Very fast, even, tyre wear!

Fishinbrine

Fishinbrine

Senior Member
VCDS User
VIP Member
T6 Pro
Good evening all, last July I changed all the tyres on my T32 LWB T6.1 from 275/40R20'S to 265/40R20'S ready for lowering in November.
So, lowered the van in November with Solow NSL's, then in December fitted a set of winter wheels and tyres. Changed back to my 20's beginning of March.

The point I'm getting to here, I have done around 5000 miles on these 20's and now all 4 are evenly worn down to the wear indicators and requires replacement.

The tyres I had on were Accelera Iota's by no means premium, but seemed good value at the time.

My question is, this time, I am contemplating getting a better brand in view of longevity, but don't want to lump close to £1000 on tyres for them to wear in 5000 mile, I may as well just stick with the cheaper option.

What's everyone's experience with different tyres brands and tread wear?

Thanks all!
 
Choice might be 1k for quality tyres that stick to the road and do what they are supposed to, and probably last 20000 or 30000 miles,
or £2.50 for cheap tyres that last 5000 miles and may or may not stop when you want them to.

Expensive van.
Don't skimp on the important bit. Just my opinion and I'm not always right.
My Michelin CC2 (new stock is CC3) have done 15000 miles and, although they don't look new, they still have at least another 15000 miles before I'd start to worry about considering about thinking about whether I have to change them. However, my suspension is stock, T30, R16 tyres and don't often carry heavy stuff on motorways and travel with a tool to pick the stones out of the treads if I see them when coming back to the van in a supermarket carpark.
Just checking - the wear on your tyres is on the tread and not where it shouldn't be.

EDIT
Respect for asking the question. After re-reading my answer, it seems like I'm having a go. Didn't mean it to sound like that but the answer stays.
 
Last edited:
whodat said:
Choice might be 1k for quality tyres that stick to the road and do what they are supposed to, and probably last 20000 or 30000 miles,
or £2.50 for cheap tyres that last 5000 miles and may or may not stop when you want them to.

Expensive van.
Don't skimp on the important bit. Just my opinion and I'm not always right.
My Michelin CC2 (new stock is CC3) have done 15000 miles and, although they don't look new, they still have at least another 15000 miles before I'd start to worry about considering about thinking about whether I have to change them. However, my suspension is stock, T30, R16 tyres and don't often carry heavy stuff on motorways and travel with a tool to pick the stones out of the treads if I see them when coming back to the van in a supermarket carpark.
Just checking - the wear on your tyres is on the tread and not where it shouldn't be.

EDIT
Respect for asking the question. After re-reading my answer, it seems like I'm having a go. Didn't mean it to sound like that but the answer stays.
Click to expand...

No offence taken at all, this is the thing, when I got the van it had Triangle branded tyres and did until 20k they had 4mm or so left but I was changing tyre size so went for a 'similar' tyre, they have been excellent grip/performance wise, but this may be due to just having a very soft and fast wearing compound.
Yeah tyre wear totally even on all 4, quite surprised by that considering the amount of roundabouts where I live!

It's not a case of skrimping either really, although I would sooner not lump £1000 on 4 tyres, if they last twice as long of course I'm good with that!

Are Goodyear Eagle F1's a decent lasting tyres from anyone's experience?
 
The best tyres I’ve had for longevity (plus comfort and noise) have always been Michelin. I’ve dabbled with others including Hankook (sidewalls always end up going and comfort is lacking), Continental (not as noisy as the rating suggests and pretty good for comfort but not Michelin levels. Grip mostly good but certain circumstances they seem to not cope with - varies by tyre) and Avons (ditch finding nasty tyres).
The thing with Michelin is they do everything well while they last a long time. Not often outstanding in any one thing but always strong in everything. They are usually designed to keep the same level of grip and water discharge right down to the wear indicators (the sipes open up as the tyre wears). I’ll go back to them again once the Contis wear out - which appears to be quicker than Michelins I’ve had before them, although I’m glad I tried them.

Some cheap tyres last too long, some not long enough but almost all are pretty poor compared to the big brands - the chappie on tyre reviews isn’t afraid to say this out loud either. If it were my van and the tyres had worn fast I’d definitely be looking to swap to Michelin to fix that while keeping me, my passengers and other road users safe.
 
