Had lunch with an FFRR owning friend today. He was bemoaning a problem...

Any view on the "opinion" of his franchised dealership LR technician that the Front left tyre always wears unevenly and way faster than the others? :"They all do that sir". Sounds like boll**cks to me.

Allegedly something to do with the EAS loading up that wheel on cornering.

I thought probably uneven / maladjusted 4-wheel geometry but he wasn't trying to sell that.


Views welcome. Graham

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Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey

I've just replaced a set of tyres and there was no any uneven wear on mine.....
Never had a car where this would be 'normal'
Sounds like total to me.... 2007 Zermatt Silver TDV8 Vogue SE - now sold but was a great car!

The garage is slipping, could have given them an excuse to replace most of your suspension components (or claim to have ) and charge you loads of £££'s to fix it ....

Thanks, it's my mate's car not mine, I offered to ask on here if anyone thought this was "normal" hahaha Graham

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Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey

both my vogur tdv8's (3.6 and 4.4) both had excessive tyre wear on l/h/front
lr tech says going round roundabouts too quick loads the front left and he sees it on all vogues

That tallies, thanks. Maybe there is something in it then.... any other views? Graham

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Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey

Mine had it on both front tyres and since it was an American model, very few roundabouts and here it hasn't had many roundabouts either. So I had the wheels aligned and the current set of Nexen Roadians seem to be wearing nice and evenly sofar.

It could be that just one wheel has been knocked out of alignment. Maybe worth a check. MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
Have the Faultmate MSV2 Extreme to be tinkering with the settings etc. !!

+1 on the heavy cornering, causing the edges of the front tyres to wear, I have taken 3mm of both my front tyres in 4K miles by driving it like my lotus (Alignment is spot on)

I would still get the alignment checked though 56 TDV8 Vogue SE
9 Freelanders, 2x 2002 TD4ES, 2001 TD4, 2002 1.8GS, 2000 XEDI, 2x 2000 1.8ES, 2004 1.8 & 2000 1.8 GS (rolled)
91 Lotus Carlton (sold)
90 Lotus Elan (BRG)

 Graham

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Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey