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Swapping between two sets of wheels

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Swapping between two sets of wheels

Post by Marlon » Sun Nov 26, 2017 10:43 pm

markeg wrote: Sun Nov 26, 2017 9:25 pm
Marlon wrote: Sun Nov 26, 2017 5:49 pm
mr wilks wrote: Sun Nov 26, 2017 5:06 pm How many miles had you done with the tyres on the style 32s before you swapped them off Colin ? The tread can bed in to a certain side after a few thousand miles then feel odd if switched to the other side .
Quite a few Andy, at least 5k miles - interesting.
^^ This. Rotating tyres across the axle every 1000 miles or so helps get an even wear pattern, but can get "tiresome" (pun intended). When I take summers off and put winters on, I label the tyre to show which side it came off, otherwise you get twitchiness - I've also found on my "shed" which has a square setup, when putting the winters back on incorrectly it set up a noticeable vibration around 70mph
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Swapping between two sets of wheels

Post by Smartbear » Sun Nov 26, 2017 10:45 pm

Marlon wrote: Sun Nov 26, 2017 10:40 pm
Mr Tidy wrote: Sun Nov 26, 2017 7:30 pm
Marlon wrote: Sun Nov 26, 2017 6:05 pm

erm . . thanks Rob . . . :scratchhead:
What he means is the "Outside" markings refer to which way the tyre is put onto the rim.

The "directional" markings relate to which way the tyre is designed to rotate when the car moves.

So if they are directional the one with a clockwise pointing arrow needs to go on the driver's side, and the one pointing anti-clockwise needs to go on the passenger side.

I hope that makes sense. :thumbsup:

And yes, I found out the first time I used directional winters and had already fitted one to the wrong side (although I had got 2 right by accident)! :oops:
Understood, thanks :thumbsup:
I was going to say that 2 out of 3 ain’t bad, (howl) :D
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Post by Mr Tidy » Sun Nov 26, 2017 10:59 pm

Smartbear wrote: Sun Nov 26, 2017 10:45 pm
I was going to say that 2 out of 3 ain’t bad, (howl) :D
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:lol: Well it's probably fair to say I hadn't looked too hard - it was only when I was about to bolt the 4th one on I noticed this pointy sort of marking, and I decided to look a bit harder at the others!

Still I suppose half the car would have driven forwards pretty well, and the other half would have been great at reversing! :rofl:
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Post by Smartbear » Sun Nov 26, 2017 11:25 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: Sun Nov 26, 2017 10:59 pm
Smartbear wrote: Sun Nov 26, 2017 10:45 pm
I was going to say that 2 out of 3 ain’t bad, (howl) :D
Rob
:lol: Well it's probably fair to say I hadn't looked too hard - it was only when I was about to bolt the 4th one on I noticed this pointy sort of marking, and I decided to look a bit harder at the others!

Still I suppose half the car would have driven forwards pretty well, and the other half would have been great at reversing! :rofl:
Tramlining suddenly seems trivial :rofl:
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Post by Mr Tidy » Sun Nov 26, 2017 11:31 pm

Smartbear wrote: Sun Nov 26, 2017 11:25 pm
Mr Tidy wrote: Sun Nov 26, 2017 10:59 pm
Tramlining suddenly seems trivial :rofl:
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You're right - it was on an E46 so it wouldn't have tramlined anyway! :wink:
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