Zero’s comment in the i10 thread has prompted this where he says his rears have already been changed.
I have pretty much my whole driving history had front wheel drive cars. And front tyres always wear out quicker than back. In one car I had 3 changes to the front whilst still the original set on the rear.
It’s obvious that driven wheels is the factor but from a physics/ simple explanation for me, when 4 tyres are going in a straight line, why is there heavier load on the ones that are being driven?
I get if you were constantly doing wheel spinning or scrabbling for grip you are going to get scrubbing of the tyre. I would have thought more wear would be attributable to the front steering tyres as they would often be changing direction and therefore more friction involved? And with most cars having engine at front, the weight on the front tyres is greater?
Why is the drive of the vehicle such a deciding factor?
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