Rotating tires -- Procomp directional treads
#71
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Re: Rotating tires -- Procomp directional treads
Mike has a very good idea here. Get a tire that is as tall as it needs to be
to match the diameter of the other tires, and as skinny as it can be so it's
as light as possible. It won't work very well offroading, but it should get
you back to the highway and on to the tire store where you can get the
damaged tire repaired or replaced.
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:432977D3.8F38BCE@sympatico.ca...
> You need two spares or you should have done what most folks with
> directional tires do and just get a 'real' spare. That means getting a
> tire as tall as your street tires and as skinny as you can find to cut
> down on weight and use that as a spare.
>
> That 5th tire is now just dead weight.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Steve wrote:
>>
>> Ok....but what's the point of having a spare.....to throw on when you
>> have
>> an unrepairable flat.
>>
>> Actually, now that I think (it happens)....my spare can't just go on
>> either
>> side as it's a directional tread too. haha....
>>
>> So is there an issue with running your tread backwards...as in the
>> spare...so temporarily?!
>>
>> "SoK66" <Nospam@SoK.net> wrote in message
>> news:dgap8m01rvr@enews2.newsguy.com...
>> >> So, if I don't rotate in teh spare.....30,000km down the road when
>> >> I've
>> >> worn Xinches off my tires and I go to put on my spare which still has
>> >> the
>> >> little bristles things on it.....will i not stress gearage and
>> >> bearings
>> >> by having one tire large than another on the same axle? <
>> >
>> > Jeff's right, fix the flat and return the unworn tire to being a spare.
>> > This can become a real issue if you have a Detroit Locker and put a
>> > newer,
>> > larger tire on one side. Can you say CRAB WALK???
>> >
>> >
>> >
to match the diameter of the other tires, and as skinny as it can be so it's
as light as possible. It won't work very well offroading, but it should get
you back to the highway and on to the tire store where you can get the
damaged tire repaired or replaced.
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:432977D3.8F38BCE@sympatico.ca...
> You need two spares or you should have done what most folks with
> directional tires do and just get a 'real' spare. That means getting a
> tire as tall as your street tires and as skinny as you can find to cut
> down on weight and use that as a spare.
>
> That 5th tire is now just dead weight.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Steve wrote:
>>
>> Ok....but what's the point of having a spare.....to throw on when you
>> have
>> an unrepairable flat.
>>
>> Actually, now that I think (it happens)....my spare can't just go on
>> either
>> side as it's a directional tread too. haha....
>>
>> So is there an issue with running your tread backwards...as in the
>> spare...so temporarily?!
>>
>> "SoK66" <Nospam@SoK.net> wrote in message
>> news:dgap8m01rvr@enews2.newsguy.com...
>> >> So, if I don't rotate in teh spare.....30,000km down the road when
>> >> I've
>> >> worn Xinches off my tires and I go to put on my spare which still has
>> >> the
>> >> little bristles things on it.....will i not stress gearage and
>> >> bearings
>> >> by having one tire large than another on the same axle? <
>> >
>> > Jeff's right, fix the flat and return the unworn tire to being a spare.
>> > This can become a real issue if you have a Detroit Locker and put a
>> > newer,
>> > larger tire on one side. Can you say CRAB WALK???
>> >
>> >
>> >
#72
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Re: Rotating tires -- Procomp directional treads
Ahh, you will just have the fat tire spinning too easy because the
skinny one grabs so well off road... On road should be no difference...
:-)
I see lots of folks with a skinny spare. I guess these are the ones
that have already had that big sucker tire tear the mount off or the
back door off or the fancy bumper swing off (right Steve?) or as in my
CJ7, the rear fenders off....
Mike
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Mike has a very good idea here. Get a tire that is as tall as it needs to be
> to match the diameter of the other tires, and as skinny as it can be so it's
> as light as possible. It won't work very well offroading, but it should get
> you back to the highway and on to the tire store where you can get the
> damaged tire repaired or replaced.
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:432977D3.8F38BCE@sympatico.ca...
> > You need two spares or you should have done what most folks with
> > directional tires do and just get a 'real' spare. That means getting a
> > tire as tall as your street tires and as skinny as you can find to cut
> > down on weight and use that as a spare.
> >
> > That 5th tire is now just dead weight.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Steve wrote:
> >>
> >> Ok....but what's the point of having a spare.....to throw on when you
> >> have
> >> an unrepairable flat.
