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front tyre

  • 03-02-2013 5:01pm
    #1
    finnharpsboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,074 ✭✭✭


    need a new front passenger side tyre.... am i right in thinking id be better off getting a new front drivers side one too?


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  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Depends on the condition of the other one.
    If one has worn out much quicker, I'd be checking why.


  • #3
    finnharpsboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,074 ✭✭✭finnharpsboy


    have the car two years, same tyres have been on it since i got it


  • #4
    Yawns
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,255 ✭✭✭Yawns


    try to find out why one side is wearing faster than the other. Check that the correct pressure is set for the tyres.


  • #5
    Yawns
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,255 ✭✭✭Yawns


    Also unless the drivers tyre is in fantastic condition, I'd replace it as well. It's better to have the same type of tyres on each axle at least.


  • #6
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,620 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    If you do get only the one tyre, make sure it's the same one, otherwise you'll end up with 4 different tyres on your car, that's not a good thing.
    As with anything suspension, brakes and tyre related, always exchange in pairs.


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  • #7
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,091 ✭✭✭✭Esel
    Not Your Ornery Onager


    If getting two new tyres, the current, counter-intuitive, best advice is to put them on the rear of the car. This applies to the vast majority of cars, btw.

    Obviously, get the old rears balanced before putting them on the front.

    Not your ornery onager



  • #8
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,620 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    Esel wrote: »
    If getting two new tyres, the current, counter-intuitive, best advice is to put them on the rear of the car. This applies to the vast majority of cars, btw.

    Obviously, get the old rears balanced before putting them on the front.

    And (believe it or not), you will have to make sure that the new tires, if they go on the rear, are also balanced.
    As unbelievable as it sounds, a lot of tire places that I went to will flat-out refuse to balance tires that go on the rear of a car. (Ah shurre, it's only frrom kaepin' the shteering wheel from vibraetin' shurre no need to do dem back tires)
    When I request them from doing it anyway, responses have ranged from eye-rolling to flat-out refusal to do so. They changed their minds when I told them I want my old tires back on the rims and it looks like they could do without my business.
    I am completely at a loss as to why anyone would think tires that go on the rear of a car shouldn't be balanced, but remember, those guys also make money from suspension and brakes, as well as tires, all of which will will mysteriously wear out three times faster than normal and the guy will be at a complete loss to explain why, as he counts your money.


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