I have racked up an amazing 60000 on my 08 fit. I am going on my 4th set of tires!!!!! What the hell!!!!! Just venting lol. Anyone else run into shitty mileage on there tires? What brands and mileage are you getting?

 

When was the last time you checked your alignment?

I personally had the factory tires (Dunlop SP31s) for a little over 23,400 miles before replacing them. They still had about 4k left in them and I'm a fairly aggressive driver too.

Also, how often do you check your tire's pressure and have them rotated?

 

Are you just replacing Dunlops with Dunlops?

Whether on the Fit (21k and almost down on the wear bars) or the Civic, I have never gotten more than 25k out of my Dunlops.

 

i didn't replace my original dunlops til 32xxx, they were waaaaay worn tho lol. I'm running Goodyear Eagle GT's right now since they're such a good price right now and they're also not that bad of tires. currently at 33,000 miles.

 

I bought fit from previous owner. He had 75k miles. Tires were original but bald. He always rotated @ every oil change.

 

4 sets on 60k miles sounds good to me.. how often do you change them. Get tires with better ratings and theyll last longer..

 

How in the world did you go through 4 sets of tires with only 60K miles? I'm at 45K and still have my first set. Perhaps your alignment was off? Did you rotate your tires regularly?

 

The stock Dunlops SUCK... if u were replacing them with the same tire that is why... I got rid of mine first chance i got... I have 41k on some falken ziex.

 

i agree with jdm chris, stock ones suck, i put about 20k on them an my friend put another 10k.

i then got falken 912's never going back.

do you guys think it has anything to do withe the fits rear toe being wierd? i remember looking at my numbers and it was like crazy off and you can't adjust it.

 

Get something with high treadwear if you don't want to keep replacing your rubbers.

You do sacrifice all-out grip for the longer tire life though...just sayin'

 

no particular car sucks with tire wear...

alignment will kill tire wear...
tire compound will kill tire wear...
worn bushings can help to kill tire wear...

but no car will kill tire wear... get an alignment, as suggested... switch to a higher tread life tire, as suggested...

 

I have used many brands with Atleast 40000 mile warranty. Rotations every oil change. Alignment is not needed. I was told it was the short wheel base.

 

Alignment

Short wheelbase has nothing to do with it

 

Whoever told you that the wheelbase exempts the car from being aligned either flat out lied or is an idiot. Your alignment can thrown off if you hit a hard enough bump, a large pot hole, etc. regardless of vehicle size.

Granted, doing a tire rotation helps wear the tires evenly, you still have to pay attention to your tire's wear characteristics. So if you're burning through a set of tires that last typically last 40k and you're only getting about 15-20k miles out of them while typically driving in a normal non-aggressive manner, I would recommend having your alignment checked.

 

Dumb question but wouldn't you know if the alignment was out? It's does not pull or shake when driving.

 

Just read the tire's wear; see the link below.

HOW TO READ TIRE WEAR

 

You will experience uneven tire wear and when the tires are bad off enough you will feel it in the steering wheel.

 

Hmmm I don't know how tire warranties work in the US (because we don't have them) but I would never buy a tire based just on that. Warranties are extrinsic to the tire - they're just a value-added thing on top of the core product.

If the purchased tire is good as it is, with appropriate intrinsic qualities (tread wear, compound, etc) you wouldn't ever need a warranty. Tire purchasing is a compromise though, as I said - can't have 'em all.

And yes, the short wheelbase has absolutely nothing to do with tire wear.

How to know if alignment is out of whack? That's what an alignment check is for. Do that once a year

 

That's incredibly short life for tires. I had Yokohama S.drives on my GD (love those tires) and they lasted about 27k miles with very aggressive driving.

Something tells me your alignment is off. Under/over inflation can also cause tire wear but it's not as severe. You CAN have an alignment issue and the car drive "fine". Excessive toe in/out will not necessarily cause a pull or shimmy, but it will scrub your tires when going straight! Extreme toe settings will influence steering response/feel but if it changed progressively worse some drivers may not notice it. Could also cause the car to "follow" road irregularities, but that's also dependant on style of tire. I say get the alignment checked and go from there. I couldn't imagine going through that many sets of tires even with extreme summer tires (z1, azenis, advan, kumho xs, etc.) unless there was track time involved which i assume you aren't racing it.

Also, short wheelbase has no damn thing to do with it. If anything long wheelbase cars are worse off, because the caster is more extreme of an angle and thus wears tires irregularly during tight cornering (parking lot maneuvers). S class, 7 series, Jag XJs all are victims to this with aggressive tires.

 

I just love some good 'ol proper education lol