> >>
> >> Actually, now that I think (it happens)....my spare can't just go on
> >> either
> >> side as it's a directional tread too. haha....
> >>
> >> So is there an issue with running your tread backwards...as in the
> >> spare...so temporarily?!
> >>
> >> "SoK66" <Nospam@SoK.net> wrote in message
> >> news:dgap8m01rvr@enews2.newsguy.com...
> >> >> So, if I don't rotate in teh spare.....30,000km down the road when
> >> >> I've
> >> >> worn Xinches off my tires and I go to put on my spare which still has
> >> >> the
> >> >> little bristles things on it.....will i not stress gearage and
> >> >> bearings
> >> >> by having one tire large than another on the same axle? <
> >> >
> >> > Jeff's right, fix the flat and return the unworn tire to being a spare.
> >> > This can become a real issue if you have a Detroit Locker and put a
> >> > newer,
> >> > larger tire on one side. Can you say CRAB WALK???
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
skinny one grabs so well off road... On road should be no difference...
:-)
I see lots of folks with a skinny spare. I guess these are the ones
that have already had that big sucker tire tear the mount off or the
back door off or the fancy bumper swing off (right Steve?) or as in my
CJ7, the rear fenders off....
Mike
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Mike has a very good idea here. Get a tire that is as tall as it needs to be
> to match the diameter of the other tires, and as skinny as it can be so it's
> as light as possible. It won't work very well offroading, but it should get
> you back to the highway and on to the tire store where you can get the
> damaged tire repaired or replaced.
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:432977D3.8F38BCE@sympatico.ca...
> > You need two spares or you should have done what most folks with
> > directional tires do and just get a 'real' spare. That means getting a
> > tire as tall as your street tires and as skinny as you can find to cut
> > down on weight and use that as a spare.
> >
> > That 5th tire is now just dead weight.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Steve wrote:
> >>
> >> Ok....but what's the point of having a spare.....to throw on when you
> >> have
> >> an unrepairable flat.
> >>
> >> Actually, now that I think (it happens)....my spare can't just go on
> >> either
> >> side as it's a directional tread too. haha....
> >>
> >> So is there an issue with running your tread backwards...as in the
> >> spare...so temporarily?!
> >>
> >> "SoK66" <Nospam@SoK.net> wrote in message
> >> news:dgap8m01rvr@enews2.newsguy.com...
> >> >> So, if I don't rotate in teh spare.....30,000km down the road when
> >> >> I've
> >> >> worn Xinches off my tires and I go to put on my spare which still has
> >> >> the
> >> >> little bristles things on it.....will i not stress gearage and
> >> >> bearings
> >> >> by having one tire large than another on the same axle? <
> >> >
> >> > Jeff's right, fix the flat and return the unworn tire to being a spare.
> >> > This can become a real issue if you have a Detroit Locker and put a
> >> > newer,
> >> > larger tire on one side. Can you say CRAB WALK???
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
#73
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Re: Rotating tires -- Procomp directional treads
Ahh, you will just have the fat tire spinning too easy because the
skinny one grabs so well off road... On road should be no difference...
:-)
I see lots of folks with a skinny spare. I guess these are the ones
that have already had that big sucker tire tear the mount off or the
back door off or the fancy bumper swing off (right Steve?) or as in my
CJ7, the rear fenders off....
Mike
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Mike has a very good idea here. Get a tire that is as tall as it needs to be
> to match the diameter of the other tires, and as skinny as it can be so it's
> as light as possible. It won't work very well offroading, but it should get
> you back to the highway and on to the tire store where you can get the
> damaged tire repaired or replaced.
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:432977D3.8F38BCE@sympatico.ca...
> > You need two spares or you should have done what most folks with
> > directional tires do and just get a 'real' spare. That means getting a
> > tire as tall as your street tires and as skinny as you can find to cut
> > down on weight and use that as a spare.
> >
> > That 5th tire is now just dead weight.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Steve wrote:
> >>
> >> Ok....but what's the point of having a spare.....to throw on when you
> >> have
> >> an unrepairable flat.
> >>
> >> Actually, now that I think (it happens)....my spare can't just go on
> >> either
> >> side as it's a directional tread too. haha....
> >>
> >> So is there an issue with running your tread backwards...as in the
> >> spare...so temporarily?!
