LCI 550i sport package owners, how are your rear Continentals wearing?
08-04-2008, 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by jmatthe' post='638220' date='Aug 2 2008, 04:12 PM
I will probably only make 8-9K, but I noticed the right is significantly more worn than the left. I know we technically are not supposed to, but what happens if you cross rotate them?
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I just crested 10K miles a couple of weeks ago. My rears look great. I have a manual, though, and I don't do a lot of aggressive starts. I aggressive in curves mainly, so I keep an eye on my edges. They are getting a bit noisy now. They're showing some wear, but I don't consider it excessive. Then again, if it's a good (or expensive) tire, I will run it until I see some steel belts. 
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Originally Posted by GT Premi' post='639445' date='Aug 4 2008, 03:08 PM
I just crested 10K miles a couple of weeks ago. My rears look great. I have a manual, though, and I don't do a lot of aggressive starts. I aggressive in curves mainly, so I keep an eye on my edges. They are getting a bit noisy now. They're showing some wear, but I don't consider it excessive. Then again, if it's a good (or expensive) tire, I will run it until I see some steel belts.
On the other side of this, I've gotten 20k+ from PS2s on an M5 that I was a lot more agressive with than the 550i. The Contis are a higher tread life rating (280 vs 200) but are getting 1/2 the life. Somethings not right. I've decided its not tire pressure since I set them to within 2 psi of the factory spec and they often are right at the spec before I add air.
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Regarding rotating tires wearing unevenly...On these tires, you can only reverse sides, back to back front to front. They have an inside/outside, but can be installed run both directions initially. Anyone think this would lead to problems (reversing the rotation of the tires) ??
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Here's some past threads where we discussed this stuff -- hope they help you out!
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=27161
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=27204
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=39962
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=31822
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=10819
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=1226
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=8658
Here's some past threads where we discussed this stuff -- hope they help you out!
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=27161
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=27204
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=39962
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=31822
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=10819
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=1226
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=8658
08-04-2008, 07:04 PM
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My rears wore out faster than I would have liked (12000 mi).
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I posted my experience about this same issue 4 months ago:
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=...mp;#entry554550
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I posted my experience about this same issue 4 months ago:
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=...mp;#entry554550
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Originally Posted by calpalmer' post='635887' date='Jul 30 2008, 07:27 AM
Rudy, 8000 miles here and appears I have >>50%, say 75% unscientifically.
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An update on rear-tire wear on my 550i. For reference, I'm probably "average" among 550i owners in driving style -- enthusiastic in the corners periodically, but at least 50% of my time is commuting, and I'm not doing jack-rabbit starts etc... Anyway, it looks to me like by 18K or so I'll need new rear tires -- I have about 8mm tread left on the front, but only 4mm on the rear. I am pleased with the even wear, I had been forewarned toward increased inside-tread wear on the rear, but they're pretty even.
I'm thinking of trying the F1's next.
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03-27-2009, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by calpalmer' post='828070' date='Mar 27 2009, 06:50 AM
An update on rear-tire wear on my 550i. For reference, I'm probably "average" among 550i owners in driving style -- enthusiastic in the corners periodically, but at least 50% of my time is commuting, and I'm not doing jack-rabbit starts etc... Anyway, it looks to me like by 18K or so I'll need new rear tires -- I have about 8mm tread left on the front, but only 4mm on the rear. I am pleased with the even wear, I had been forewarned toward increased inside-tread wear on the rear, but they're pretty even.
I'm thinking of trying the F1's next.
Cal
I'm thinking of trying the F1's next.
Cal
03-27-2009, 08:25 AM
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I replaced my rears at about 23K and probably had another 2K on them. But, since I had to replace both of my fronts right away, I also replaced my rears at the same time after I punctured the sidewall on the left front and had a bubble on the right front. My inner bands wore out to the marker and my outer bands still had some tread left. It looks like I have the highest mileage on the Conti2s; no burnouts and no screeching around turns. 
03-27-2009, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by GP550iSport' post='828246' date='Mar 27 2009, 11:25 AM
I replaced my rears at about 23K and probably had another 2K on them. But, since I had to replace both of my fronts right away, I also replaced my rears at the same time after I punctured the sidewall on the left front and had a bubble on the right front. My inner bands wore out to the marker and my outer bands still had some tread left. It looks like I have the highest mileage on the Conti2s; no burnouts and no screeching around turns.