Mr2 Eats Tyre Like Breakfast

[tony4]

My rear only last 6months 6000miles.... gosh...

that means... £900 per year on tyres alone...owning a tubby mr2 is not cheap

[JappyBeast]

What size wheels?

How do you drive?

Goto a specialist and get the car set up right..

I recently had my REAR tracking sorted.. didnt even know you could do that!

[Jimlad]

nope... that's about right mate.. I get about 5 to 6 months out of my rears at the most.

[JappyBeast]

but it does go on your driving style and set up.. I got a year out of my rears.

[Jimlad]

I would challenge you to get a year out of rear tyres on a tubby mate.... not likley.

[JohnnyC]

Like Jappy, I get around a year / 10,000 miles from my rears.

I'd like to know how that equates to £900 for 2 sets of 2 rears though? Even if that includes 2 fronts, £900 is hellishly expensive!!

[urotsukidoji_badassdemon]

Hey JohnnyC, where abouts in Yorks are you? Am going up to Wakey on the 5th of Oct, but will be going through Dalton, Hudds, Birkby, Fartown, and just generally around. What's your car like? I may see it around, or you me.

[JappyBeast]

I would challenge you to get a year out of rear tyres on a tubby mate.... not likley.

Whats the difference in a tubby???

You need to learn to put the power down mate!

[tony4]

I'd like to know how that equates to £900 for 2 sets of 2 rears though? Even if that includes 2 fronts, £900 is hellishly expensive!!

1 set of Eagle F1 costing me £450... 205/45/16 and 225/45/16. 2 sets equals to £900

I've just had my proper laser (full geometry) tracking. Doing it once every 6months too.

[tony4]

Whats the difference in a tubby???

Hell of alot. If you are boosting at 1 bar.

[Bibbs]

My Toyo's seem to last a *bit* longer, but thats cause I mainly do M'way miles .. but the fronts are fine .. only the rears seem to get a lot of abuse.

[DeusMR2]

same here...fronts never seem to go down but the backs are completely the opposite...

[Jimlad]

Hell of alot. If you are boosting at 1 bar.

exactly.... a year for rears on a tubby ???...... don't think so.

[jaxx]

its all to do with torque ;)

the tubby obviously bungs a lot more through the back wheels which just helps to scrub the rubber off!

[dawolf]

Try swapping the front tyres with the rear ones once they start to wear, that way you'll get more miles out of them.

[houston]

Try swapping the front tyres with the rear ones once they start to wear, that way you'll get more miles out of them.

and have wider wheels on the front?

[BLOODUK]

No wonder tony4 you really have to stop reversing down the motorway

[Stu8]

Yep the tyres dont last that long.

like what already been said check your tracking and pressure reguarly.

and dont abuse them, thats all you can do really.

tyre choices can help in a small way. The harder the rubber feels the less it will wear, but they suffer from not having the same grip as the softer ones.

[Fizz]

when i bought my car at the end of March.. they car had a set of brand new rears...a nd i have killed them already as a few of the northern peeps will tell ya..

but going by what has been said above.. it sounds about right..

They are Toyo's... just in time to change em for the bad weather to start..

[mergli]

I get about 10-12k off a set of rears in my n/a but fronts just keep on going (probably 30k a set).

[midmotorsteve]

Try swapping the front tyres with the rear ones once they start to wear, that way you'll get more miles out of them.

you trying to kill him

[Stu8]

that is a dumb idea.

[Karma Supra]

It depends totally on your driving style.....

I got brand new to the canvas in under a month on my soarer tt

[dawolf]

Oops sorry forgot that the MR2 has wider tyres at the rear . All my previous cars had same size all round.

[Karma Supra]

Try swapping the front tyres with the rear ones once they start to wear, that way you'll get more miles out of them.

If ever I was looking for a crying example for not taking everything said on a forum as gospal, that my friend is it!!!

Missed it first time round!!!!

If your not dead within a week, you'll be !Removed! sharp at catching the back end!!!