Strange cuts in V70's tires

Hai,

My tires had some strange cuts in them during my last check-up. They
appeared in the cheek of the tires and were diagonal towards the surface of
the tires. They didn't run flat as the canvas was still in good shape
(well.....)

Is this a common defect typical for the S/V70 due to its extreme turning
cycle?

It was a shame as the tires were still in perfect shape (apart from the
cuts).

Regards,
Marc Potma

 

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.

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.

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.

 

May I ask what a "cheek" of a tire is? (I'm guessing outer edge of the

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......

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......

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?

 

Right. THe turning circle of a V70 is more like a Ford Crown Victoria
but not as bad as a Neon. No fwd car has a tight turning radius like we
were used to in the old rwd Volvos. Here is the comparison:

FWD:
Volvo V70 39'
Audi A6 38.3'
Saab 9-5 37.1'
Dodge Neon SRT-4 41'
Subaru Impreza 35.4
Mits. Lancer 37.4
VW Jetta 34.4
New VW Bug 35.8

RWD:
Lexus IS300 34.1'
Volvo 240 32.2
Volvo 940 32.2
Ford Crown Vic. 40.3

 

It's funny, our 93 960 could out turn our 91 Golf .... and the Golf didn't
have power steering either... which made it seem like it could turn tighter
then my buddies power steering 91 Jetta. I could park the Volvo frontwize
and in backwards better then the Golf - go figure... love the Volvo.

 

I'm at a loss... Ask the tire specialist for his opionion (maybe it's you
alignment - but you're in Europe so isn't that tested at least once a year
to meet laws or something)

Might be time to gather some money and buy at least new front tires... maybe
a different brand this time.

 

Might be time to gather some money and buy at least new front tires...
maybe

Make that four......
Changed rimms from front to rear last year!

 

Damn... hope you got at least a couple years out of them.