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- From: koziarz@halibut.nosc.mil (Walter A. Koziarz)
- Subject: Re: What is current wisdom on rotating tires (tyres)?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov5.132109.21374@nosc.mil>
- Sender: usenet@nosc.mil (Network News)
- Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego
- References: <1992Nov4.205441.26521@cbnews.cb.att.com>
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 13:21:09 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov4.205441.26521@cbnews.cb.att.com> shahrukh_merchant@att.com writes:
- >I have heard two schools of thought on whether tires should be rotated:
-
- > 1. Front to Back only, so tires that start out on one side (left or
- > right) always stay there, or:
- > 2. Front to back as well as diagonally, so that a tire ends up in all
- > 4 positions eventually.
-
- >What is the wisdom of the net?
-
- Ummmm, the 'net' is about the *last* place you should look for this
- information... The *tire manufacturer* is the first place you should look. In
- _GENERAL_, scheme #2 you mention is prefered, but there are enough
- special-cases that you'd better _NOT_ take my, or any else's advice blindly...
-
- Walt K.
-