Rear Tyres

[Guest gs fan]

What would cause the rear tyres on my C5 to wear on the outside?

The first set I replaced with budget tyres and the outsides went in 10,000 miles.

This set was CEATS they are lasting better but still showing wear faster than the inside.

[techbod]

tracking mate have it checked its free

[mlkey]

What would cause the rear tyres on my C5 to wear on the outside?

The first set I replaced with budget tyres and the outsides went in 10,000 miles.

This set was CEATS they are lasting better but still showing wear faster than the inside.

 

Does depend on the sort of roads your driving, do you do a lot of town or city driving? If so, could expect a higher rate of wear on edges with all the cornering. I do mainly motorway and dual carriageway, and have just got 39k out of the rears, although they were cheap budget cast iron - no grip but last forever. Trying Kuhmo's now, seem very good.

 

Failing that a geometry check would not go amiss, although you will almost never get it for free, as most places will tell you it needs adjustment, even when it doesn't.

[kfk]

dont forget cheaper brands of tyre are cheaper for a reason ussually. When cornering the the tread pattern and walls will distort......some tyres more than others, this can cause abnormal wear patterns.

 

Driving style shouldnt be ignored when looking at tyre wear.

 

as far as rear wheel/axle alignment is concerned, unless you know it has been involved in damage at the rear end its unlikely to have any faults except for rear suspension arm bearing failure.....which if it has causes excessive wear on the inner edge of the tyre.

 

my guess would be tyres incompatible with the car.

 

cheap, black round and fits my car isnt the best way of buying.......some tyres out there i wouldnt put on a wheelbarrow!

[Guest gs fan]

dont forget cheaper brands of tyre are cheaper for a reason ussually. When cornering the the tread pattern and walls will distort......some tyres more than others, this can cause abnormal wear patterns.

 

Driving style shouldnt be ignored when looking at tyre wear.

 

as far as rear wheel/axle alignment is concerned, unless you know it has been involved in damage at the rear end its unlikely to have any faults except for rear suspension arm bearing failure.....which if it has causes excessive wear on the inner edge of the tyre.

 

my guess would be tyres incompatible with the car.

 

cheap, black round and fits my car isnt the best way of buying.......some tyres out there i wouldnt put on a wheelbarrow!

Thanks to all . I Googled the problem and came up with some interesting stuff re' this problem . Apparantly the early C5's did suffer from uneven rear tyre wear and some were cured by fitting a modified rear axle under warranty, as it was a recognised problem do you think it would be worth contacting Citroen ??

[kfk]

C5's or C8's?......C8's had modified rear axles not aware of the C5 having problems though.......in anycase unless you are the original owner and it can be proven there is a manufacturing defect i doubt the manufacturer would be interested.

 

Out of interest why arnt you running with michelins?, thats what the vehicle was designed to run with. I'm not saying you cant run with alternative tyres but the tyres you are using may be causing this characteristic rather then the vehicle.

[Guest gs fan]

C5's or C8's?......C8's had modified rear axles not aware of the C5 having problems though.......in anycase unless you are the original owner and it can be proven there is a manufacturing defect i doubt the manufacturer would be interested.

 

Out of interest why arnt you running with michelins?, thats what the vehicle was designed to run with. I'm not saying you cant run with alternative tyres but the tyres you are using may be causing this characteristic rather then the vehicle.

I,ve got nearly new michelins on the front, I was thinking when the rear tyres are replaced which will be soon !! i'll put the michelins from the front to the back and see how they perform. There is quite alot of this problem reported on the net about early C5's, seems to have been sorted by the manufacturer on later models

[thiswayup]

I,ve got nearly new michelins on the front, I was thinking when the rear tyres are replaced which will be soon !! i'll put the michelins from the front to the back and see how they perform. There is quite alot of this problem reported on the net about early C5's, seems to have been sorted by the manufacturer on later models

 

I had the same problem and could not believe it when I fitted michelins and it cured the problem!

 

Simple as that (for me).

[Guest gs fan]

I had the same problem and could not believe it when I fitted michelins and it cured the problem!

 

Simple as that (for me).

Well sounds as if that will help ...Cheaper than replacing the rear axle eh !!