Take it to a garage and get a 4 wheel tracking done. Prob about £50 give or take. That will let you know if it's out or if the tyre was before.

Would you believe that when I bought my RRS SC from new it was SO badly out of alignment that it would shoot across 3 lanes of motorway in under 5 seconds and I was constantly fighting to keep it in a straight line.

Moral of the story (As there's no vibration story here) is that what a Dealer says is ok and what its like in real life can be polar opposites.

I had a 4 wheel alignment done twice to correct that one. Most decent places can do it. If your rears are out of alignment with the front it will be tracking wrong and eating away at the wrong part of the tyre and hence, soon degrade as you have found. Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

Well kwik fit won't touch the car. After gettin off the phone and bein told it's a dealer only job fo my car. Getting the new tyre tomorrow afternoon so will drive to a few big tyre places tomorrow to see if they can do the tracking.

Cheers Ex FFRR 4.2 Supercharged

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You prob want to find a garage/Indy with laser gear. They will measure and adjust as the monkeys at kwik fit might not do the adjusting side. Dig out the yellow pages and give the local garages a call. I'm sure landrover will do it but I'm sure it will cost a tidy sum. Depending on how good you feel with spanners etc I'm sure there will be a write up on how to do it using string and rulers. I know a few lads of the Vx220 forum i used to frequent achieved good results the old fashioned way.

Well didnt get the tyre done today as mine was not delivered

So taking it to another tyre place tomorrow to get it replaced. I did contact sturgess and for a full alignment it would be about £100 which I dont think is to bad from a stealer. Spoke to the service manager and he said just pop down and they'll have alook at the old worn tyre and see what the best thing to do is. The 22" look nice but for a easier life I may just get rid and get some standard alloys. Ex FFRR 4.2 Supercharged

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What you need is a set of standard 20" alloys. I might know someone very local who has a set for sale...  Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

RRUK wrote:

What you need is a set of standard 20" alloys. I might know someone very local who has a set for sale...

Already looking at yours. I really like that style of wheel. I'll have to sweet talk the boss  Ex FFRR 4.2 Supercharged

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So got the rear drivers tyre changed today. All 4 wheels are now balanced and the car feels a lot better and smoother. I've just got to sort out the excessive wear on the back tyre now. The car was mot'd when I bought It by trinity in Leicestershire so I can only assume tyres were fine then but this was the one I just had replaced, only 6 months old. As you can see the whole inside is tread is gone with some bit completely worn through.

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Keep us posted. Not many people run the 22s so its all valuable feedback if there is a potential problem with the size.

Be good to hear what the garage say. Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

Well finally got the tracking and alignment done today. 3 wheels were out. On the front two the toe was out and the drivers rear the toe and camber was out. So all sorted for £56. On the drive back it did feel alot smoother but that was only city driving so not had a chance to have a run out at speed. Hopefully its all sorted now tho.

cheers Ex FFRR 4.2 Supercharged

www.thecarpetfitter.co.uk

Vibrations are the worst..... enough to make me hate any car.

I just installed brand new michelin tires and have vibrations...... I have a date with the dealer to get a alignment also done and I will get the balancing done again. This better solve the problem.

Its funny how some very inexpensive cars are just so smooth.... A renault Clio diesel comes to mind. I had that as a rental car in france and damn that little car was smooth and comfy. Zero vibrations . 2003 RR 4.4 only 40k miles (current)
2004 RR 4.4 ( just sold)
2000 RR 4.6 (sold)

1959 series 2 109
1956 series 1 1956

I was thinking the same. My transit jumbo has no vibrations and is a perfect smooth drive compared to the FFRR. Ex FFRR 4.2 Supercharged

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Ludzy wrote:

I was thinking the same. My transit jumbo has no vibrations and is a perfect smooth drive compared to the FFRR.

To make things even worse, my brother and I had a old VW rabbit years ago ( 1987 I think) , the rims on that car were so out of round and unbalanced that they pretty much destroyed the tread on the tires. You could barely feel a vibration . 2003 RR 4.4 only 40k miles (current)
2004 RR 4.4 ( just sold)
2000 RR 4.6 (sold)

1959 series 2 109
1956 series 1 1956