May I ask what a "cheek" of a tire is? (I'm guessing outer edge of the
tread) And why would a tire have "canvas", do you mean the condition on the
rubber.
Sorry dude, I am not a native and as these descriptions are rather specific
I had to litterally translate them from Dutch.....
But it seems common sense saved my day
Canvas is the inner fabric to which the rubber is attached......
What extreme turning "cycle" (circle??) does a V70 have - the one I've been
in (new shape) didn't have a particularly tight one... 900 series and 700
series (200 series too) can turn tighter then smaller economy style cars (VW
Golf, Toyota Tercel/Corrola) according to carpoint.com - and i've swung my
960 around in some tight spots to prove it, with no tire damage.
Circle.... indeed
Same with the S/V70 (classic, that is) but that is rather rare as the S/V70
is front driven and the 700 and 900 series rear driven. I have been told
that in order to reach that extreme turning circle, Volvo had to bank (?!?!)
the front wheels when they are in the furthest position.
Hence my question......
On my front wheel drive cars the front tires are more chewed up then the
rear tires... I assume its from hard cornering and acceleration, I don't
think my tires are bad tho... How deep are these cuts.
The cuts were not straight in the outer edge yet along the straight line (if
you can still follow me). The cuts must have been 2 to 3 cm deep.......
It almost seemed as if something skinned the outer edges of my tires.....
I was just wondering if this is common on the V70 classic (guess not).
Perhaps I was cornering to fast in a tight corner......
or have I 'taken the curb' too often...... yet, the cuts appeared evenly
distributed along the 'cheeks' of my tires and I would expect taking a curb
inflicts sporadic damage.......
Any thoughts?
