Flipping Tires Inside Out - Safe?
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Flipping Tires Inside Out - Safe?
I have a set of RE-01Rs that have seen mostly highway mileage (about 30K miles) and they have a pretty decent amount of tread left (much more than the top of Lincoln's head on the penny test).
With the stock suspension and alignment settings, the insides of the tires are much more worn than the outside.
Can I flip the tires inside out and run them that way safely?
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With the stock suspension and alignment settings, the insides of the tires are much more worn than the outside.
Can I flip the tires inside out and run them that way safely?
Thanks!
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direction only matters in wet. you can ride on them backwards if you want. I got better dry traction out of my falken 912s when i flipped them and they were run backwards.
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The tire companies used to advise that if a radial tire was run in one direction it shouldn't be run in the other direction because it would cause problems with the cords in the tire. About ten years or more ago they reversed this advice, saying it was okay to reverse the way tires are run. This advice came from articles addressing tire rotation.
Directional tread is only important for clearing water. So, as long as the roadway is dry it doesn't matter. Probably, if you are thinking of flipping tires, they are getting worn to the place were there isn't a lot of tread left anyway. So, even run the correct direction they may not do a good job of clearing water. The wider the tire the bigger this problem becomes.
So, I'd suggest that whether you do this depends on the use of the vehicle. If your vehicle is a DD and the tread is worn, if you encounter rain then either be willing to stay off of wet roads or buy new tires whether you flip or not. If you are a weekend warrior wanting to get full use out of your tires then flipping is something you might want to try to extend tread life.
Directional tread is only important for clearing water. So, as long as the roadway is dry it doesn't matter. Probably, if you are thinking of flipping tires, they are getting worn to the place were there isn't a lot of tread left anyway. So, even run the correct direction they may not do a good job of clearing water. The wider the tire the bigger this problem becomes.
So, I'd suggest that whether you do this depends on the use of the vehicle. If your vehicle is a DD and the tread is worn, if you encounter rain then either be willing to stay off of wet roads or buy new tires whether you flip or not. If you are a weekend warrior wanting to get full use out of your tires then flipping is something you might want to try to extend tread life.
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they are directional for a purpose....
or else they would have just put symmetrical tyre....
obviously they will affect the car performance alittle...
or else they would have just put symmetrical tyre....
obviously they will affect the car performance alittle...
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