Thread: My tyre melted

My standard scorpions get to a certain point then disappear. And they develop a look that makes them look like they have two different types of rubber on the tread.
Too much toe and low pressure will show differently then too much and high pressure aswell. I had a wheel alignment done once on mine that ate the corner of my tyre. I had no issues before that alignment. Did it just because I got tyres. Had a mate redo the alignment. Basically off the sheets he reversed what they did. Both times the car didn't pull to one side. However when the steering wheel came off centre with the bad alignment it steered really fast. With it corrected was much more linear

I think I've only got 36 in the front.

Lots of tyres have different compounds for the tread compared with the carcase.

Discs are on great condition, only six months old
front pads were replaced at the time of the two near rear tyres a few weeks ago

no scrubbing or signs of it.

have written to Pirelli to ask how it would drop so suddenly. I hear what your saying about the alignment issue but 90% of the tyre wore perfectly then all of a sudden changed, but only for one tyre. Seems odd but happy to see what they say

Originally Posted by Lukeis

Discs are on great condition, only six months old
front pads were replaced at the time of the two near rear tyres a few weeks ago

no scrubbing or signs of it.

have written to Pirelli to ask how it would drop so suddenly. I hear what your saying about the alignment issue but 90% of the tyre wore perfectly then all of a sudden changed, but only for one tyre. Seems odd but happy to see what they say

Is it possible you’ve hit a pothole and bend something or knocked something out of alignment, that a bush has given way and is now allowing movement etc? These things could happen suddenly and cause a rapid tyre degradation. I’d suggest you get it on a hoist ASAP and give it a once over, and go from there. You have a problem, a recent and sudden one I guess

Have you confirmed that the wheel turns freely back and forth to the extent the drive-line slack allows?

Originally Posted by Graeme

Have you confirmed that the wheel turns freely back and forth to the extent the drive-line slack allows?

yes, I replaced the tyre with my spare and it moved as expected

ill take it to a tyre shop in Darwin on Monday and organise two new ones and see if they can check the alignment too.

Originally Posted by Lukeis

The thing is, I honestly looked at these tyres just about every single day and I know for a fact the (now bald) tyre looked identical to this one yesterday before starting the drive

so unless you can see similar issues to this one then something has happened in the course of the drive yesterday but definitely not since the tyre is new

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That tyre is well below the wear bars.

Originally Posted by Graeme

If the damage has occurred that quickly then maybe the brake on that wheel is dragging badly. Does the disc show any signs of being excessively hot?

On a steer tyre he would be fighting it like mad!