A QUESTION

[oldguyinTX]

What might cause one side (right) of the rear time to wear faster than the other side (left)? R & L as sitting on the Spyder.

 

[GOZFST]

Rear wheel alignment is the most likely cause. How does your belt look in relationship to the rear pulley?

 

[Peter Aawen]

It's either a defective tire, or as mentioned above, poor wheel alignment; altho having the front wheel alignment skewed enough so that you aren't riding straight down the road can also be as much of an issue as having a skewed rear wheel!! :shocked:

Basically, if your Spyder wheels are not aligned properly so that the front wheels are evenly balanced straight ahead of the pushing drive wheel, then you are going to get uneven rear tire wear - it just depends on where & how much the alignment is out as to where the wear shows up most!! I'd guess you probably also have uneven tread wear on the front wheels, &/or the 'straight ahead' position of the handle bars is slightly skewed away from correct as well! :sour:

When can you get to see Squared Away (link on the front page) & get your Spyder 'Squared Away'?? Or when can you get your belt alignment done properly & a laser wheel alignment done too?? Sooner rather than later would be good, but there's still a fair chance that your rear tire at least is worn beyond easy recovery & will require replacement fairly soon if not now! pps:

Good Luck! :thumbup:

 

[oldguyinTX]

Rear wheel alignment is the most likely cause. How does your belt look in relationship to the rear pulley?

It's either a defective tire, or as mentioned above, poor wheel alignment; altho having the front wheel alignment skewed enough so that you aren't riding straight down the road can also be as much of an issue as having a skewed rear wheel!! :shocked:

Basically, if your Spyder wheels are not aligned properly so that the front wheels are evenly balanced straight ahead of the pushing drive wheel, then you are going to get uneven rear tire wear - it just depends on where & how much the alignment is out as to where the wear shows up most!! I'd guess you probably also have uneven tread wear on the front wheels, &/or the 'straight ahead' position of the handle bars is slightly skewed away from correct as well! :sour:

When can you get to see Squared Away (link on the front page) & get your Spyder 'Squared Away'?? Or when can you get your belt alignment done properly & a laser wheel alignment done too?? Sooner rather than later would be good, but there's still a fair chance that your rear tire at least is worn beyond easy recovery & will require replacement fairly soon if not now! pps:

Good Luck! :thumbup:

The belt is extremely close to the pulley - almost but not quite ​touching. The front tires are wearing evenly. There is no skewing of the handlebars. The Spyder is tracking straight - if I take my hands off of the handlebars, the Spyder keeps going in a straight line. A laser alignment was done before I had the new tire put on. I am going to SpyderQuest tomorrow, & maybe I can get this corrected by Derrick Netzly - both alignment of the rear tire, then a laser alignment. Thanks for the info.

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: If you're carrying lead ingots in one saddlebag, and boxes of helium in the other... :dontknow:

 

[Peter Aawen]

..... The front tires are wearing evenly. There is no skewing of the handlebars. The Spyder is tracking straight - ........ maybe I can get this corrected by Derrick Netzly - both alignment of the rear tire, then a laser alignment. Thanks for the info.

Did you get a laser alignment done after fitting a new rear tire & thereby messing up the rear tire/belt alignment & likely the thrust alignment too?? If not, mis-alignment is likely & you are extremely unlikely to be able to see any resulting 'uneven' wear up front for quite some time/miles, especially if the wheels have later been re-aligned to the 'straight ahead' position against a skewed rear tire, but the Spyder is still very likely to be 'crabbing' down the road if that's the case! And the handlebars can be 'misaligned' along with the front wheels but still point straight ahead when this is the case too, so you probably wouldn't be able to readily tell (without a proper alignment) that the Spyder really ISN'T tracking straight except by very carefully measuring the tread wear on the rear tire, at least not until it becomes bleeding obvious due to the rapidly progressing uneven wear!! So getting Derrick (or anyone skilled in aligning wheels & tires 'properly' on Spyders) to do his thing is a very good idea! :thumbup:

Wheel alignments & tire/belt alignments really need to be done after you get any work done involving removing & replacing of wheels & rims, axles, etc or playing with the steering gear, ball joints, &/or other suspension components on any vehicle, but especially so on vehicles like our Spyders where the relationship between the rear wheel thrust alignment & the front wheels & their alignment is so critical to running straight down the road & avoiding uneven tire wear!!

 

[jaherbst]

:shocked: If you're carrying lead ingots in one saddlebag, and boxes of helium in the other... :dontknow:

Or, only making left turns!