07-24-2011, 05:55 AM
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Rotating tires
I have Bridgestone Potenza S-O2A tires with about 5k miles on them and the insides of the rears are starting to wear, which I understand is normal because of the negative camber in the rear.
Is there any downside to taking the tires off the rims and switching them left to right?
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07-24-2011, 06:09 AM
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Some owners get 8,000 miles on the rears, while others get 20,000 miles. Are you sure your alignment is good? Tire pressures accurate?
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07-24-2011, 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by san rensho
Is there any downside to taking the tires off the rims and switching them left to right?
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yes - they are directional so they would be rotating the wrong way if left on the rim. remounting them would leave the treadwear on the outside of the tire so i would think they would provide less grip when cornering and more prone to breaking loose...
as an aside, i got around 15k miles on my s02-a. but they were very squirrally in the wet (moreso than normal) towards the end. but i still loved them.
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07-24-2011, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by san rensho
I have Bridgestone Potenza S-O2A tires with about 5k miles on them and the insides of the rears are starting to wear, which I understand is normal because of the negative camber in the rear.
Is there any downside to taking the tires off the rims and switching them left to right?
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What you are suggesting will work fine. It keeps the tires rotating in the correct direction and extend the life of yoour tires.
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07-24-2011, 07:28 AM
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You are correct that the insides of the tires will wear more due to the negative camber.
Yes, its fine to swap the tires from wheel to wheel (by dismounting and remounting) in order to "rotate" them to try to get more even wear. No downside except the effort/cost of dismount/remount.
Most street drivers just replace the tires rather than go through the trouble of swapping the tires side-to-side but the track guys do this all of the time.
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07-24-2011, 07:44 AM
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Thanks Blue and Thestone. Just what I wanted to hear. Previous owner spent like $1300 for the tires (probably overpaid) and with only 5k miles on them, I want to milk them for as long as I can.
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1989 Porsche 944
1981 Triumph TR7
1989 (?) Alfa Romeo Milano
1993 Saab 9000
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07-24-2011, 08:53 AM
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Porsche alignment specs
give wide latitude to the mechanic. He can set your car up for max grip or even wear and still be in spec. Had both...made a world of difference when I had a guy who knew how to set up Porsches for racing and thus who understand the handling/wear influence of being at one side or the other of the limits set my car up. More than doubled my miles/tire. A set of rears half worn and even at 15k. Never found any downside in normal driving either.
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07-25-2011, 01:18 AM
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Mike, May I ask where you got this done? I live down in Southern Pines and I'm having a hard time finding a tire shop that I feel comfortable dealing with.
Thanks,
MikeT
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07-27-2011, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by blue2000s
What you are suggesting will work fine. It keeps the tires rotating in the correct direction and extend the life of yoour tires.
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LOL this forum is brilliant! RE rear tire swap, I was myself convinced that this couldn't be done (directional issues etc). Brain sometimes haha
nice one thx
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07-27-2011, 09:57 AM
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Yeah, if they're directional you can swap, if asymetric, then no.
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