BuyPirelli Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Notice the wear pattern, it looks like the tyres are going to 'step'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 I thought heel and toe was caused by faulty shocks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Shocks can do this if their totally shot but it's more likely to be a toe issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 So both can cause it, I shall remember that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 If it's shocks their poor condition would be obvious and it's normally on FWD cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuyPirelli Posted August 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Rear of the vehicle and have done 10,000 miles - shocks are good. Yes its the toe, just wanted to confirm. To be honest the last set of tyres worn almost perfectly, but they were stepped and so a bit noisy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 The noise is often mistaken for a wheel bearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Very common on the Skoda Octavia , our car wears the tyres like this , since the noise usually starts when the tyres have 3 mm of tread left i just change them Our old Freelander did it as well LR redesigned the suspension on the later cars and it cured it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 The Octavia is well known for it, i think the toe position has been changed several times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuyPirelli Posted August 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 The noise is often mistaken for a wheel bearing. Yep, when they are stepped with 1.6mm tread you'll really know about it - the difference a fresh tyre makes is incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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