> >>
> >> "SoK66" <Nospam@SoK.net> wrote in message
> >> news:dgap8m01rvr@enews2.newsguy.com...
> >> >> So, if I don't rotate in teh spare.....30,000km down the road when
> >> >> I've
> >> >> worn Xinches off my tires and I go to put on my spare which still has
> >> >> the
> >> >> little bristles things on it.....will i not stress gearage and
> >> >> bearings
> >> >> by having one tire large than another on the same axle? <
> >> >
> >> > Jeff's right, fix the flat and return the unworn tire to being a spare.
> >> > This can become a real issue if you have a Detroit Locker and put a
> >> > newer,
> >> > larger tire on one side. Can you say CRAB WALK???
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
skinny one grabs so well off road... On road should be no difference...
:-)
I see lots of folks with a skinny spare. I guess these are the ones
that have already had that big sucker tire tear the mount off or the
back door off or the fancy bumper swing off (right Steve?) or as in my
CJ7, the rear fenders off....
Mike
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Mike has a very good idea here. Get a tire that is as tall as it needs to be
> to match the diameter of the other tires, and as skinny as it can be so it's
> as light as possible. It won't work very well offroading, but it should get
> you back to the highway and on to the tire store where you can get the
> damaged tire repaired or replaced.
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:432977D3.8F38BCE@sympatico.ca...
> > You need two spares or you should have done what most folks with
> > directional tires do and just get a 'real' spare. That means getting a
> > tire as tall as your street tires and as skinny as you can find to cut
> > down on weight and use that as a spare.
> >
> > That 5th tire is now just dead weight.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Steve wrote:
> >>
> >> Ok....but what's the point of having a spare.....to throw on when you
> >> have
> >> an unrepairable flat.
> >>
> >> Actually, now that I think (it happens)....my spare can't just go on
> >> either
> >> side as it's a directional tread too. haha....
> >>
> >> So is there an issue with running your tread backwards...as in the
> >> spare...so temporarily?!
> >>
> >> "SoK66" <Nospam@SoK.net> wrote in message
> >> news:dgap8m01rvr@enews2.newsguy.com...
> >> >> So, if I don't rotate in teh spare.....30,000km down the road when
> >> >> I've
> >> >> worn Xinches off my tires and I go to put on my spare which still has
> >> >> the
> >> >> little bristles things on it.....will i not stress gearage and
> >> >> bearings
> >> >> by having one tire large than another on the same axle? <
> >> >
> >> > Jeff's right, fix the flat and return the unworn tire to being a spare.
> >> > This can become a real issue if you have a Detroit Locker and put a
> >> > newer,
> >> > larger tire on one side. Can you say CRAB WALK???
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
#74
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Re: Rotating tires -- Procomp directional treads
Ahh, you will just have the fat tire spinning too easy because the
skinny one grabs so well off road... On road should be no difference...
:-)
I see lots of folks with a skinny spare. I guess these are the ones
that have already had that big sucker tire tear the mount off or the
back door off or the fancy bumper swing off (right Steve?) or as in my
CJ7, the rear fenders off....
Mike
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Mike has a very good idea here. Get a tire that is as tall as it needs to be
> to match the diameter of the other tires, and as skinny as it can be so it's
> as light as possible. It won't work very well offroading, but it should get
> you back to the highway and on to the tire store where you can get the
> damaged tire repaired or replaced.
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:432977D3.8F38BCE@sympatico.ca...
> > You need two spares or you should have done what most folks with
> > directional tires do and just get a 'real' spare. That means getting a
> > tire as tall as your street tires and as skinny as you can find to cut
> > down on weight and use that as a spare.
> >
> > That 5th tire is now just dead weight.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Steve wrote:
> >>
> >> Ok....but what's the point of having a spare.....to throw on when you
> >> have
> >> an unrepairable flat.
> >>
> >> Actually, now that I think (it happens)....my spare can't just go on
> >> either
> >> side as it's a directional tread too. haha....
> >>
> >> So is there an issue with running your tread backwards...as in the
> >> spare...so temporarily?!
> >>
> >> "SoK66" <Nospam@SoK.net> wrote in message
> >> news:dgap8m01rvr@enews2.newsguy.com...
