Rear tyre wear gti

[dtrain]

Hi All,

I was looking at my wheels this morning and notice my rear tyres are worned out compared to my fronts. Is this normal for golfs to do that? Ive only changed a set of 4 wheels 1.5 yrs ago.

Tyre pressures at 36 psi front and back. Usually drive with no rear passengers.

[Fixxxer]

Need more info on where the wear is happening.
Inside, outside or across the whole face of the tyre? Are all tyres same brand / size? Any suspension mods?

Sounds unusual, since most of the load will be at the front tyres.
Fixxxer

[sikkony]

This is a common case with the GOLF series. I'm guessing, it's the inner section of the tires (rear).

This is because the camber on the rear wheels are not adjustable. Taking fast corners often will accelerate wear.

[dtrain]

It's quite even wear, maybe the left rear is a bit worst than the other.

[bwen]

It's quite even wear, maybe the left rear is a bit worst than the other.

Maybe a simple question, but have you done a wheel alignment?

[nutttr]

Are you sure that the dealer/service centre didn't rotate the tyres at the last service and the worn front tyres are now on the rear??

[Umai Naa!!]

It's common for the workshop to put the best tyres on the front.

Poor front tyre wear is pretty normal. Normally caused by low tyre pressures (even at 36, it could be higher, 40 would be ideal), poor wheel alignment, and tyre quality, or a combination of all.

[dtrain]

Bought 4 tyres the same time. No alignment for for a
Couple of yrs. Will that help? My steering is pretty straight with no hands.

[jessv3]

I have a similar issue but my wheels were rotated a few months back.. I'm shocked to read that our tyre pressure should be at 40psi.. Mine is at 32psi, what is everyone else running? My tyres are 225/45/17

[Wolfgang]

I'm shocked to read that our tyre pressure should be at 40psi.. Mine is at 32psi, what is everyone else running? My tyres are 225/45/17

I'm running 38psi front, 36psi rear in the Michelin's fitted to 3 doors from the factory.

The interior rattles enough at these pressures I wouldn't want to go any higher.

[MariusGT]

replaced 2 x front conti2's @ 40,000kms (pretty good run... they were almost illegal though!) a few weeks back - the rears are still +50% tread. next front replacement i will get set of 4.

225/45/17 - i run 38psi front, 36psi rear.

i read somewhere that (for FWD) low tread on front is more easily managed - ie: low tread + wet = you know it. and can be managed until replacements are fitted. however low tread on rear (again for FWD) can be an absolute disaster in the wet and is almost impossible to correct a loss of traction at rear for most lay drivers.---> that could be crap but it makes sense to me.

[Brendan_A]

Yep I run 40psi in the 17" on the jetta and the 18" on the golf. F&R wheel alignment every 10k-15k and we get very good tyre wear.

[brimway]

Hi All,

I was looking at my wheels this morning and notice my rear tyres are worned out compared to my fronts. Is this normal for golfs to do that? Ive only changed a set of 4 wheels 1.5 yrs ago.

Tyre pressures at 36 psi front and back. Usually drive with no rear passengers.

I really don't mean to offend, but how do you suddenly notice your tyres are worn out? I rotate mine every 5,000 ks and check them weekly.

36 psi should be OK, its the pressure I use, but you need to monitor wear and rotate especially with front wheel drive cars.

[Diesel_vert]

I have a similar issue but my wheels were rotated a few months back.. I'm shocked to read that our tyre pressure should be at 40psi.. Mine is at 32psi, what is everyone else running? My tyres are 225/45/17

When in doubt, refer to the tyre placard.

Generally for all vehicles, you should always ensure tyre pressures never fall below "half load" or "normal load" values. For the Golf V GTI, these are:

Half load - Front: 2.4 bar (35 psi) / Rear: 2.4 bar (35 psi)

Values higher than the above may be used at the driver's discretion, provided you never exceed the maximum pressure stated on the tyre's sidewall, which is usually 3.4 or 3.5 bar (50 or 51 psi) depending on the tyre.

Also note that the above values are for when tyres are cold. Gases expand when heated, so expect an increase in pressures when warm. Therefore, if you top up the pressures after the vehicle has just been driven, you should generally add 0.2 bar (3 psi) to your desired cold pressures (i.e. 35 psi cold = 38 psi warm).

[Umai Naa!!]

The figures stated on the tyre placard usually lean towards comfort, as opposed to real-world preferences like fuel economy and tyre wear.

But as mentioned several times already in this thread, the key to long tyre life is maintainance. Tyre rotations, pressure adjustments and wheel alignments at regular intervals will do wonders.