330i tyre wear....

[Kurt Adv]

What do you guys with 330i's get on rear tyres? Mine have about 25000km, and are not far from finished........E46....

 

[Charlie Brown]

That seems fair enough, the sound track from these does result is a regular blast which has tragic effects on the rears. I'd be pretty chuffed with 25 000kms on the rears - what tyres were they ?

 

[moranor@axis]

about 30min sideways :rollsmile:

 

[SP33DYV]

You're lucky. I don't even get that with my 325i. :fencelook:


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[Kurt Adv]

That seems fair enough, the sound track from these does result is a regular blast which has tragic effects on the rears. I'd be pretty chuffed with 25 000kms on the rears - what tyres were they ?

Firestone Firehawk, been quite happy with grip etc, use them for the damage guarantee due to our kak roads, used them on my E36 325i, used to get about 70 000km, and I used to drive the 325 like I stole it too, seems the 330i chews tyres and spits them out a lot faster....

 

[netercol]

e46 rear springs start sagging with age.. causeing excessive rear camber, from what ive heard..
my 320d (RIP) used to be so bad that the inside of the tyre would be through to the canvas , and the outside still 4mm left..

 

[Bavs108]

I've got about 20k km's on my rear tyres with about 20-25% tread left:yuck: Conti Sport Contact 3's. They should last another 8-10k km's.

 

[individj]

ive lost 3 19"s due to potholes.....i think my pull aways from the robots kills my tires....no spinning but i know it wears faster with quick pull aways every time.

 

[graan13]

Auto e46 ind 330i, new Michelins and 40000 strong so far, about 45/50% still left........

 

[individj]

thats really good...i find that you have to be on the tyre pressure though...you have to check them every week. i struggle to tell if the tyre pressure is cool by just looking at them....35 profile

 

[Bavs108]

What pressure do you guys use? I follow the pressure recommendations on the sticker on the drivers side door. So 2.3 bar in front and 2.8 bar in the rears. The guy at hi-q told me its too much and should try 2.4 bars all round so i tried it for a week, but I found it affected my handling so I reverted back to recommended pressure on the sticker. I have the 17' m sport wheel with narrow wides.

 

[individj]

isn't 2.8 with a few people in the car. i use 2.2 all round. when loaded 2.3 & 2.5 at the back but its 19" wheels

 

[Bavs108]

According to the sticker it's 3 bar in the rears with a full load and 2.5 in front.