SpikeSpain
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Please forgive me if the question is daft........
I have a new (to me) Freelander 2. 10 years old but only done 12K miles. It has Wrangler tyres, they look 50% worn. Wear appears even but with the outside edges a little ragged perhaps from some mild off road use. When the car corners, even very slowly, the tyres squeal....the sort of sound you hear in USA B movies with cops in car parks. I am thinking.....just thinking mind......that this is due to the all wheel drive not keeping the tyres in step with the radius of the turn. How does the car do this anyway? I know that when locked solid in 4 wheel drive the tyre wear is horrendous probably because of the scrubbing but I am in 'road' prog. So any ideas? I don't want to scrub the tyres away to nothing before I have had a chance to use them. I have just driven from Glasgow to Southern Spain and the fuel consumption has been fine so I am thinking what ever is causing the squeal is minor or it would have hit the mpg. Any insight most welcome!
I have a new (to me) Freelander 2. 10 years old but only done 12K miles. It has Wrangler tyres, they look 50% worn. Wear appears even but with the outside edges a little ragged perhaps from some mild off road use. When the car corners, even very slowly, the tyres squeal....the sort of sound you hear in USA B movies with cops in car parks. I am thinking.....just thinking mind......that this is due to the all wheel drive not keeping the tyres in step with the radius of the turn. How does the car do this anyway? I know that when locked solid in 4 wheel drive the tyre wear is horrendous probably because of the scrubbing but I am in 'road' prog. So any ideas? I don't want to scrub the tyres away to nothing before I have had a chance to use them. I have just driven from Glasgow to Southern Spain and the fuel consumption has been fine so I am thinking what ever is causing the squeal is minor or it would have hit the mpg. Any insight most welcome!
