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[Closed] T5 Camper van odd tyre wear

woody74 · 2016-04-07T07:18:11Z

So I have a 2006 VW T5 camper van with 18" wheels that were put on before I bought it. I am getting really weird tyre wear especially on the front. Both edges of both front tyres are wearing really quickly. Just had the back replaced and the garage said it was probably due to the tyre pressure being too low. However I have checked and the tyres are at 48 psi where the max pressure is 49 psi. Tyres are 235/50 R18 W (101) so are reinforced for the heavier weight. Any thoughts on what might be causing the problems or are there better wheel tyre combinations for camper vans? As the wheels are quite tatty I have thought with the current wear rate and tyres only lasting 12 months and under 10,000 miles, that I might just replace the whole lot. Any help much appreciated

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I wood have thought that the physical strain associated with going at 155mph on the autobahn in a fully loaded bimmer estate would be far higher than pootling around in a (mostly unloaded) van with a top speed of 90mph.

I mean I'm sure that BMW wheels are possibly illegal. But dangerous? Doubt it.

Are there any wobbly wheel bearings?

Posted : 08/04/2016 8:35 pm

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