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If the rear wheels are larger than the front wheels, how do we rotate our tires?

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Old 01-18-17, 06:07 PM
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Default If the rear wheels are larger than the front wheels, how do we rotate our tires?

Sorry if this is a stupid question lol
Old 01-18-17, 06:12 PM
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L-->R and R<--L (front and rears respectively)
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you don't.
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Unfortunately you don't. So tread life isn't great.
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Just happens to be the life with a staggered setup. You will probably end up replacing rear tires first as fronts will wear slower.
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My wife MB is staggered, like someone said, L to R or R to L, or you don't, either way it sucks cause life of the tires is diminish significantly.
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As much as the life of tires suck, it certainly creates a beautiful aggressive stance. Just can't get the same effect with the same size on all fours. Especially if you're looking to go with the concave look.
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You don't.
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If you do the R to L and L to R, you need to have the tires remounted on the wheels as most tires are directional.
Even if they don't have a directional tread pattern, Radial tires once broken in rolling a direction should not roll in a different direction.
It can damage the belts and the construction of the tire.
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Start saving for your tire fund and check the CL classifieds.
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You don't rotate a staggered setup, you shift/flip them.
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Back in my Vette days I just bought the same size wheels and tires for the front so I could rotate and get a few extra miles out of the tires. The 95 I had didn't have the same size wheels as the ones that had the optional handling package.
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Originally Posted by kitabel
How odd. Currently with expensive Harley-Davidsons "aggressive" is much bigger front tires than rears.
"Aggression" is an emotional state in which mechanical objects do not participate.
Is a 1,000 HP Veyron "aggressive" if it's pink with lace curtains?
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