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Driving Tire Wear Difference

anotero

anotero

Autocross Champion
Location
Hither and thither
Car(s)
Mk7 GTI
Say I launch the car multiple times, or just do aggressive acceleration often. Will there be a difference between how the left and right front tires wear?

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JC_451

JC_451

Autocross Champion
Location
NJ, one of the nice parts.
Car(s)
2017 GTI Sport
but should not be.

Not sure how much not having the differential lock affects tire wear but my PP equipped car never torque steers.

Unless you feel it fighting you while getting on it (the gas) or it's out of alignment the tire wear should be close to equal. If it isn't most likely something is amiss.
 
anotero

anotero

Autocross Champion
Location
Hither and thither
Car(s)
Mk7 GTI
No PP.

About 2/32" difference compared to other tires. My current tire set correlates, timewise, with my tuning the ECU and really starting to have fun with the car -- got them within a month of each other. Hence my asking if increased torque could lead to such results.
Sandman GTI said:
If you have PP it should be more even.
If no PP one side will consistently spin first.
Normally one corner will be lighter.
Likely passenger side will spin as the driver weight is to one side.
How much of an wear difference? Sounds like a test you can do and share with us.
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anotero

anotero

Autocross Champion
Location
Hither and thither
Car(s)
Mk7 GTI
Sandman GTI said:
If you have PP it should be more even.
If no PP one side will consistently spin first.
Normally one corner will be lighter.
Likely passenger side will spin as the driver weight is to one side.
How much of an wear difference? Sounds like a test you can do and share with us.
Click to expand...
Given what you said, I assume retrofitting an LSD would prevent this in the future.

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