin it often and always move slightly as i get in/out of spaces to reduce wear, it's a colt thing to make us buy new tyres early ! I swapped the front to the back to wear them all, only done 10,000 miles on it so far.

[Rdster]

I run 36psi front and back.

Also, because the AD07 wear fast, rotate your wheels every 2000-3000km.
You'll get a little more life out of them.....:)