weird tyre wear

**Matt Bleck** · 18th April 2006, 19:09

Yeah, yeah i know another f'in thread on tyres, but...

I left Rotovegas on Sun thinking I would get to Te Araroa (600k return) and back not a problem, well maybe borderline, with 3mm tread left on the rear, but by Te Kaha (160km approx), it was obvious(sp) that I had been very optimistic.

But this is the weird thing, it was not going bald but shredding bits and showing the steel belt in the treaded part itself (see pic). I've never seen this before, and was wondering why. Tyre not hot enough? to old? what?

Any tyre experts out there?? It's a Diablo Corser 180, 17.

Chur, Paul D

**enigma51** · 18th April 2006, 19:15

Same happend to my plain diablo's

Did you also have no grip and then after a few km's all was working fine then after another few same thing?

**The_Dover** · 18th April 2006, 19:17

Overheating.

**montsta56** · 18th April 2006, 19:17

looks like the tyre's delaminating...weird.
Lokks like they've had a hard life though..wwell done

**Matt Bleck** · 18th April 2006, 19:20

Originally Posted by enigma51

Same happend to my plain diablo's

Did you also have no grip and then after a few km's all was working fine then after another few same thing?

Just little moments where it would sorta move abit.

**2much** · 18th April 2006, 20:15

My Diablo corsas did the same thing, although I took them a fair bit further.

Did you have much roadworks? that seems to shred them when they're nearly finished.

**Smokin** · 18th April 2006, 20:49

The same thing happend to my last corsa, and I thought it was just me

**nsrpaul** · 18th April 2006, 21:01

seen this before with diablos, the solution is to buy pilot powers next time

**Matt Bleck** · 18th April 2006, 21:04

Originally Posted by 2much

My Diablo corsas did the same thing, although I took them a fair bit further.

Did you have much roadworks? that seems to shred them when they're nearly finished.

Yeah there was abit.

Looks like it's the norm from most of the reply's.... oh well time for a new one.

**dss3** · 18th April 2006, 21:41

My opinion... tyre is just old and rooted. In my experience once the tyre gets low on tread it looses heaps of grip, and chunks start getting ripped out exposing the steel belts underneath. From there it aint long until you start loosing all your air.

**sugilite:Me** · 18th April 2006, 21:54

Tyres starting to shred like that is often due to a shagged rear shock.
From the photo I'm guessing your shock is so stuffed that it transferring way more forces to the tyre, thus the rubber starts tearing off the tyre, esp from the tyre groove edges.
That is why the damage is worse right on the area you accelerate hardest on whilst still leant over...basicly the tyre is unable to track properly over the road surface and suffers badly as a result.
I do not see any evidence of tyre delamination from the photo.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 18th April 2006, 22:03

Originally Posted by sugilite

Tyres starting to shred like that is often due to a shagged rear shock.
From the photo I'm guessing your shock is so stuffed that it transferring way more forces to the tyre, thus the rubber starts tearing off the tyre, esp from the tyre groove edges.
That is why the damage is worse right on the area you accelerate hardest on whilst still leant over...basicly the tyre is unable to track properly over the road surface and suffers badly as a result.
I do not see any evidence of tyre delamination from the photo.

I'd say this guy knows his stuff!
A modern radial tyre is spent grip wise by the time it's two thirds (if not by half way) worn, but that's no excuse for what's going on there.

**limbimtimwim** · 18th April 2006, 22:42

Originally Posted by sugilite

I do not see any evidence of tyre delamination from the photo.

Impossible to see from that photo, but I did look down one of the little cracks to see something shiny I assume was steel wire in the tyre.

His suspension was getting quite a workout, the road was bumpy.