[Healeys] New Tyres

Gil Rockwell gilrockwell at gmail.com
Mon Mar 16 12:53:06 MDT 2015


I think the racers in this video didn’t get the memo on which end to put two new tires (tyres)?

Gets real interesting about 4 minutes into the video.  Only the French can have this much fun….

 

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=554591681343697

 

Gil

61 BT7

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Curtis Arndt
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 2:35 PM
To: Tim Ward
Cc: Healey List
Subject: Re: [Healeys] New Tyres

 

Tim,

How you can up with this decision is beyond me. First of all, the car being front or rear wheel drive is totally IRRELEVANT.  

Reference this article on the PM website on tire myths debunked...

2. When replacing only two tires <http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/repair/what-you-need-to-know-when-buying-new-tires-9451125> , the new ones go on the front... FALSE

The truth: Rear tires provide stability, and without stability, steering or braking on a wet or even damp surface might cause a spin. If you have new tires up front, they will easily disperse water while the half-worn rears will go surfing: The water will literally lift the worn rear tires off the road. If you're in a slight corner or on a crowned road, the car will spin out so fast you won't be able to say, "Oh, fudge!"

There is no "even if" to this one. Whether you own a front-, rear- or all-wheel-drive car, truck, or SUV, the tires with the most tread go on the rear. Don't believe it? Watch this <http://youtu.be/--Hb5kQCaTg> .

This is just as important with a tire blowout or failure as it is with hydroplaning.  Better to have a blowout on the front wheels versus the rear.

Drive safe.

Curt

 

 

On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 4:04 AM, Tim Ward <timwarduk at aol.com> wrote:

Hi
Thank you to all those who replied to my question.

On the balance of replies I shall put the new Tyres on the front. I would
rather deal with a rear failure than a front failure.

I shall also take the advice of several people and will be checking the
age/condition of the remaining two tyres and replacing them if necessary.

All the best

Tim

Tim Ward
Warwick House
12 Mill Road
Kislingbury
NN7 4BB
Tel: 07855 388 751

http://www.shuttermagic.co.uk/
http://www.kislingburyonline.co.uk/index.php

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From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Wilko2
Sent: 16 March 2015 04:59
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net List
Subject: Re: [Healeys] New Tyres

Opinions aside, Science proves over and over that on a WET TEST, performance
will always be better with the new tires on the back. Period. It's not even
close.

Other conditions may have different results such as dry performance, or
blowout control where there may be conditions that would favor a new tire in
front.

Can anyone show any evidence to the contrary? empirical data? Anything
besides an anecdote?

Similar arguments about seat belts make me laugh when that one guy always
says something like "I'd rather be thrown clear" even though all evidence
points to the obvious benefits wearing the belt.





 



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