How long do rear tyres last??

[Struggler]

I have a set of yoko Sdrives, with 3mm or so left of tread,

im probs not going to be in a possition to buy much more than T1Rs or paradas atm.

if i put them on the rear, how many miles should they last?? before theyre on the limit??

stripped out car, and i never do any handbrakes!

 

[rich-6]

6 thou

 

[rich-6]

I'd probs guess at 3k, depending how you drive it, I've had some pe2s that are low and have been all summer on the back

 

[yellowbelly]

My mrs' 182 has some michelins on the rear which have lasted 30k and are still going strong, well amazed tbh mind you she doesn't drive it hard EVER (I do when i get it however lol).

 

[Tony Hunter]

Pilots on the back usually start to crack before they wear out.

 

[mark123]

My rears on the cup wore out of shape after 38k, got flat spots. Loads of tread left. They were budgets as well.

 

[DrR]

I always put the new tyres on the rear.

 

[sidey]

Pilots on the back usually start to crack before they wear out.

+1. I was thankful for a torn sidewall recently as an excuse to change the pe2s on the rear of mine, 20k over 2 years and more than 5mm left!!

 

[sidey]

Pilots on the back usually start to crack before they wear out.

+1. I was thankful for a torn sidewall recently as an excuse to change the pe2s on the rear of mine, 20k over 2 years and more than 5mm left!!

 

[Alastair.]

all depends on the driving.

Michelins are really poor imo, im always failing them on mot for cracking splitting etc and they still have 4mm+ tread

 

[NickM5c]

Still got the original Michelin PE2's on the back of my 182 and they are still good after 50k / 6 and a half years.

 

[DrR]

Still got the original Michelin PE2's on the back of my 182 and they are still good after 50k / 6 and a half years.

Why don't you put them on the front when you get new tyres, saves driving round with old tyres on your car.

 

[NickM5c]

Why don't you put them on the front when you get new tyres, saves driving round with old tyres on your car.

Not a bad idea. Maybe a swap around job for the future as the fronts are only a 1000 or so miles old.

 

[Iceberg_172]

i have toyo PX4's on the rear. had them for 30k and they still have plenty in them! well over half of what they are new! i got a full set of them in april 2008 for an mot and since then, i have had to put 2 T1R's up front and just put a set of Yoko S Drives on last week, just for the record the yoko's are really nice tyres for £60 a corner fitted.

Its all down to how you drive and what they are inflated to etc. my rears are 29psi and checked weekly.

 

[hopey-182]

my 182 is 5 year old this month it still has the original michelins on the rear loads of tread left. me and the wife are very smooth drivers lol.