My new approach to rotating tires...
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Originally Posted by Hammer
By regularly rotating, all the tires wear evenly and last much longer than just leaving them where they are. I usually get at least 40,000 miles out of a set of tires - but again, this is all pre-Mini, pre-autocrossing.
On some sports cars, it's simply impossible to rotate the tires (directional tread + different sizes front to back). And since they're very expensive it pays to carefully monitor tire pressures. Those efforts are usually rewarded with even tire wear, except on certain especially painful cars (tire-wise) like the NSX. I used to own one and I was lucky if I got 8K miles out of each set!
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From: Hurricane Alley, FL
Originally Posted by 911Fan
I think you'd be hard pressed to get 40K miles out of your original set of MCS runflats no matter how much you rotated them unless you drive like your Grandmother! The secret to getting even wear is regularly monitoring the tire pressure, assuming things like the alignment and tire balance are in order.
On some sports cars, it's simply impossible to rotate the tires (directional tread + different sizes front to back). And since they're very expensive it pays to carefully monitor tire pressures. Those efforts are usually rewarded with even tire wear, except on certain especially painful cars (tire-wise) like the NSX. I used to own one and I was lucky if I got 8K miles out of each set!
On some sports cars, it's simply impossible to rotate the tires (directional tread + different sizes front to back). And since they're very expensive it pays to carefully monitor tire pressures. Those efforts are usually rewarded with even tire wear, except on certain especially painful cars (tire-wise) like the NSX. I used to own one and I was lucky if I got 8K miles out of each set!
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From: South Bend Indiana
Originally Posted by minihune
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Alex@tirerack.com would say "always" put the newer better tires on the rears. Why? Because in the event of hydroplaning you want the best hydroplane resistant tires on the rear as they follow the fronts which hydroplane less as you steer through the water. This allows the most safety for wet conditions. For dry conditions it isn't as critical unless the amount of wear between fronts and rears is drastically different.
Alex@tirerack.com would say "always" put the newer better tires on the rears. Why? Because in the event of hydroplaning you want the best hydroplane resistant tires on the rear as they follow the fronts which hydroplane less as you steer through the water. This allows the most safety for wet conditions. For dry conditions it isn't as critical unless the amount of wear between fronts and rears is drastically different.
I would NOT mix runflat and non runflat.
Alex
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