So the parking guy, instead of chalking my tires (I live in Boothbay Harbor, ME), left me a note: “Check your right front tire.” The right front tire on my '98 VW Beetle was bald. I also checked the right front tire of my my 2002 Volvo and that tire was showing more wear than the other three tire…

…and, can be compensated for–to some extent–by rotating the tires every 5k or 7.5k miles. Can the OP please tell us what schedule he uses for tire rotation, and also how often he checks his tire pressure? One of the ancillary benefits of checking your tire pressure on a regular basis is that you g…

You really need to get in the habit of checking tires (to name one of a number of things) now and then rather than rely on a parking guy to point this out to you. Tires should never be allowed to get to the point where they are bald. Right front tires don’t wear out faster than any of the others un…

Respectfully, my friend, my past research of years back into the issue or torque steer uncovered literature to the effect that engineers learned to compensate for it by using uneven length axles, slightly biasing torque under WOT toward the right front axle. My own experience with FWD cars has been …

How much tread is left on the other tires? (I’m trying to get a sense of how much faster the right front tire went.) It sounds like you don’t ever rotate your tires. Is this correct? As others have said, it’s a little surprising that a tire could get to this state without being noticed. You rea…

It appears that I am not the only one to question how often and how consistently these tires were rotated, as well as how often the OP checks the pressure in his tires. Could the OP kindly respond to the questions that I posed yesterday?

Perhaps the agggressivenss with which one drives is a factor. I should add that I am interested in the inputs of others on the subject. I testify to my own information and experience, but I realize that my answers and experiences may not be universal, and now that the question has been brought up i…

Here’s a possible reason for the OP’s tire wear - the right front tires on his cars might be encountering curbs, etc. more often, getting it out of alignment, causing extra wear.

Gentlemen/ladies, I offer the following link, which seems to contradict my recollections technically but does support the axle length vs. torque steer relationship. http://www.aa1car.com/library/torque_steer.htm I’m going to wander into this subject further. Enquiring minds want to know.

Maybe the OP makes a lot of quick left turns! ;o)

Right front tire wear

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While I guess a small difference might exist, none of my fwd cars have shown any noticeable difference right to left over 30 years. And on one I chose not to rotate the tires because of their even wear. So the right front tire spent its life there, and wore out at the same time as the left fron tire.

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Right front tire wear

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