Michele Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Assuming someone here has already gone past the 1st set, how long did they last? 30'000Km.? More? Less? I travelled roughly 400 Kms. in the weekend (offroading included)... Just wonder how long before I have to assault a bank to buy another set... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 From what I've heard, it won't be long. I think someone (redibex?) worked out how many pence per mile they cost and it was around 4-5p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted October 3, 2005 Author Share Posted October 3, 2005 I'm not so paranoid yet ...but I'm gettin' close... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Et or JT's??? JT seem to last pretty well on the road..........ET's just wear silly quick! Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Looking at mine I would only expect them to last 10.000 miles if I'm lucky. but they have been on there for two years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonk Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 the fronts wear out quicker if u run with 30 degrees toe in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted October 3, 2005 Author Share Posted October 3, 2005 Thanks Jules. I have a set of ATs for most of the time, and I'm used to carry the "other" kind in the back and change once arrived. Sadly there's not always the chance to do it or a safe place to store them,or other people rant about the loss of time as they have to wait and bla bla bla... Uhm,now a mile is roughly 0.5 Km.? [OUCH!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Uhm,now a mile is roughly 0.5 Km.?[OUCH!] Err no a mile is 1.6KM's Ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted October 3, 2005 Author Share Posted October 3, 2005 [bLUSH!] Whoops...! Sounds a bit better... ...16'000 Km...er... Et or JT's???JT seem to last pretty well on the road..........ET's just wear silly quick! Jon ET II,in dwarf 32" size compared to the 35" you gang are allowed to run. But I recently found out they scratch the wheelboxes...doh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top90 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 My 32" ETs did not wear much when running to and from events for 6 months at 35 PSI. One weekend at 25 PSI running between sites (20 miles or so) caused more wear than the last 1,000 miles. So now I always pump them up nicely for the road. ( makes them quieter too. ) Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D9OSV Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Hello, Have worn out three or four sets of ET's and have never managed much more than between 7000/9000 miles But i do sell them before they are totally shot. Chris (one of me blokes) uses ET's daliy and has had a problem with one cracking round all the large lugs ( Very nasty) His front are now almost bald with only 8000miles on them However the rears are still in good order. A friend of mine who does pretty much the same stuff as me changes is wheels between events and has only done a couple f hundred miles n the road. His tyres still have a huge amount of thread but irroniclly he will be changing themsoon because of side wall damage and lugs that have been ripped ff. He has had them approx 2.5 years? So it would seem that you caught between a rock and a hard place which ever way yu go. Hope this has not wrecked yer day All the best Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted October 3, 2005 Author Share Posted October 3, 2005 Hope this has not wrecked yer dayAll the best Jim Not yet! These are useful reports. Thanks. [OT:ON] Jim,would you please tell more of the upgraded shaft for the 8274 which appears now in the Archive Section? [OT:OFF] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR90 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Well FWIW I've done some 17,000 miles on mine now. Fronts are now showing serious signs of wear and cracking round the lugs but should be ok for another 5,000 or so. The rears look much better, maybe only half worn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted October 3, 2005 Author Share Posted October 3, 2005 Well FWIW I've done some 17,000 miles on mine now Good Trevor! Does anyone offer more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR90 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Good Trevor!Does anyone offer more? My view is if I replace the fronts next year I'll have a couple of half decent spares to replace my spacesaver with. Get the pressures right though as its easy to just cut out the centre. Not sure what milage you do Michele but I only do about 5000 a year in the 90 (the Disco is my mile eater) so I can live quite happily with the wear rate. Having trouble with the noise though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted October 4, 2005 Author Share Posted October 4, 2005 We are in the region of 9'000/10'000 Kms/year,depending on how many events/outings are around. The Cube usually sleeps all the week (I go to work by train) and I crank the engine in the weekend for some workout. Tacho is 89'000 Kms now,being a 1997 MY I hope she'll stay with me for a life...or two... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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