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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: STMO123 on 30 September 2006, 19:34:57
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Just a general question I was thinking about.
Can anyone tell me what happens if rotational tyres are fitted the wrong way round? Does it affect handling? Do they wear more quickly? IS IT DANGEROUS?
Cheers, Steve.
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I really don't know
I guess water on the road wouldn't disperse nearly as well, and they wouldn't grip so well when cornering etc.
Would advise against it. Not sure it wouldn't pass an MOT.
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Would advise against it. Not sure it wouldn't pass an MOT.
Wasn't thinking of doing it James. It just occured to me. If I can, I get tyres for the MGZT off ebay. They start at £170 each new, so if I can get them cheaper, its well worth it. I got a nearly new set of 4 off ebay that had come from a written off mazda RX8 so , obviously, two for each side.( £200. Big saving)
But it got me thinking. You often see a single tyre for sale and there is never any mention of the direction of travel in the ad.
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I think it's it's the way the tread pattern is to disperse the water
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Would advise against it. Not sure it wouldn't pass an MOT.
Wasn't thinking of doing it James. It just occured to me. If I can, I get tyres for the MGZT off ebay. They start at £170 each new, so if I can get them cheaper, its well worth it. I got a nearly new set of 4 off ebay that had come from a written off mazda RX8 so , obviously, two for each side.( £200. Big saving)
But it got me thinking. You often see a single tyre for sale and there is never any mention of the direction of travel in the ad.
As others have said, i believe if you directional tyres wrongly then water dispertion would be affected as well as possibly grip.
If you see ads and no mention of direction then possibly they can be fitted either way round.
Its usually the tyres that have groves starting from the inner part and moving to the outside that are directional.
What tyres does your MGZT use......i'll have a look at where i get my tyres from and see if they do em
Cheers
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Would advise against it. Not sure it wouldn't pass an MOT.
Wasn't thinking of doing it James. It just occured to me. If I can, I get tyres for the MGZT off ebay. They start at £170 each new, so if I can get them cheaper, its well worth it. I got a nearly new set of 4 off ebay that had come from a written off mazda RX8 so , obviously, two for each side.( £200. Big saving)
But it got me thinking. You often see a single tyre for sale and there is never any mention of the direction of travel in the ad.
As others have said, i believe if you directional tyres wrongly then water dispertion would be affected as well as possibly grip.
If you see ads and no mention of direction then possibly they can be fitted either way round.
Its usually the tyres that have groves starting from the inner part and moving to the outside that are directional.
What tyres does your MGZT use......i'll have a look at where i get my tyres from and see if they do em
Cheers
Thanks, TD, but I'm OK for now. Still got two spares with about 7mm on them. They are 225/45/18's and I think they are all directional. As far as I know, they only go on BMW 3 series, RX8 and ZT.
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Had a look anyway ;)
225/45 ZR18 91W TW, , E
If these are the right ones....how does £70.90 delivered sound....for my favourite make [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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Had a look anyway ;)
225/45 ZR18 91W TW, , E
If these are the right ones....how does £70.90 delivered sound....for my favourite make [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
They are the fellas, and that price is astounding! There are part worn that go for more than that on ebay.
THINKS..........Watch out for TD selling tyres on ebay. ;D
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Have a look at this TD
http://www.kwik-fit.com/tyre-search.asp
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You want to try mytyres.com, loads of makes of tyres and free delivery if ordering 4 [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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I wont use part worn tyres....you enver know what damage has occured to them....you dont want a tyre wall to fail.
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I wont use part worn tyres....you enver know what damage has occured to them....you dont want a tyre wall to fail.
I agree up to a point, but these particular ones are ok up to 186mph. Missus does just about the 86--if she's in a hurry!
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It makes no odds......tyres off a written off car have been through the mill.....if one tyre wall suffered an impact it would be weakened and not always obvious.........it could blow at 10mph.....
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It makes no odds......tyres off a written off car have been through the mill.....if one tyre wall suffered an impact it would be weakened and not always obvious.........it could blow at 10mph.....
Again, I agree. But remember, it is THE WIFES car ;D
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Not worth taking the risk mate, as Mark says, you don't know what it's been through before you got it. :-/
You know in Germany you can't get such a thing as a part worn tyre, they're illegal over there. That's how we come by all our tyres, imported from countries that don't allow it. ::)
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Had a look anyway ;)
225/45 ZR18 91W TW, , E
If these are the right ones....how does £70.90 delivered sound....for my favourite make [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Nankang NS2 same price brand new on mytyers.co.uk [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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Seriously, I have them checked and pressure tested by a local tyre fitter before they go on, and, while you can never be 100% sure, life is full of risks
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It makes no odds......tyres off a written off car have been through the mill.....if one tyre wall suffered an impact it would be weakened and not always obvious.........it could blow at 10mph.....
Again, I agree. But remember, it is THE WIFES car ;D
Oh, just seen this post, this would be perfectly acceptable then. ;D
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Not worth taking the risk mate, as Mark says, you don't know what it's been through before you got it. :-/
You know in Germany you can't get such a thing as a part worn tyre, they're illegal over there. That's how we come by all our tyres, imported from countries that don't allow it. ::)
ALL4TYRES on ebay gets all his from....Germany. Now I know why.
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Have a look at this TD
http://www.kwik-fit.com/tyre-search.asp
I have but it came up with no tyres found for STMO tyres
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Had a look anyway ;)
225/45 ZR18 91W TW, , E
If these are the right ones....how does £70.90 delivered sound....for my favourite make [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Nankang NS2 same price brand new on mytyers.co.uk [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Thats the same site....same tyres as i found.....and i like nankangs ;)
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Have a look at this TD
http://www.kwik-fit.com/tyre-search.asp
I have but it came up with no tyres found for STMO tyres
If you put 225 in the first box, then 45 then 18 and W in the bottom one, it will give you a choice of one make----at £205 per tyre!
