Anyone had their rear tires wear out first?
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Anyone had their rear tires wear out first?
My rear tires are pretty much bald but my fronts have about 1500 miles left on them. It just seemed odd for a front wheel drive car.
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Re: Anyone had their rear tires wear out first? (Agent Smith)
Do a lot of drifting? 
Actually, I believe that a lot of rear toe will cause them to wear faster than the front.
Actually, I believe that a lot of rear toe will cause them to wear faster than the front.
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Re: Anyone had their rear tires wear out first? (Chris N)
Alot of rear toe.... in, or out?
Caveat: I don't have personal experience with this, this is just what I've heard from others who should know.
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Re: Anyone had their rear tires wear out first? (Fat Matt)
My Toyo's on my TE's wore out in the rear first. Ofcourse that was because I left the rear ones on for a whole year, and the front on for only half.... 
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Re: Anyone had their rear tires wear out first? (Agent Smith)
Alot of rear toe.... in, or out?
Toe-out, primarily. I know of people who run toe-out on the rear to help with rotation, but it does cause the tire to wear a little faster in regular street driving. A small amount of toe-in, on the other hand, is frequently recommended by manufacturers to REDUCE tire wear. I would expect too much toe-in to cause tire wear as well, but that would be an unusual setup.
Caveat: I don't have personal experience with this, this is just what I've heard from others who should know.
Toe-out, primarily. I know of people who run toe-out on the rear to help with rotation, but it does cause the tire to wear a little faster in regular street driving. A small amount of toe-in, on the other hand, is frequently recommended by manufacturers to REDUCE tire wear. I would expect too much toe-in to cause tire wear as well, but that would be an unusual setup.
Caveat: I don't have personal experience with this, this is just what I've heard from others who should know.
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Re: Anyone had their rear tires wear out first? (Reid)
Thanks for all the replies. I think it might have been some neglect on my part as far as rotating them. It's just hard when doing so much cross country driving and being in new cities. Anyways, thanks, and just thought I'd let you all know I went with the S-03s.
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