V70 Tramlining - poll

[t5topcat]

Toyo,s every time. Sticky , good in the wet and last well for the price.I had Pirelli,s on to start with and had the tramlining but none with the Toyo,s

[GMad]

My V70 had 17s on it when I bought it and it was a bugger for wandering around the road!
A set of 15s off the bay, with budget tyres on them and the problem was solved. The ride is smoother too..

[oban]

You are more likely to tram the stiffer the sidewalls of the tyres, pirelli are renound 4 stiff sidewalls where as a Mich have relative soft sidewalls by reducing the the tyre pressure by 2/3 pounds can make a big difference.

[OLD GIT 64]

firestone firehawk... had them on my V70 they were the mutts nuts

[zulu]

Originally Posted by Tinpusher

Just sifting thru some old threads; seems the Goodyears need bigger steering stops fitted to prevent rub at full lock. Any suggestions for tyres which will cure the tramlining but not need bigger stops? If not, how much will fitting bigger stops cost me?

Nothing wil cure Tramlining as long as you fit over sized wheels and tyres to a vehicle that is not supposed to have them.

[SNiP]

Forgive my ignorance, English is not my first language, what is "Tramlining" ?

//Jan

Originally Posted by Tinpusher

Looking at the poll, I think I'm gonna try the Goodyear Eagles. They seem to be the tyre of choice, though I'd be interested to know what types the "others" are. Keep voting folks!

I contacted 3 separate Volvo dealers about best replacements for the Pirelli P6000 225/45 R17. Interestingly enough, they all said that ‘tramlining’ is a feature of road surface and tyre dimension (i.e. R17’s) and very little to do with brand and model. They all said the Pirelli P6000 and Goodyear GSD3 F1’s were both suitable for the V70 but 1 dealer warned against tyre rubbing with the Goodyear’s on full lock. Went for the Pirellis in the end even though I only got 15k miles out of the front pair – but again, I was advised that this is average for the V70 D5, which is of course a heavy, FWD vehicle

[Phil Russell]

Interesting thread. I have fitted the F1s to the front wheel of my 2004 V70. They seem to have made a difference but not eliminated the problem ... I am wondering if they should go on the rear as well.
Having fitted the Goodyear tyres I got tyre rub on full lock ... none with the Pirellis.
I am having stops / limiters put on the steering arms (rack?) by Marshal Volvo in Cambridge as a warranty job (should have been done yesterday but after delivering car to them and returning 2hrs later, as agreed, I was told they had been sent the wrong parts. It is boked in again for next week). I discussed tyre rub with the mechanic. He did not mention bigger 'buffer stops' (a logical and simple solution that I suspect even I could do!) and when I asked why they do not simply shim out the existing stops he said it would upset the control arms. He also said that the tyre rub does not affect all cars ... this makes me wonder what tolerances they work to in assembly! And also that the rub will go as the tyre edge wears down.
I measured the width of the F1s as about 1cm wider than the P6000s.
Cheers, Phil

It boggles my mind that Volvo allow a reasonably expensive car to be let down by such a relatively inexpensive (and easily changeable) thing as the tyres!

[burchi]

These cars seem to have a terrible achilles heel on the tramlining side of things... I am now on my 2nd V70 and I can honestly say that the Pirellis that seem to be fitted by Volvo as the tyre of choice are dire!

They were on my 1998 V70 and I couldn't get them off quickly enough in favour of Pilot Sports which almost eliminated the problem but, latterly switched to Dunlop SP Sport 9000 which were cheaper and quieter than the Michelins and offered as much if not more grip plus the tramline problem went entirely.

On my 2003 V70, Pirellis again (YUK!) and yes, horrible tramlining again! I shall be giving them some proper stick to try and wear them down quickly so I can get a decent set of tyres on it. Dunlops again will be what I fit!

Just my thoughts!

Regards