> >> >> So, if I don't rotate in teh spare.....30,000km down the road when
> >> >> I've
> >> >> worn Xinches off my tires and I go to put on my spare which still has
> >> >> the
> >> >> little bristles things on it.....will i not stress gearage and
> >> >> bearings
> >> >> by having one tire large than another on the same axle? <
> >> >
> >> > Jeff's right, fix the flat and return the unworn tire to being a spare.
> >> > This can become a real issue if you have a Detroit Locker and put a
> >> > newer,
> >> > larger tire on one side. Can you say CRAB WALK???
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
skinny one grabs so well off road... On road should be no difference...
:-)
I see lots of folks with a skinny spare. I guess these are the ones
that have already had that big sucker tire tear the mount off or the
back door off or the fancy bumper swing off (right Steve?) or as in my
CJ7, the rear fenders off....
Mike
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Mike has a very good idea here. Get a tire that is as tall as it needs to be
> to match the diameter of the other tires, and as skinny as it can be so it's
> as light as possible. It won't work very well offroading, but it should get
> you back to the highway and on to the tire store where you can get the
> damaged tire repaired or replaced.
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:432977D3.8F38BCE@sympatico.ca...
> > You need two spares or you should have done what most folks with
> > directional tires do and just get a 'real' spare. That means getting a
> > tire as tall as your street tires and as skinny as you can find to cut
> > down on weight and use that as a spare.
> >
> > That 5th tire is now just dead weight.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Steve wrote:
> >>
> >> Ok....but what's the point of having a spare.....to throw on when you
> >> have
> >> an unrepairable flat.
> >>
> >> Actually, now that I think (it happens)....my spare can't just go on
> >> either
> >> side as it's a directional tread too. haha....
> >>
> >> So is there an issue with running your tread backwards...as in the
> >> spare...so temporarily?!
> >>
> >> "SoK66" <Nospam@SoK.net> wrote in message
> >> news:dgap8m01rvr@enews2.newsguy.com...
> >> >> So, if I don't rotate in teh spare.....30,000km down the road when
> >> >> I've
> >> >> worn Xinches off my tires and I go to put on my spare which still has
> >> >> the
> >> >> little bristles things on it.....will i not stress gearage and
> >> >> bearings
> >> >> by having one tire large than another on the same axle? <
> >> >
> >> > Jeff's right, fix the flat and return the unworn tire to being a spare.
> >> > This can become a real issue if you have a Detroit Locker and put a
> >> > newer,
> >> > larger tire on one side. Can you say CRAB WALK???
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
#75
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Re: Rotating tires -- Procomp directional treads
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Steve" <sbrady1(woo hoo)@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:tkcWe.3031$6Z1.755497@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
>> Ok....but what's the point of having a spare.....to throw on when you
>> have an unrepairable flat.
>>
>> Actually, now that I think (it happens)....my spare can't just go on
>> either side as it's a directional tread too. haha....
>>
>> So is there an issue with running your tread backwards...as in the
>> spare...so temporarily?!
>>
>
>
>
> Me thinks you're confused.
>
> You do not have directional tires, you have tires that have an inside and
> an outside, and they must be mounted on the rim the right way, but they
> can be used on either side of your Jeep. If they have an arrow that
> indicates that the tire must turn "this way", then they are directional,
> but if they simply say "outside", they are not directional.
>
> I have tires on my BMW that say, "outside", but they can be swapped from
> side to side because the outside remains on the outside as long as the
> tire is on the rim right. A Directional Tire has a Rotation Direction
> indicator molded on it, and a spare with a direction wouldn't be very
> useful if it was for a left hand rotation, and it was needed in a right
> hand application.
>
>
>
>
I do hate bottom posting...haha
I DO have directional tires. I have the arrow.
I understand that these can only go on one way....and that the rims DO have
an inside and outside...
so unless I remount my tires, I can't flip them to either side.
And to be honest, I hadn't notice people with "real" spares. Would make
sense....but frig, if I have to drive 50km with my tread on backwards, who
cares. I imagine it only really counts for how it "exorcises" the mud.
#76
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Re: Rotating tires -- Procomp directional treads
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Steve" <sbrady1(woo hoo)@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:tkcWe.3031$6Z1.755497@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
>> Ok....but what's the point of having a spare.....to throw on when you
>> have an unrepairable flat.
>>
>> Actually, now that I think (it happens)....my spare can't just go on
>> either side as it's a directional tread too. haha....
