Ask Smithy Xtra Replacing tyres on Commodore

If your Commodore has IRS you’ve got a tyre-eater on your hands and it would be worth talking to a suspension specialist about fitting a kit to the rear suspension to control the toe-in. Tyre specialists also recommend that you regularly rotate your tyres — 10,000 km is the interval they suggest — and have the alignment checked and reset every 20,000 km. Alignment is often neglected, but is an important contributor to tyre life and can be knocked out simply by hitting a kerb or a pothole. After doing that you could fit a Pirelli or a Michelin tyre, which should give you better tyre life.