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I once went to get my tires replaced on my '03 Honda Accord after not having rotated them in a while. One of the front tires seemed to be more worn than the other front tire. An employee at the tire center made a comment that the one front tire was more worn than the other because it was the "drive tire". Or something along those lines.

My understanding was that with an open differential on a front wheel drive car, the torque is split evenly between the two front wheels. I don't understand why one of the front tires would wear faster than the other unless there some kind of problem (bad alignment, etc). 

Is there a reason that one of the front wheels would wear faster during normal operation?

I once went to get my tires replaced on my '03 Honda Accord after not having rotated them in a while. One of the front tires seemed to be more worn than the other front tire. An employee at the tire center made a comment that the one front tire was more worn than the other because it was the "drive tire". Or something along those lines.

My understanding was that with an open differential on a front wheel drive car, the torque is split evenly between the two front wheels. I don't understand why one of the front tires would wear faster than the other unless there some kind of problem (bad alignment, etc). Is there a reason that one of the front wheels would wear faster during normal operation?

I once went to get my tires replaced on my '03 Honda Accord after not having rotated them in a while. One of the front tires seemed to be more worn than the other front tire. An employee at the tire center made a comment that the one front tire was more worn than the other because it was the "drive tire". Or something along those lines.

My understanding was that with an open differential on a front wheel drive car, the torque is split evenly between the two front wheels. I don't understand why one of the front tires would wear faster than the other unless there some kind of problem (bad alignment, etc). 

Is there a reason that one of the front wheels would wear faster during normal operation?

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Is there a such a thing as a "drive tire"?

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Is there a such thing as a "drive tire"

I once went to get my tires replaced on my '03 Honda Accord after not having rotated them in a while. One of the front tires seemed to be more worn than the other front tire. An employee at the tire center made a comment that the one front tire was more worn than the other because it was the "drive tire". Or something along those lines.

My understanding was that with an open differential on a front wheel drive car, the torque is split evenly between the two front wheels. I don't understand why one of the front tires would wear faster than the other unless there some kind of problem (bad alignment, etc). Is there a reason that one of the front wheels would wear faster during normal operation?