V70 Wheels/Tyres: V70 D5 Tyres - Best for wear?

[stejan1965]

Hi Chaps,
Looks like my V70 D5 needs a set of fronts (surprise surprise!)

Can anyone recommend best value for money for heard wearing brand/type?
I see several for around the £55 mark (eg http://www.tyre-shopper.co.uk/ts/sea...de=2254517WL2Z) but are these false economy?

I'm not too interested in sports car style roadholding as long as it stops (it's a big Volvo not a BMW!) and road noise is not too much of a concern, given the noise that comes off the diesel engine anyway!

Thanks
Steve

[Rossi-fan]

I've noticed a lot of used Volvo's in the dealers have Pirelli P6000'S on them. Got them on mine at the minute, so i'll see what sort of life i get out of them. You could also try an 'extra load' Bridgestone tyre, they seem to be quite hard wearing.

[Rusty Owner]

These are my personal observations and only relate to my own vehicle. Hope it helps.

Pirelli 6000 is the OE tyre on the V70 - or at least it was when mine was new. The fronts on my car were shot before the first service at <12,000 miles.

Since then I have fitted Michelin and swapped the tyres front to rear and vice versa every 5000 miles. This evens out the tyre wear by preventing the fronts developing their normal uneven wear pattern and extends the life to between 20 and 25,000 miles.

As a bonus the tyre noise is reduced and the tram lining effect, characteristic of the V70, is also reduced.

Michelin 'aint the cheapest but I won't compromise on tyre quality for my personal safety and that of my passengers.

[jonnyjohnson]

Michelin Primacy HP's

[boggymarsh]

Not knowing what size you are running it is hard to say but I have a set of Toyo Proxes CF1s on mine (195/65/15) and I am chuffed to bits with them. Not exactly budget but certainly not top range but leaps and bounds ahead of the Goodyear NCTs I had fitted before. Wet weather handling is very good as is dry and they seem to be wearing nicely, not that I have done more than 3000 miles yet. Would recommend. £114 fitted, balanced etc so would fit your budget.

[T5dream]

I have run Continental Contact 3 as they had wheel protectors but only covered 21,753 miles on front wheels. This is with mostly dual carriageway in 12 month period.

These are a soft compound and hence will wear more rapidly. Expected mid to high 20's so after much research have chosen the Good Year F1 and so far have covered 5000 miles, and have been very impressed with performance, wear, handling, low noise etc.

Have just changed P6000's from rear to front so I can wear these out more quickly and will have Good Year all round. Cost £117 each, can buy from Black Circles and Tyre Shopper on line for few £'S less.

I am running 225/45R17 XL 94Y. Important to select this higher speed rating as lower speed tyres don't have the same level of rim protection, so kerbing wheels much lower chance.

Hope this helps.

[shaka198]

Just fitted 4 new tyres to my 2010 V70, any suggestions as to how to optimise tyre wear as previous set tended to wear unevenly?

[Brendan W]

Originally Posted by shaka198

Just fitted 4 new tyres to my 2010 V70, any suggestions as to how to optimise tyre wear as previous set tended to wear unevenly?

Get a four wheel alignment done and keep the pressures somewhere just shy of the full load pressures.
I don't rotate midlife anymore. when the fronts are worn the new tyres go on the back and the old rears come up front. It's a marginal call but many would say that it's best to have the better treads on the back end so it breaks last if and when you do push it too hard in the wet.