Help - Wheels Spinning

Strider590

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

You do actually have a point Strider, although from your last few posts you would need to convince me further that you are a Westfield owner. My last Westie did have 225 bhp, and it weighed 650kg, don't know what ratio was but equated to 0 to 60 in under 4 secs. Without wheel spin as you say.

SEI with a 1979 711m cross-flow taken out to 1650, with the 1300 pistons (for increased compression), twin DCOE sidedraft Webers, Burton stage 2 head, Aldon ignition, Sprint/hillclimb cam, lightened/balanced internals, lightened flywheel, baffled alloy sump.

And I still think those stripey vans are a bloody nusiance....

cyclonebri1

maninthestreet wrote: »

For the driven wheels, 20,000 miles is probably the maximum life for a tyre.
For non-driven wheels, 40,000 miles would be quite easily acheivable.

Then you will continue to be bitterly dissapointed, sorry.:money:

cyclonebri1

Strider590 wrote: »

SEI with a 1979 711m cross-flow taken out to 1650, with the 1300 pistons (for increased compression), twin DCOE sidedraft Webers, Burton stage 2 head, Aldon ignition, Sprint/hillclimb cam, lightened/balanced internals, lightened flywheel, baffled alloy sump.

And I still think those stripey vans are a bloody nusiance....

Point made, ;)

First one, 1995 seiw VX. 2ltr on twin dcoe carbs, about 185bhp

Later one, same engine but giving 225 on dta, full management, all the knobs, exhaust etc.

Probably 350 bhp/tonne.

Take care.

PS, the Cycone, go figure , was better.

johnnyroper

Harry_Flashman wrote: »

You have to be kidding! I expect 30,000 to 40,000 from a set of rubber :eek:

never in a million years on a rear wheel drive motor but having said that expect more than 9k probably around the 20k mark i would say unless something is kanckered on rear end or tyres are at 100psi.

get it down your dealer and explain problem then arrange for tech to come with you to demonstrate the fault,no matter what some people say i do not see it as the op's heavy boot she had car 2 years and all of a sudden it has started behaving differently so this would suggest a problem with the car especially as wheels spin but it would appear T/C is not killing power to regain traction.

janninew

johnnyroper wrote: »

never in a million years on a rear wheel drive motor but having said that expect more than 9k probably around the 20k mark i would say unless something is kanckered on rear end or tyres are at 100psi.

get it down your dealer and explain problem then arrange for tech to come with you to demonstrate the fault,no matter what some people say i do not see it as the op's heavy boot she had car 2 years and all of a sudden it has started behaving differently so this would suggest a problem with the car especially as wheels spin but it would appear T/C is not killing power to regain traction.

Its going into the dealer on Friday for a check. I wouldn't think it unreasonable of me to assume there might be a problem as I've been driving it for nearly 2 years and never experienced this problem. Judging by a couple of the sarcastic comments on here, this thought is unreasonable of me and I should just get rid and buy a Ford KA!

johnnyroper

janninew wrote: »

Its going into the dealer on Friday for a check. I wouldn't think it unreasonable of me to assume there might be a problem as I've been driving it for nearly 2 years and never experienced this problem. Judging by a couple of the sarcastic comments on here, this thought is unreasonable of me and I should just get rid and buy a Ford KA!

dont worry about it there are a fair few c0cks on here as with all forums.

when you go to garage just make sure you get a roadtest with a tech so you can demonstrate the fault you are experiencing.

Lum

Harry_Flashman wrote: »

You have to be kidding! I expect 30,000 to 40,000 from a set of rubber :eek:

Depends on the type of tyre you go for and your usage patterns.

For a general use car i.e. commuting and/or motorway work on a set of reasonable quality hard compound tyres then yes that number isn't too bad.

Personally I go for a softer compound tyre for improved grip, handling and stopping distance, but of course a softer tyre wears out quicker. Mine is also a 4WD performance car and is driven as such which doesn't help, especially with the fun roads we have here in Wales. I have a company diesel Mondeo for the commute.

The OP drives an RX8 which as a performance RWD 2+2 sports car I would expect to come with soft compound tyres and it sounds like it's being driven fairly hard if a simple change in tyre pressure or brand can cause wheelspin, so 10000 is not unreasonable at all.

Also the alignment could be out if she lives in an area full of speedbumps which would also accelerate tyre wear.

Harry_Flashman

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Then you will continue to be bitterly dissapointed, sorry.:money:

Au contraire old chap.

My last motor was a Shogun Pinin (4WD but mostly RWD). When I bought it, the Dealer put new tyres on the front and the rears were pretty new.

I didn't need to change them (they were still legal when I did) until MoT time last year - some 43,000 miles later. They were rotated after 2 years but that's good honest mixed mileage (with a fair few miles of off-road included).

I wish I could remember the make, but that has escaped me.

cardinalbiggles

Harry_Flashman wrote: »

Au contraire old chap.

My last motor was a Shogun Pinin (4WD but mostly RWD). When I bought it, the Dealer put new tyres on the front and the rears were pretty new.

I didn't need to change them (they were still legal when I did) until MoT time last year - some 43,000 miles later. They were rotated after 2 years but that's good honest mixed mileage (with a fair few miles of off-road included).

I wish I could remember the make, but that has escaped me.

51k out of a set of Michelin MXT's I think they were on my 1994 Fiat Panda 1.1 cvt. 12k on the front of my new diesel Bravo on Continental Sport Contact 3's, ouch.... wont be going with them again...

cyclonebri1

Harry_Flashman wrote: »

Au contraire old chap.

My last motor was a Shogun Pinin (4WD but mostly RWD). When I bought it, the Dealer put new tyres on the front and the rears were pretty new.

I didn't need to change them (they were still legal when I did) until MoT time last year - some 43,000 miles later. They were rotated after 2 years but that's good honest mixed mileage (with a fair few miles of off-road included).

I wish I could remember the make, but that has escaped me.

I'm assuming that 4x4 tyres have a much greater tread depth?.

Although they carry a much greater load, do they actually last longer than general car tyres then?

I've never had a 4x4 and just asking out of interest