6 months ago I rotated my new tires and noticed that the front right wore the most and figured it was because it does most of the work. (No LSD) I rotated them again today after 8000 miles and noticed that now the front right has the MOST tread left. Mostly normal commuting and a few canyons. Anyone know why? Am I right about the front right doing all the pulling?
:cornut: I don't know which wheel is the primary drive wheel but I'd say that 8kmi ago, you were driving differently than you have been over the last 8kmi. Have you changed your motoring route(if it's a daily driver)? Were you autocrossing then and not now? Did you change residences? Was someone else also driving your MINI? Something has changed. Jason
Nothing changed. I'm the only driver and no auto crossing. Oh I did install a sway bar last month. I imagine the first thing any driver does is test the body roll with it on. But I got over that fast. I am curious which side is the drive wheel.
Alinement is out. With an open diff the tire with the least traction or most torq will be the tire spinning. In a turn the wheel on the inside will brake traction first since the open diff puts more torq to that wheel. There is no such thing as a primary drive wheel. If both wheels have them same traction then they will both pull as hard, just this does not happen in the real world often.
Does this mean that on level ground in a straight line, both front wheels are pulling the car? If I drop the clutch with some revs, I'll see 2 strips of rubber?
Both wheels are always pulling the car. That's what the differential does. In the case of unloading wheels in turns or low traction the torque travels to the path of least resistance. Drop clutch burn out on flat ground? No, you'll see one. Whichever side has the short axle. Driver's side IIRC.
Hey Redbeard, would you know the optimal alignment specs as far as toe in or out on a R56 with a 1.4 inch drop for a daily driver? I figure since you track your car you've experimented and found some combo that works best for certain applications.