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Had a look anyway ;)
225/45 ZR18 91W TW, , E
If these are the right ones....how does £70.90 delivered sound....for my favourite make [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Nankang NS2 same price brand new on mytyers.co.uk [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Thats the same site....same tyres as i found.....and i like nankangs ;)
Ive used them loads of times and ive never found tyres cheaper, quick delivery as well ;)
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Had a look anyway ;)
225/45 ZR18 91W TW, , E
If these are the right ones....how does £70.90 delivered sound....for my favourite make [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Nankang NS2 same price brand new on mytyers.co.uk [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Thats the same site....same tyres as i found.....and i like nankangs ;)
mytyres.co.uk .....thats the site
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Had a look anyway ;)
225/45 ZR18 91W TW, , E
If these are the right ones....how does £70.90 delivered sound....for my favourite make [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Nankang NS2 same price brand new on mytyers.co.uk [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Thats the same site....same tyres as i found.....and i like nankangs ;)
mytyres.co.uk .....thats the site
OOPS :-[
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Had a look anyway ;)
225/45 ZR18 91W TW, , E
If these are the right ones....how does £70.90 delivered sound....for my favourite make [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Nankang NS2 same price brand new on mytyers.co.uk [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Thats the same site....same tyres as i found.....and i like nankangs ;)
mytyres.co.uk .....thats the site
Tried mytyres.com and ended up in New South Wales ;D
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When nankang are advertised new on ebay they are called summer tyres?
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Have a look at this TD
http://www.kwik-fit.com/tyre-search.asp
I have but it came up with no tyres found for STMO tyres
If you put 225 in the first box, then 45 then 18 and W in the bottom one, it will give you a choice of one make----at £205 per tyre!
Wouldnt buy them then :o :o
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Have a look at this TD
http://www.kwik-fit.com/tyre-search.asp
I have but it came up with no tyres found for STMO tyres
If you put 225 in the first box, then 45 then 18 and W in the bottom one, it will give you a choice of one make----at £205 per tyre!
Wouldnt buy them then :o :o
No, neither would I, thats why i buy dangerous ones off ebay instead ;D
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Directional tyres don't grip well the wrong way round...
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Directional tyres don't grip well the wrong way round...
At last! Thanks TB. Any reason why they are made that way?
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Its an MOT advisory point if the rotation is wrong
Matchless's project 2 Cdx estate has a Mud and Snow tyre on the front rotating in the wrong direction.!
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Its an MOT advisory point if the rotation is wrong
Matchless's project 2 Cdx estate has a Mud and Snow tyre on the front rotating in the wrong direction.!
Being an advisory, does that mean its not actully dangerous?
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Directional tyres don't grip well the wrong way round...
At last! Thanks TB. Any reason why they are made that way?
Coz they look pretty :D
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Directional tyres don't grip well the wrong way round...
At last! Thanks TB. Any reason why they are made that way?
Coz they look pretty :D
Gettin all cocky again now we're a god are we?
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Directional tyres don't grip well the wrong way round...
At last! Thanks TB. Any reason why they are made that way?
Helps water dispersion?
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Directional tyres don't grip well the wrong way round...
At last! Thanks TB. Any reason why they are made that way?
Coz they look pretty :D
Gettin all cocky again now we're a god are we?
Noooo....just they look good.....and from what ive experienced from em.....they're a good tyre [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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It makes no odds......tyres off a written off car have been through the mill.....if one tyre wall suffered an impact it would be weakened and not always obvious.........it could blow at 10mph.....
so does everyone on here replace all 5 tyres when they buy a second hand car?
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Would advise against it. Not sure it wouldn't pass an MOT.
Wasn't thinking of doing it James. It just occured to me. If I can, I get tyres for the MGZT off ebay. They start at £170 each new, so if I can get them cheaper, its well worth it. I got a nearly new set of 4 off ebay that had come from a written off mazda RX8 so , obviously, two for each side.( £200. Big saving)
But it got me thinking. You often see a single tyre for sale and there is never any mention of the direction of travel in the ad.
you dont see the mention of direction because its just the tyre and can be fitted to the wheel in two ways so each direction can be achieved it just depends which side its wanted for so if you have directional tyres you can only rotate them front to back never side to sied without taking the tyre off the rim and reversing the rim then refit
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you dont see the mention of direction because its just the tyre and can be fitted to the wheel in two ways so each direction can be achieved it just depends which side its wanted for so if you have directional tyres you can only rotate them front to back never side to sied without taking the tyre off the rim and reversing the rim then refit
Many directional tyres also have an 'outside wall' as well, so cannot turn around to put on other side of car. Certainly the SP9000's on mine can only be swapped front to back, and not side to side...
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you dont see the mention of direction because its just the tyre and can be fitted to the wheel in two ways so each direction can be achieved it just depends which side its wanted for so if you have directional tyres you can only rotate them front to back never side to sied without taking the tyre off the rim and reversing the rim then refit
Many directional tyres also have an 'outside wall' as well, so cannot turn around to put on other side of car. Certainly the SP9000's on mine can only be swapped front to back, and not side to side...
Same here...
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Some directional tyres have wheel rim protectors built into them on the outer edge
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Some directional tyres have wheel rim protectors built into them on the outer edge
Yep. The bridgestones I have on now do [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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all directional tyres I've seen are CLEARLY marked on the sidewall showing not only the correct rotation direction, but also which side faces in and which side faces out. So it shouldn't be fitted the wrong way (unless the fitter is blind and/or illiterate, of course ::)) ;D
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unless the fitter is blind and/or illiterate, of course ::)) ;D
Like my local place. ::)