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I have swapped sides with my PS2s by swapping the wheels.
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Obviously you can't rotate them front to back since they're different sizes, but Tire Rack indicates that you can rotate them left to right as long as they're not unidirectional tires.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...jsp?techid=43&
I have Michelin Pilot Sport PS2's, which are not unidirectional.
You can unmount and remount on the other wheel to rotate them, even if they're directional. $20 a tire beats replacing them if they're wearing uneven on the inside from excessive camber/toe.
I suppose for PS2, which are both directional and asymmetric, you're kinda stuck.
I don't think I will by tires like PS2's anymore. I can't afford to get new tires every 6-8,000 miles, so I need one's that can be rotated. Directional, no prob. Asymmetric, no way.
PS2s are asymetric but they are not unidirectional.
I have swapped sides with my PS2s by swapping the wheels. The outside stays on the outside where it should be, but the tire spins the opposite direction. I have had no problem doing this.
Does the left or right matter in this case? The wear is on the inside regardless of which side the tire is on. How will swapping sides help prolong life?
You physically dismount the tire from the wheel and switch the left to the right. In doing this the inside is now the outside.
However around here it's more like $50 a wheel/tire to dismount / mount and re-balance them.
Deckman,
Simply swapping the wheels and tires from side to side will not prolong the tire life.
The only way to prolong the tire life would be to dismount the tire and remount it so that the side of the tire that was facing the curb becomes the inside of the tire facing the engine. However, this can only be done if the tread pattern is symmetrical. You can not do this with asymmetric tires.
Another thing you can do to improve tire wear (especially if you are driving only of primarily on the street) is have less negative camber on the rear wheels. Something like -1.0� to -1.25� will help reduce inner tire wear but it will have an unfavorable impact on handling compared to -1.50� camber.
I didn't think you could do this with asymmentric tires. I use to have Toyo T1R's which are directional and symmetric. I could dismount them from the wheels and rotate them to the other side to prolong tire life.
Not completely true - if you are experiencing differential wear L vs R, then swapping side to side will help.
I do this because I track my car and most of the tracks I visit are CCW, so I get more wear on the R over L.
Yeah, I just wanted to make sure that I understood, that you understood, that we both understood that we were saying the same thing in a different way. Understand?
Now you know why Chuck always called me a ********!
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