you can also swap the tires inside/out on the rims to even the edge wear.
rotating wont hurt you and may increase the life a little. but with autox
tires you will almost certainly cord the outside edge before anyplace else,
so flipping the tire helps the most.
-James Creasy
Slip Angle Cobrasports www.klio.net/cobra
BAPOC www.klio.net/probe
-----Original Message-----
From: Runnion, Ed <Ed_Runnion@regionofdoom.com>
To: 'ba-autox@autox.team.net' <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, August 10, 2000 3:13 PM
Subject: Kumho question
>Quick question on Kumho tires :
>
>I am running my first set of Kumho tires on my ESP Chevy Impala SS (running
>275/40R17 tires). It's a BIG car with a lotta torque (approx 370 ft-lbs
at
>the flywheel!), and due to driving style (which I'm working on, but....)
the
>rear tires are noticably more worn than the fronts....across the tread.
>
>Do Kumhos work best if you go ahead and "rotate" them (either F/R or F/R
and
>side to side), or do they work best just keeping them on one corner until
>they are gone? If I don't "rotate" them, its obvious the rears are gonna
>be gone before the fronts.
>
>Thanks in advance. Please copy me directly on any replies, as I am only
on
>the "digest" version of this list.
>
>Ed Runnion Sunnyvale CA
>mailto:Ed_Runnion@RegionOfDoom.com
>96 Chevy Impala SS, SFR-SCCA ESP #984
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