Tire wear

1st · 08-03-2012, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

Yep, the rears will wear out faster since they are powering the car and can't be rotated with the fronts. I got 17k out of my first set of tires.

But im guessing side to side yes? Do you guys do them every 3k miles?

onzedge · 08-03-2012, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 1st

But im guessing side to side yes? Do you guys do them every 3k miles?

No. Most performance tires have an "inside" and "outside" and cannot be swapped side to side without changing the rotation direction of the tire (changing rotation direction is bad).

shadoquad · 08-03-2012, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by 1st

But im guessing side to side yes? Do you guys do them every 3k miles?

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Originally Posted by onzedge

No. Most performance tires have an "inside" and "outside" and cannot be swapped side to side without changing the rotation direction of the tire (changing rotation direction is bad).

Exactly this. You never rotate side by side with tires like these.

1st · 08-03-2012, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

No. Most performance tires have an "inside" and "outside" and cannot be swapped side to side without changing the rotation direction of the tire (changing rotation direction is bad).

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

Exactly this. You never rotate side by side with tires like these.

Thanks for the feedback had no clue come from fwd cars. Now I did some research and it looks like you just run the tires till low tread and time to change. Did a price check on the Bridgestone Potenza re050a that are factory on our cars and there expensive (Tire rack). I also read that on staggered setup we cannot rotated unless there asymmetrical tires per Tire rack. They also stated that this tire would be able to rotate side to side and is cheaper/all season. Continental*ExtremeContact DWS
Does anybody know of any other asymmetrical tires that you guys recommend that can be rotated side to side. Just trying get the most amount of miles out of the price. Thanks

onzedge · 08-03-2012, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 1st

Thanks for the feedback had no clue come from fwd cars. Now I did some research and it looks like you just run the tires till low tread and time to change. Did a price check on the Bridgestone Potenza re050a that are factory on our cars and there expensive (Tire rack). I also read that on staggered setup we cannot rotated unless there asymmetrical tires per Tire rack. They also stated that this tire would be able to rotate side to side and is cheaper/all season. Continental*ExtremeContact DWS
Does anybody know of any other asymmetrical tires that you guys recommend that can be rotated side to side. Just trying get the most amount of miles out of the price. Thanks

Maybe you can call Tire Rack and tell them what you are trying to accomplish. They have no problem telling you everything you need to know and they love talking tires.

I have no idea what tires fit your requirements -- I generally choose performance over longevity in my tires.

1st · 08-03-2012, 02:18 PM

Just really trying to get feed back. Do you think its even worth rotating or not? I did they recommened several tires just trying to get an idea of what people do.

onzedge · 08-03-2012, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by 1st

Just really trying to get feed back. Do you think its even worth rotating or not? I did they recommened several tires just trying to get an idea of what people do.

On a 370Z -- I would not to rotate at all -- go with a performacne tire you can afford and enjoy.

fuzzywuzzy · 08-03-2012, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 1st

Do you think its even worth rotating or not?

no

LMBmikeZ · 08-03-2012, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

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I have no idea what tires fit your requirements -- I generally choose performance over longevity in my tires.

well said, rep worthy!

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1st A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: I 80 Biz U.S. 50 Posts: 1,710 Drives: Platinum Z Rep Power: 1616	Just really trying to get feed back. Do you think its even worth rotating or not? I did they recommened several tires just trying to get an idea of what people do.