I see a few are running Cross climate 2's from Michelin, I was always under the impression these would wear faster during summer? Is this not the case?
 
Or, do I change tyre size again 🤔

Probably shouldn't as 265/40R20'S have been fine except for slight rub on arce liners on full lock
 
I’ve just replaced my two front tyres (Michelin CC 2’s) after 31,000 miles and to be honest I could have got a few more thousand out of them. I only replaced them because the near side one especially was wearing heavily on the inside.
At my MOT last month the MOT tester said they’ve still got plenty of tread left, but keep an eye on them…. so they would have gone for longer.

The initial cost might be high, but you get what you pay for. As others have said, you’ve got an expensive vehicle, so don’t skimp on your only contact with the tarmac. 👍🏼
 
I looked at this before, but would need to wind the front down more to get the stance right negating the effects of a tyre that wouldn't rub it ya get how I mean
 
Fishinbrine said:
I looked at this before, but would need to wind the front down more to get the stance right negating the effects of a tyre that wouldn't rub it ya get how I mean
Click to expand...
The rolling radius on my 275/40 and 245/45 is virtually the same, half a mm difference, can't imagine 265's would be much different..?
 
Accellera's are hard as plastic so getting only 5k out of them makes me think something else is wrong, I've had them on the front for at least 15k on mine and I reckon they'd go a bit longer. Kind of want them to wear out so I can put some Goodyears back on, I've had those on the back for nearly 30k miles
 
When it was time to change my tyres - I'd always had the old Michelin Agilis tyre and they would start perishing after 4 or 5 years (fair enough) even though they had loads of tread left.
So - I had to go to the hospital to do a lot of visiting people around the time my tyres were due for replacing.
So - I ended up skulking around the ambulance bays to see what tyres they were using. At that time most of them had Michelin CC2.
That was my answer.
 
WinFreak said:
Accellera's are hard as plastic so getting only 5k out of them makes me think something else is wrong, I've had them on the front for at least 15k on mine and I reckon they'd go a bit longer. Kind of want them to wear out so I can put some Goodyears back on, I've had those on the back for nearly 30k miles
Click to expand...
This was my thoughts, but worn almost perfectly even across the tyre.
Yes it's a LWB T32 fully loaded camper so quite heavy but still didn't expect such rapid wear hence this post really.
 
When have you last checked your geometry?


Google AI has some good points here i think:

If your lowered Transporter is experiencing rapid but seemingly "even" tyre wear, it is likely caused by a combination of the following factors:
  • Excessive Toe-In or Toe-Out: This is the primary driver of rapid, uniform rubber loss. When a Transporter is lowered without an alignment adjustment, the steering rack geometry forces the front wheels to either point slightly toward each other or away from each other. As you drive, the tyres are essentially being dragged sideways down the road. This constant scrubbing burns through tread exceptionally fast, often looking like rapid, overall wear.
  • The Lowered Transporter Camber Myth: While negative camber typically wears out the inside edge of the tyre, a heavy commercial van like the Transporter behaves differently under load. The weight of the vehicle, combined with aggressive toe scrubbing, can flatten the tyre's contact patch while driving, masking the camber angle and resulting in a tyre that looks evenly worn across the tread but has lost its depth in record time.
 
I generally don’t get too involved in tyre, wheel and lowered suspension discussions as it seems to be a continuous rolling stream of surprised owners thinking they are unlucky and that there’s a work around.
If you f**k with the running gear geometry there are consequences, if the cheap tyres are the only option that fits there are consequences.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

T6 DJT
20” super metals swap??
Replies
3
Views
363
JumpShip
J
MrD
Wear rate 19” Khumo PS91
Replies
5
Views
494
cgtmiles
cgtmiles
BenT5
Variation in same size tyres
Replies
1
Views
345
64 SPLIT
64 SPLIT
M
255/45/38 Tyre Pressures (wearing in middle)
Replies
6
Views
1K
Kind of Blue
K
C
All season tyre question!
2
Replies
36
Views
3K
Lubrown
L
Back
Top