Directional tires-- What about a spare?
Well, I've narrowed my tire choice down to the directional Goodyear's MT/Rs
(33x12.50x15), and am wanting to buy a set of four plus the spare. So... what about the spare... do I buy the 5th MT/R and hope I am lucky enough to have it mounted in the right direction when I need it, or do I buy a non-directional tire for the spare (such as a BFG MT or some all-terrain-type tire? I'm assuming if I run a directional tire the wrong direction, bad, bad stuff will happen?? TIA, Trent '99 Sport |
Re: Directional tires-- What about a spare?
MT/R's are directional?
Dave http://home1.gte.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm On 01 Aug 2003 02:02:41 GMT, jeepme76@aol.com (Jeepme76) wrote: >Well, I've narrowed my tire choice down to the directional Goodyear's MT/Rs >(33x12.50x15), and am wanting to buy a set of four plus the spare. So... what >about the spare... do I buy the 5th MT/R and hope I am lucky enough to have it >mounted in the right direction when I need it, or do I buy a non-directional >tire for the spare (such as a BFG MT or some all-terrain-type tire? I'm >assuming if I run a directional tire the wrong direction, bad, bad stuff will >happen?? > >TIA, >Trent >'99 Sport |
Re: Directional tires-- What about a spare?
No.
David C. Moller wrote: > MT/R's are directional? > > Dave > http://home1.gte.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm > > On 01 Aug 2003 02:02:41 GMT, jeepme76@aol.com (Jeepme76) wrote: > > >>Well, I've narrowed my tire choice down to the directional Goodyear's MT/Rs >>(33x12.50x15), and am wanting to buy a set of four plus the spare. So... what >>about the spare... do I buy the 5th MT/R and hope I am lucky enough to have it >>mounted in the right direction when I need it, or do I buy a non-directional >>tire for the spare (such as a BFG MT or some all-terrain-type tire? I'm >>assuming if I run a directional tire the wrong direction, bad, bad stuff will >>happen?? >> >>TIA, >>Trent >>'99 Sport > > -- __________________________________________________ _________ tw 03 TJ Rubicon 01 XJ Sport There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -- Dave Barry http://www.jeepn.org/members/html/twaldron.html http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email) __________________________________________________ _________ |
Re: Directional tires-- What about a spare?
Are the MTR's directional?
If so, get a generic spare. I don't believe in 5 tire rotations, I go front to back only and putting the spare in according to my owners manual only gives me a three tire rotation on the passenger side and the same front to back on the drivers side. I saved a still good 31x10.5 BFG AT to use as my spare for my BFG 33x9.5 muds. I have open diffs. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Jeepme76 wrote: > > Well, I've narrowed my tire choice down to the directional Goodyear's MT/Rs > (33x12.50x15), and am wanting to buy a set of four plus the spare. So... what > about the spare... do I buy the 5th MT/R and hope I am lucky enough to have it > mounted in the right direction when I need it, or do I buy a non-directional > tire for the spare (such as a BFG MT or some all-terrain-type tire? I'm > assuming if I run a directional tire the wrong direction, bad, bad stuff will > happen?? > > TIA, > Trent > '99 Sport |
Re: Directional tires-- What about a spare?
uuuhh... what are the arrows pointing forward for then??
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Re: Directional tires-- What about a spare?
I don't know if directional are new but they aren't listed on the Goodyear
website and my MT/R's don't have any arrows on them. The closest thing that might look like an arrow is the Durawall Puncture Resistance logo, but you'd have to squint. http://tires2.digiknow.com/goodyear/...ea=Light+Truck Jay 84 CJ7 33x12.5 MT/R's "Jeepme76" <jeepme76@aol.com> wrote in message news:20030731223249.06702.00001004@mb-m06.aol.com... > uuuhh... what are the arrows pointing forward for then?? |
Re: Directional tires-- What about a spare?
My Celica All-Trac has directional tires, and the spare is one-way, by the
arrows on the sidewall. The question of mis-direction was posed on some Toyota group or board I read (sorry, don't remember which!) and the consensus was that it didn't matter in the short run--handlng might be squirmy, but would get you home! Paul B. '01 XJ www.scienceteacher.biz |
Re: Directional tires-- What about a spare?