>>
>> So is there an issue with running your tread backwards...as in the
>> spare...so temporarily?!
>>
>
>
>
> Me thinks you're confused.
>
> You do not have directional tires, you have tires that have an inside and
> an outside, and they must be mounted on the rim the right way, but they
> can be used on either side of your Jeep. If they have an arrow that
> indicates that the tire must turn "this way", then they are directional,
> but if they simply say "outside", they are not directional.
>
> I have tires on my BMW that say, "outside", but they can be swapped from
> side to side because the outside remains on the outside as long as the
> tire is on the rim right. A Directional Tire has a Rotation Direction
> indicator molded on it, and a spare with a direction wouldn't be very
> useful if it was for a left hand rotation, and it was needed in a right
> hand application.
>
>
>
>
I do hate bottom posting...haha
I DO have directional tires. I have the arrow.
I understand that these can only go on one way....and that the rims DO have
an inside and outside...
so unless I remount my tires, I can't flip them to either side.
And to be honest, I hadn't notice people with "real" spares. Would make
sense....but frig, if I have to drive 50km with my tread on backwards, who
cares. I imagine it only really counts for how it "exorcises" the mud.
#77
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Re: Rotating tires -- Procomp directional treads
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Steve" <sbrady1(woo hoo)@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:tkcWe.3031$6Z1.755497@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
>> Ok....but what's the point of having a spare.....to throw on when you
>> have an unrepairable flat.
>>
>> Actually, now that I think (it happens)....my spare can't just go on
>> either side as it's a directional tread too. haha....
>>
>> So is there an issue with running your tread backwards...as in the
>> spare...so temporarily?!
>>
>
>
>
> Me thinks you're confused.
>
> You do not have directional tires, you have tires that have an inside and
> an outside, and they must be mounted on the rim the right way, but they
> can be used on either side of your Jeep. If they have an arrow that
> indicates that the tire must turn "this way", then they are directional,
> but if they simply say "outside", they are not directional.
>
> I have tires on my BMW that say, "outside", but they can be swapped from
> side to side because the outside remains on the outside as long as the
> tire is on the rim right. A Directional Tire has a Rotation Direction
> indicator molded on it, and a spare with a direction wouldn't be very
> useful if it was for a left hand rotation, and it was needed in a right
> hand application.
>
>
>
>
I do hate bottom posting...haha
I DO have directional tires. I have the arrow.
I understand that these can only go on one way....and that the rims DO have
an inside and outside...
so unless I remount my tires, I can't flip them to either side.
And to be honest, I hadn't notice people with "real" spares. Would make
sense....but frig, if I have to drive 50km with my tread on backwards, who
cares. I imagine it only really counts for how it "exorcises" the mud.
#78
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Re: Change tires with season?
Ya I was curious...but, running a tire backwards is no big deal.
separate question....as we had some rain yesterday, I found that my tires
were actually pretty slicked on the wet pavement.
Do you guys change out your MT tires come winter?
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I do not rotate my tires on my Jeep. They tend to wear out pretty evenly,
>although I'll be the first to admit the wear pattern on each tire is
>different. I have stumbled into a problem, I have a brand spanking new BFG
>Mud Terrain, 32x11.50 that is no longer available. When I buy new tires,
>the MT is now the MT/KM and has a different tread pattern.
>
> Yes, you may have stress issues, but I suggest that you stress the diffs
> much more while wheeling than you'll ever stress them from having a new
> tire on one side and an old tire on the other. Drive home on the new tire
> and visit the tire store to get the old tire repaired or replaced, and
> hang the new tire back on the rack, or put the two new tires on the back,
> the best of the old tires on the front, and the best remaining old tire on
> the rack, and go wheeling again.
>
>
>
> "Steve" <sbrady1(woo hoo)@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:H24We.2894$6Z1.689710@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
>> OK.....these are mud tires....so I expect more wear than on a standard
>> tire.
>> So, if I don't rotate in teh spare.....30,000km down the road when I've
>> worn Xinches off my tires and I go to put on my spare which still has the
>> little bristles things on it.....will i not stress gearage and bearings
>> by having one tire large than another on the same axle?
>>
>>
>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:__2dnQ376qbfDrXeRVn-jA@ez2.net...
>>> Rotate from front to back, and leave the spare on the rack. Don't make
>>> this harder than it needs to be.
