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- From: hinz@picard.med.ge.com (David Hinz Mfg 4-6987)
- Subject: Re: What is current wisdom on rotating tires (tyres)?
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- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 92 06:46:51 GMT
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- John Lee <jslee> (jslee@nrtc.nrtc.northrop.com) wrote:
- : > shahrukh_merchant@att.com writes:
- : >I have heard two schools of thought on whether tires should be rotated:
- : >
- :
- : The current wisdom is: Don't rotate unless you need it. In other
- : words, if your tires are wearing correctly, why would you want to change
- : that condition? Rotation shouldd be to correct irregular wear patterns
- : which may be inherent to the position the tire is placed. But if no such
- : irregular pattern exists, there's no need to fix it.
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- I don't know if I buy this. My front tires ALWAYS wear faster than the rears.
- This may be, of course, due to my rather ...um...aggressive driving style.
-
- I just switch them front-to-back when I go from winter to summer tires, in
- other words I put those with the most tread on the fronts. (FWD car).
- Since I change tires every 6 months anyway, this works out pretty well.
- (Note: these are all directional tires, so I don't have to worry about
- diagonal vs. front/back rotations, as I REFUSE to have them re-mounted on
- different wheels just to rotate them.)
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- Dave Hinz - Opinions expressed are mine, not my employer's. Obviously.
- Don't blame me; I voted for Perot! hinzd@picard.med.ge.com
- SAAB - Because you get what you pay for. Pherrets are Phun!!!
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