[Sportingmac]

Good advice AudiQ7. And a good piece of research with Goodyear too.

Your comments support the experience I had with my Sierra Cosworth. My tyres were feathering the outer edges quite badly after a refit - so we played around with the wheel alignment to see if we could cure the problem. We could stop the tyres feathering their edges but the handling went to pot - tried various settings but had to resort to a compromise. That said I did get 25+ miles out of them. Seems Audi have a similar problem to solve.

I also understand that the current Audi setting reflects the need to correct the steering alignment as the engine torque builds up. (where the wheels alignment are offset at rest but straighten up on the move - anyone help to explain better?). This is what is causing the outer edges to wear apparently. Any technical people on here care to take a stab at this explanation - and is it true?