"Jeepme76" <jeepme76@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20030731223249.06702.00001004@mb-m06.aol.com... > uuuhh... what are the arrows pointing forward for then?? there are no arrows pointing "forward" on the mtr. between every 4th lug there is an arrow pointing towards the tread. if the tire is in a position where the arrows are horizontal, while one arrow may appear to be pointing forward, if you look on the opposite side of the tire youll see another arrow (on the same tire) that looks like its pointing backwards. i just went out with a flashlight to make sure. the mtr is not directional. now, what do these arrows signify? who knows.....but theyre pointing towards the lug and not in any particular rotational direction. -- Nathan W. Collier http://7SlotGrille.com |
Re: Directional tires-- What about a spare?
Just TRY to engage part time 4WD on the fly when you have a tire that
isnt the SAME diameter as the other three. Rotating 5 tires ensures the probablility that you will always have 4 of equal diameter ... If you trash one, you still have 4 of the same dia. If you only rotate 4, trash one, .... then welcome to air motor 'slam/bind'. Mike Romain wrote: > Are the MTR's directional? > > If so, get a generic spare. > > I don't believe in 5 tire rotations, I go front to back only and putting > the spare in according to my owners manual only gives me a three tire > rotation on the passenger side and the same front to back on the drivers > side. > > I saved a still good 31x10.5 BFG AT to use as my spare for my BFG 33x9.5 > muds. I have open diffs. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > > Jeepme76 wrote: > >>Well, I've narrowed my tire choice down to the directional Goodyear's MT/Rs >>(33x12.50x15), and am wanting to buy a set of four plus the spare. So... what >>about the spare... do I buy the 5th MT/R and hope I am lucky enough to have it >>mounted in the right direction when I need it, or do I buy a non-directional >>tire for the spare (such as a BFG MT or some all-terrain-type tire? I'm >>assuming if I run a directional tire the wrong direction, bad, bad stuff will >>happen?? >> >>TIA, >>Trent >>'99 Sport > |
Re: Directional tires-- What about a spare?
PLB49 wrote:
> My Celica All-Trac has directional tires, and the spare is one-way, by the > arrows on the sidewall. The question of mis-direction was posed on some Toyota > group or board I read (sorry, don't remember which!) and the consensus was that > it didn't matter in the short run--handlng might be squirmy, but would get you > home! > > Paul B. > '01 XJ > www.scienceteacher.biz All of my tires go both forwards AND backwards. HTH! |
Re: Directional tires-- What about a spare?
>> My Celica All-Trac has directional tires, and the spare is one-way, by the
>> arrows on the sidewall. The question of mis-direction was posed on some >Toyota >> group or board I read (sorry, don't remember which!) and the consensus was >that >> it didn't matter in the short run--handlng might be squirmy, but would get >you >> home! >> >> Paul B. >> '01 XJ >> www.scienceteacher.biz > >All of my tires go both forwards AND backwards. HTH! Hmm--perhaps I should have said directional TREAD PATTERN! Paul |
Re: Directional tires-- What about a spare?
Well...
A friend just came over with a Safari van with a nasty shake that just started. We found a bunch of worn front end parts and changed them. The shake was still there! I then took it for a drive and felt the steering wheel wobble at slow speeds. Bingo, hey, you have a broken tire, I say. He says, Oh, they are two months old and used with a 3 month warranty. We jack up the tiers and spin them and sure as ----, one has a blown cord with a new 8" long bubble on it. (no odd tread wear, therefore a new bubble) It was a good thing, he had a ball joint and drag link about to fall off, we fixed it. Used tires in my book are a 50/50 crap shoot if the belts break or not from reverse rotation, see my other post. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's RichH wrote: > > > > > The left side just swap front to back. You are not supposed to cross > > tires on a CJ7 when rotating according to the owners manual. > > > > That may have been true 20 years ago when radial tires HAD to maintain > the same direction rotation. Not required anymore as most radials can > 'roll' in either direction without ill effects. |
Re: Directional tires-- What about a spare?
In message <3F2AA372.15B81863@sympatico.ca>, "Mike Romain" wrote:
>RichH wrote: >> >> > >> > The left side just swap front to back. You are not supposed to cross >> > tires on a CJ7 when rotating according to the owners manual. >> > >> >> That may have been true 20 years ago when radial tires HAD to maintain >> the same direction rotation. Not required anymore as most radials can >> 'roll' in either direction without ill effects. > > >I just tossed ten tires with good tread on them in the trash a couple >months ago. > >Not one of those ten tires ever heard of or at least didn't believe you >could get away with crossing radials side to side... > >They all have broken belts from doing that. I doubt tire manufacturers would recommend cross rotating tires if it was known to cause broken belts. > >I will stick with the owners manual's recommendation on my CJ7 with the >expensive tires thank you please. > >Having a dedicated spare and rotating 4 tires front to back works for >me. > >Mike >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's |
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