>>>
>>> PS
>>> The IN side of the tire is always toward the Jeep, but the tires turn
>>> one way (CCW) on the left side, and the other way (CW) on the right
>>> side.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Steve" <sbrady1(woo hoo)@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:HIIVe.2262$1G4.314991@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
>>>> Hey guys,
>>>>
>>>> Love my new 31" Procomp XT's...lookin meaner than those sissy stock
>>>> tires ;)
>>>>
>>>> Anyhow, I'm coming up to a mileage point where I should rotate tires.
>>>> I'd like to bring in my spare too....but seeing as the front left tire
>>>> would go to the right rear, how can you do this if you can't flip the
>>>> tire around (to keep the IN-side of the rim towards the jeep)??
>>>>
>>>> Rims are American racing 797's.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
separate question....as we had some rain yesterday, I found that my tires
were actually pretty slicked on the wet pavement.
Do you guys change out your MT tires come winter?
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:dtidnXLk8rJHNrTeRVn-1Q@ez2.net...
>I do not rotate my tires on my Jeep. They tend to wear out pretty evenly,
>although I'll be the first to admit the wear pattern on each tire is
>different. I have stumbled into a problem, I have a brand spanking new BFG
>Mud Terrain, 32x11.50 that is no longer available. When I buy new tires,
>the MT is now the MT/KM and has a different tread pattern.
>
> Yes, you may have stress issues, but I suggest that you stress the diffs
> much more while wheeling than you'll ever stress them from having a new
> tire on one side and an old tire on the other. Drive home on the new tire
> and visit the tire store to get the old tire repaired or replaced, and
> hang the new tire back on the rack, or put the two new tires on the back,
> the best of the old tires on the front, and the best remaining old tire on
> the rack, and go wheeling again.
>
>
>
> "Steve" <sbrady1(woo hoo)@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:H24We.2894$6Z1.689710@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
>> OK.....these are mud tires....so I expect more wear than on a standard
>> tire.
>> So, if I don't rotate in teh spare.....30,000km down the road when I've
>> worn Xinches off my tires and I go to put on my spare which still has the
>> little bristles things on it.....will i not stress gearage and bearings
>> by having one tire large than another on the same axle?
>>
>>
>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:__2dnQ376qbfDrXeRVn-jA@ez2.net...
>>> Rotate from front to back, and leave the spare on the rack. Don't make
>>> this harder than it needs to be.
>>>
>>> PS
>>> The IN side of the tire is always toward the Jeep, but the tires turn
>>> one way (CCW) on the left side, and the other way (CW) on the right
>>> side.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Steve" <sbrady1(woo hoo)@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:HIIVe.2262$1G4.314991@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
>>>> Hey guys,
>>>>
>>>> Love my new 31" Procomp XT's...lookin meaner than those sissy stock
>>>> tires ;)
>>>>
>>>> Anyhow, I'm coming up to a mileage point where I should rotate tires.
>>>> I'd like to bring in my spare too....but seeing as the front left tire
>>>> would go to the right rear, how can you do this if you can't flip the
>>>> tire around (to keep the IN-side of the rim towards the jeep)??
>>>>
>>>> Rims are American racing 797's.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
#79
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Change tires with season?
Ya I was curious...but, running a tire backwards is no big deal.
separate question....as we had some rain yesterday, I found that my tires
were actually pretty slicked on the wet pavement.
Do you guys change out your MT tires come winter?
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:dtidnXLk8rJHNrTeRVn-1Q@ez2.net...
>I do not rotate my tires on my Jeep. They tend to wear out pretty evenly,
>although I'll be the first to admit the wear pattern on each tire is
>different. I have stumbled into a problem, I have a brand spanking new BFG
>Mud Terrain, 32x11.50 that is no longer available. When I buy new tires,
>the MT is now the MT/KM and has a different tread pattern.
>
> Yes, you may have stress issues, but I suggest that you stress the diffs
> much more while wheeling than you'll ever stress them from having a new
> tire on one side and an old tire on the other. Drive home on the new tire
> and visit the tire store to get the old tire repaired or replaced, and
> hang the new tire back on the rack, or put the two new tires on the back,
> the best of the old tires on the front, and the best remaining old tire on
> the rack, and go wheeling again.
