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- From: cka52397@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Slartibartfast)
- Subject: Re: What is current wisdom on rotating tires (tyres)?
- References: <1992Nov4.205441.26521@cbnews.cb.att.com>
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 00:16:05 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.
- >
- >(Forget about the complication of a spare, for the moment.)
- >
- >This is for a sub-compact front-wheel drive (Toyota Tercel) with all-
- >weather radials.
- >
- >What is the wisdom of the net?
- >
- >Shahrukh Merchant
- >shahrukh_merchant@att.com
-
- The best way to rotate tires is always diagonally, so all tires wear evenly,
- which is the purpose of rotating tires anyway. If they stayed on the same side
- the tires might not wear evenly on each side. This I know is true for FWD, but
- we own a RWD car that undergoes the same rotation.
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