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Re: Unsolicited Newbie Commentary and Questions

To: Matthew Rehrer <mrehrer@rehrer.com>
Subject: Re: Unsolicited Newbie Commentary and Questions
From: Yeoh Yiu <squid@panix.com>
Date: 10 Aug 2002 10:53:44 -0400
Matthew Rehrer <mrehrer@rehrer.com> writes:

> > i never understood the rotating tires business... you replace in pairs
> > anyway right?  the one thing that can be helpful on stock suspensions with
> > inadequate camber or roll control is to swap them so the "fresh" edge that
> > was to the inside of the wheel is now on the outside
> 
> So with a stock alignment on my rwd car I wear the outsides of my fronts
> faster than the insides and the rears have worn a little faster than the
> fronts (although evenly).
> 
> I have been considering swapping the fronts by having them remounted on the
> opposite wheels.  Can not decide if its worth the pain.  Anybody else do
> this?

Using this reasoning I've re-mounted all-season Michelins with success, years 
ago.
But I haven't heard anything good about flipping and remounting radial 
Hoosier autocross tires, which my stock car chorded in 50 runs.

http://forums.roadfly.com/bmw/forums/wheels/forum.php?postid=575796&page=1

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