XC60 Front tyre wear

[organgrinder]

Hello all,
My 2016 XC60 D5 AWD has significant tyre wear on the inside of each front tyre - even wear on both sides. The rest of the tyre area has significant tread left - about 50% but the inner remaining 25% has little left. I am seriously unhappy about having to replace both tyres with 75% of the tread area having 50% wear left. 30K miles covered on these tyres from new. Any thoughts? Does this suggest some mis-alignment?

[Clan]

Originally Posted by organgrinder

Hello all,
My 2016 XC60 D5 AWD has significant tyre wear on the inside of each front tyre - even wear on both sides. The rest of the tyre area has significant tread left - about 50% but the inner remaining 25% has little left. I am seriously unhappy about having to replace both tyres with 75% of the tread area having 50% wear left. 30K miles covered on these tyres from new. Any thoughts? Does this suggest some mis-alignment?

I think you will find you have been running the pressures too low ,I see this on a daily basis , nobody seems to care about tyres or maintain them … Keep them to at least 38 psi on your new tyres to greatly reduce this ...

[organgrinder]

Thanks for this Clan but I regularly check the pressures and run at 38/39 PSI. Any other thoughts?

[paul chocks]

I'd get a full AWD alignment done (not just tracking) if you are worried, however, 30,000 miles seems pretty good to me. How much were you expecting?

[Clan]

Originally Posted by organgrinder

Thanks for this Clan but I regularly check the pressures and run at 38/39 PSI. Any other thoughts?

that's good ,, If the tyres wear on inner and outer edges and leave the centres with a lot more tread it can only be pressures , This wear could have occurred a long time before you started keeping your tyre pressures up of course , They have lasted a long mileage though ,

[Rex65]

Inner edge wear is due to excessive toe out or excessive camber,
A proper alignment check is required but 30k is good anyway.
I'm at 28k with even wear but will need replacing soon.

[Clan]

Originally Posted by Rex65

Inner edge wear is due to excessive toe out or excessive camber,
A proper alignment check is required but 30k is good anyway.
I'm at 28k with even wear but will need replacing soon.

Inner edge wear only at front and rear is fairly common too I have always found that is due to low tyre pressures as well but not as low as to cause both edges to wear ..

[Roland_F]

The other possibility no-one has mentioned is straddling speed cushions, particularly worn ones. If you go over many of these, you can easily wear the inner part of the tread and sidewall without being aware of it.

[Rex65]

Originally Posted by Roland_F

The other possibility no-one has mentioned is straddling speed cushions, particularly worn ones. If you go over many of these, you can easily wear the inner part of the tread and sidewall without being aware of it.

I personally think that's an urban myth - you'd have to drive over them constantly, mile after mile, to have any significant effect.

[Clan]

Originally Posted by Rex65

I personally think that's an urban myth - you'd have to drive over them constantly, mile after mile, to have any significant effect.

very very true …