>
>
>
> "Steve" <sbrady1(woo hoo)@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:H24We.2894$6Z1.689710@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
>> OK.....these are mud tires....so I expect more wear than on a standard
>> tire.
>> So, if I don't rotate in teh spare.....30,000km down the road when I've
>> worn Xinches off my tires and I go to put on my spare which still has the
>> little bristles things on it.....will i not stress gearage and bearings
>> by having one tire large than another on the same axle?
>>
>>
>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:__2dnQ376qbfDrXeRVn-jA@ez2.net...
>>> Rotate from front to back, and leave the spare on the rack. Don't make
>>> this harder than it needs to be.
>>>
>>> PS
>>> The IN side of the tire is always toward the Jeep, but the tires turn
>>> one way (CCW) on the left side, and the other way (CW) on the right
>>> side.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Steve" <sbrady1(woo hoo)@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:HIIVe.2262$1G4.314991@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
>>>> Hey guys,
>>>>
>>>> Love my new 31" Procomp XT's...lookin meaner than those sissy stock
>>>> tires ;)
>>>>
>>>> Anyhow, I'm coming up to a mileage point where I should rotate tires.
>>>> I'd like to bring in my spare too....but seeing as the front left tire
>>>> would go to the right rear, how can you do this if you can't flip the
>>>> tire around (to keep the IN-side of the rim towards the jeep)??
>>>>
>>>> Rims are American racing 797's.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
separate question....as we had some rain yesterday, I found that my tires
were actually pretty slicked on the wet pavement.
Do you guys change out your MT tires come winter?
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:dtidnXLk8rJHNrTeRVn-1Q@ez2.net...
>I do not rotate my tires on my Jeep. They tend to wear out pretty evenly,
>although I'll be the first to admit the wear pattern on each tire is
>different. I have stumbled into a problem, I have a brand spanking new BFG
>Mud Terrain, 32x11.50 that is no longer available. When I buy new tires,
>the MT is now the MT/KM and has a different tread pattern.
>
> Yes, you may have stress issues, but I suggest that you stress the diffs
> much more while wheeling than you'll ever stress them from having a new
> tire on one side and an old tire on the other. Drive home on the new tire
> and visit the tire store to get the old tire repaired or replaced, and
> hang the new tire back on the rack, or put the two new tires on the back,
> the best of the old tires on the front, and the best remaining old tire on
> the rack, and go wheeling again.
>
>
>
> "Steve" <sbrady1(woo hoo)@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:H24We.2894$6Z1.689710@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
>> OK.....these are mud tires....so I expect more wear than on a standard
>> tire.
>> So, if I don't rotate in teh spare.....30,000km down the road when I've
>> worn Xinches off my tires and I go to put on my spare which still has the
>> little bristles things on it.....will i not stress gearage and bearings
>> by having one tire large than another on the same axle?
>>
>>
>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:__2dnQ376qbfDrXeRVn-jA@ez2.net...
>>> Rotate from front to back, and leave the spare on the rack. Don't make
>>> this harder than it needs to be.
>>>
>>> PS
>>> The IN side of the tire is always toward the Jeep, but the tires turn
>>> one way (CCW) on the left side, and the other way (CW) on the right
>>> side.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Steve" <sbrady1(woo hoo)@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:HIIVe.2262$1G4.314991@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
>>>> Hey guys,
>>>>
>>>> Love my new 31" Procomp XT's...lookin meaner than those sissy stock
>>>> tires ;)
>>>>
>>>> Anyhow, I'm coming up to a mileage point where I should rotate tires.
>>>> I'd like to bring in my spare too....but seeing as the front left tire
>>>> would go to the right rear, how can you do this if you can't flip the
>>>> tire around (to keep the IN-side of the rim towards the jeep)??
>>>>
>>>> Rims are American racing 797's.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
#80
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Change tires with season?
Ya I was curious...but, running a tire backwards is no big deal.
separate question....as we had some rain yesterday, I found that my tires
were actually pretty slicked on the wet pavement.
Do you guys change out your MT tires come winter?
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:dtidnXLk8rJHNrTeRVn-1Q@ez2.net...
>I do not rotate my tires on my Jeep. They tend to wear out pretty evenly,
>although I'll be the first to admit the wear pattern on each tire is
>different. I have stumbled into a problem, I have a brand spanking new BFG
>Mud Terrain, 32x11.50 that is no longer available. When I buy new tires,
>the MT is now the MT/KM and has a different tread pattern.
