What is average life span of a car tyre for medium sized family hatchback on the front wheels?
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Some tires are designed for longer life, others for economy. It just depends on the quality of tires you purchase. It also depends on the condition of the car. If the alignment is messed up it will severely decrease the treadwear. If everything is good, you can get >60k miles from a set of tires.
the tyre life is most on how many miles you do and where you drive , not how long you have them.
6 months
You should get about 30k out of them. Best to change at about 3mm of tread - well before the legal limit.
Tyre doctor.
If you turn your steering wheel while the car is stationary (While parking or three point turns etc) the tyre life will be greatly reduced.
I have had the current tyres on my car for 2 years, they still have loads of tread.
Obviously cheap tyres wear out quicker
That depends on the type of tires you have, how often you rotate them, and whether you keep them at the required pressure. Cheap tires will last for about 40,000 miles if kept properly inflated and are rotated on a regular basis (every 6,000 miles or so). The big brand names like GoodYear, Firestone, and Michelin have radials that are guaranteed to last 50,000 miles, 60,000 miles, even 80,000 miles, but again, you have to maintain the correct tire pressure and rotate them on a regular basis. Improper inflation can reduce tire life by as much as 20,000 miles, as can failure to rotate the tires on a regular basis. P.S.: Don't ever lay rubber -- you lose about 300 miles of tread life for every foot of rubber laid on the pavement.
Life span for me, is about 30,000 miles, which is why I buy the ones with the 72,000 mile guarantee - then when I replace them early, I get them for about 40% of the cost new.
The life span of a tire depends upon a great variety of things. However, when a tire is manufactored there is an expected usable mileage amount cacluated by the tire manufactorer. If you get the make/model of your tire, you can probably go to the manufactor's website and determine the expected life span. Remember these numbers will be based on a specific type of over the road driving and there are many factors that can change this. Here's some of the factors that can effect the life span of a car tire:
1. Proper air pressure - too much or too little can cause excessive wear.
2. Alignment - tires on vechicles that are not aligned properly will wear out faster.
3. Temperature - Extreme flucuation in temperature, up or down, can cause the rubber to deteriate faster than expected.
4. Weight - Every tire has a specific load range rating. Exceeding this weight limit can quickly reduce the tire's life span.
5. Speed - Every tire has a specific speed rating, running faster than this can cause problems due to the extra heat caused by friction and the centrifical forces on the tire itself.
6. Excess road friction - This can be caused by excessive braking or acceration where the tires are subjected to spinning or sliding (tire squeal) there by reducing the life span.
7. Road condition - Road types can determine the life span. A smooth concrete road with few bumps, groves or holes will allow a tire to last longer than one with grooves, pits, cracks and pot holes. Lots of travel on gravel, dirt or other non-paved surface can reduce life span as well.
8. Road Hazards - nails, glass, rocks, debri all can damage a tire and thus reduce life span.
9. Tire/Wheel configuration - Tire have a specific range of wheel width for best performance. Tire that are put on wheels that are too narrow or too wide will have a shorter life span.
10. Wheel Offset - Each wheel has an 'offset' that determines where the center of the wheel is located in relation to the end of the axle. Wheels with large offsets that place the tires 'outside' of the normal location will not only cause undue wear on the tires but also on the axle bearings.
Ok. I think you get the idea. If you purchase a tire, make sure you purchase one designed with the load range, speed range and vechicle it will be used on. Generally you can pay more for a higher mileage tire if this makes financial sense for you to do so.
Hope this helps!
Depends entirely on how you drive the car, tyre quality and how well you look after the tyres. A heavy foot on throttle and brake will wear the tyres out fairly rapidly. Stop, go and regular turning as in city driving will wear out the tyres quicker than motorway driving. Cheap tyres often will not last as long as Original Equipment tyres. Incorrect inflation, poor steering alignment and worn suspension will wear out a tyre quickly.
OE tyres as fitted to brand new cars are carefully tested by the car manufacturer and chosen for best fuel consumption, wear and passenger comfort, along with the safety aspects. However you drive, you will get better mileage from having OE spec tyres fitted at tyre change time.
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