Weird Tire Wear

[roverinsc]

After 13,000 miles I noticed some extreme wear from the inside/out on the back tires. Looking at the rear of the vehicle you can visibly see the tires bowing in from the weight of the vehicle. Did LR test, design and produce a vehicle that needs its tires replaced every 15-20,000 miles?? I think not. Obviously there is an issue or I would not be reading on many of the boards about the same problem. Does anyone know of a dealer "fix" that has worked. Exactly what they were told was causing the problem? My local dealer said it was the alignment.

 

[nosivad_bor]

keeping rotating them ever 5000 miles and make sure alighment is tip top.

otherwise youll get funny tirewear.

 

[lagged]

Are those the Goodyear Wrangler HPs? They came on my Freelander and I only got 20k out of them. Terrible tire.

 

[best4x4LR3]

What do you mean by bowing from the inside/out? Are the tires wearing in the middle. Is the tread in the middle of the tire wearing out i mean? If that is the case check your tire pressure they are most likely overinflated. I would have your alignment checked. If you live near a tires plus they will check it for free to see your camber caster and toe. I am having the dealership align my LR3 tomorrow morning.

 

[TN-LR3]

my goodyears did that too and I only got 18k out of them. But if their wearing out on the inside's i believe that the suspension toe in and out, buti could be wrong

 

[DannyDisco]

Excess wear on only one side of the tire (ie inboard or outboard side only) indicates that the camber is off causing the tires to sit off level. This can be increased by improper inflation. Most modern tires are designed take a little camber without horrible wear if rotated.

If the tires are loosing the center tread then they are over-inflated, the outsides of tread being overly worn is due to under-inflation, and if the treads seem to be sporting some diagonal looking wear patterns then your toe in/out is incorrect.

 

[roverinsc]

I took it to my dealer. They are going to pay for 1 tire and took care of this alignment and a future 6-month check. He mentioned nothing about a camber and said that this would take care of the problem. My problem is not that the tires are wearing from the alignment its that the alignment was that far off after 10,000 miles to cause that much damage. And I haven't even taken it off-road yet. These are supposed to be rugged off-road vehicles- I cannot imagine a pothole or three would cause this problem on the back tires- not on the front- they were fine. That is why I am thinking this is a deeper issue that needs exploring. I read that this problem may be caused by the way they strap them down for shipment to US- any thoughts?

 

[roverinsc]

Yes, they are the Goodyears- Any tires on the market that you guys would recommend as replacements? Do you think it will do any good?

 

[roverinsc]

What do you mean by bowing from the inside/out? Are the tires wearing in the middle. Is the tread in the middle of the tire wearing out i mean? If that is the case check your tire pressure they are most likely overinflated. I would have your alignment checked. If you live near a tires plus they will check it for free to see your camber caster and toe. I am having the dealership align my LR3 tomorrow morning.

They are not wearing from the middle. Just from the inside out a good 2 inches. And just the back ones....weird huh?

 

[roverinsc]

my goodyears did that too and I only got 18k out of them. But if their wearing out on the inside's i believe that the suspension toe in and out, buti could be wrong

Could you explain more specifically what you think it may be?

 

[nosivad_bor]

I took it to my dealer. They are going to pay for 1 tire and took care of this alignment and a future 6-month check. He mentioned nothing about a camber and said that this would take care of the problem. My problem is not that the tires are wearing from the alignment its that the alignment was that far off after 10,000 miles to cause that much damage. And I haven't even taken it off-road yet. These are supposed to be rugged off-road vehicles- I cannot imagine a pothole or three would cause this problem on the back tires- not on the front- they were fine. That is why I am thinking this is a deeper issue that needs exploring. I read that this problem may be caused by the way they strap them down for shipment to US- any thoughts?

i'm afraid this is the way the entire vehicle is.

it's "supposed to be tough and rugged" like the land rover image but the truck is not tough and rugged anymore, it's complicated and fragile. the proof is in your funky tire wear.

 

[lagged]

The Wrangler HPs are just a terrible tire. I wouldn't be suprisied if they were mostly to blame. The allignment could have been a little off and the tires were just super sensitive too it.

I'd say that the D3 is at least much more beefy than the D2 or D1. Just look at the weights...

 

[WillTN]

The HP's suck really bad and wear funny. On your next set of tires get something like Nitto Terra Grapplers, they are a much better all around tire.
Make sure you run the correct air pressure and rotate them (like said above) every 5000 miles. Also make sure your alignment is correct and they are balanced correctly.

If you do those things you will get a lot more miles out of them.