>
> Yes, you may have stress issues, but I suggest that you stress the diffs
> much more while wheeling than you'll ever stress them from having a new
> tire on one side and an old tire on the other. Drive home on the new tire
> and visit the tire store to get the old tire repaired or replaced, and
> hang the new tire back on the rack, or put the two new tires on the back,
> the best of the old tires on the front, and the best remaining old tire on
> the rack, and go wheeling again.
>
>
>
> "Steve" <sbrady1(woo hoo)@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:H24We.2894$6Z1.689710@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
>> OK.....these are mud tires....so I expect more wear than on a standard
>> tire.
>> So, if I don't rotate in teh spare.....30,000km down the road when I've
>> worn Xinches off my tires and I go to put on my spare which still has the
>> little bristles things on it.....will i not stress gearage and bearings
>> by having one tire large than another on the same axle?
>>
>>
>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:__2dnQ376qbfDrXeRVn-jA@ez2.net...
>>> Rotate from front to back, and leave the spare on the rack. Don't make
>>> this harder than it needs to be.
>>>
>>> PS
>>> The IN side of the tire is always toward the Jeep, but the tires turn
>>> one way (CCW) on the left side, and the other way (CW) on the right
>>> side.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Steve" <sbrady1(woo hoo)@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:HIIVe.2262$1G4.314991@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
>>>> Hey guys,
>>>>
>>>> Love my new 31" Procomp XT's...lookin meaner than those sissy stock
>>>> tires ;)
>>>>
>>>> Anyhow, I'm coming up to a mileage point where I should rotate tires.
>>>> I'd like to bring in my spare too....but seeing as the front left tire
>>>> would go to the right rear, how can you do this if you can't flip the
>>>> tire around (to keep the IN-side of the rim towards the jeep)??
>>>>
>>>> Rims are American racing 797's.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
separate question....as we had some rain yesterday, I found that my tires
were actually pretty slicked on the wet pavement.
Do you guys change out your MT tires come winter?
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:dtidnXLk8rJHNrTeRVn-1Q@ez2.net...
>I do not rotate my tires on my Jeep. They tend to wear out pretty evenly,
>although I'll be the first to admit the wear pattern on each tire is
>different. I have stumbled into a problem, I have a brand spanking new BFG
>Mud Terrain, 32x11.50 that is no longer available. When I buy new tires,
>the MT is now the MT/KM and has a different tread pattern.
>
> Yes, you may have stress issues, but I suggest that you stress the diffs
> much more while wheeling than you'll ever stress them from having a new
> tire on one side and an old tire on the other. Drive home on the new tire
> and visit the tire store to get the old tire repaired or replaced, and
> hang the new tire back on the rack, or put the two new tires on the back,
> the best of the old tires on the front, and the best remaining old tire on
> the rack, and go wheeling again.
>
>
>
> "Steve" <sbrady1(woo hoo)@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:H24We.2894$6Z1.689710@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
>> OK.....these are mud tires....so I expect more wear than on a standard
>> tire.
>> So, if I don't rotate in teh spare.....30,000km down the road when I've
>> worn Xinches off my tires and I go to put on my spare which still has the
>> little bristles things on it.....will i not stress gearage and bearings
>> by having one tire large than another on the same axle?
>>
>>
>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:__2dnQ376qbfDrXeRVn-jA@ez2.net...
>>> Rotate from front to back, and leave the spare on the rack. Don't make
>>> this harder than it needs to be.
>>>
>>> PS
>>> The IN side of the tire is always toward the Jeep, but the tires turn
>>> one way (CCW) on the left side, and the other way (CW) on the right
>>> side.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Steve" <sbrady1(woo hoo)@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:HIIVe.2262$1G4.314991@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
>>>> Hey guys,
>>>>
>>>> Love my new 31" Procomp XT's...lookin meaner than those sissy stock
>>>> tires ;)
>>>>
>>>> Anyhow, I'm coming up to a mileage point where I should rotate tires.
>>>> I'd like to bring in my spare too....but seeing as the front left tire
>>>> would go to the right rear, how can you do this if you can't flip the
>>>> tire around (to keep the IN-side of the rim towards the jeep)??
>>>>
>>>> Rims are American racing 797's.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>