switching tires

[Nose Nuggets]

so...

you think its better to have less traction for steering, acceleration, and braking just in case your in a situation when you might hydroplaine?

if you hydroplaine, you keep the wheel pointed where you want to go, then when the front wheels are out of the water, they grip the road and continue to guide you where your going

now, if you hydroplaine and think you might want to start chucking the wheel everywhere, trying to figure out why it dosent turn the car, well then i dont think you need to be woring about which tires are worn more, you need to get your butt out of the drivers seat all together.

[Koolslacker]

I am not an expert on this topic, but I think you suppose to rotate your tires every 5000 miles.

[Nose Nuggets]

I am not an expert on this topic, but I think you suppose to rotate your tires every 5000 miles.

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rotate them when it needs it. its borderline dangerious to say do it every x miles.

[tkyoshi]

so...

you think its better to have less traction for steering, acceleration, and braking just in case your in a situation when you might hydroplaine?

if you hydroplaine, you keep the wheel pointed where you want to go, then when the front wheels are out of the water, they grip the road and continue to guide you where your going

now, if you hydroplaine and think you might want to start chucking the wheel everywhere, trying to figure out why it dosent turn the car, well then i dont think you need to be woring about which tires are worn more, you need to get your butt out of the? drivers seat all together.

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If your response is in to my posts then *I* never said that, i was just quoting information from Tire Experts.

Here is another article on the topic of mounting them on the rear from Michelin.

Where do I install new tires if I only buy two?

If you're replacing only two tires, be sure to have them installed on your vehicle's rear axle. New tires will provide better grip than your half-worn tires and when they are installed on the rear that helps reduce the potential for your vehicle to fishtail or hydroplane in wet conditions.?

There is also a video you can watch if you like on this exact subject.

http://www.michelinman.com/care/tip6.html

And for the rotation after so many miles, this is what Michelin Reccomends if your owners manual doesn't specify.

Rotation??

Regular rotation extends the life of your tires, saving you time and money in the long run. For rotation, each tire and wheel is removed from your vehicle and moved to a different position. This ensures that all of the tires wear evenly and last longer. If no period is specified in your owner's manual, the tires should be rotated every 6,000 to 8,000 miles.

http://www.michelinman.com/care/tip2.html

[MR_Candyman]

I've gotten 80,000 km out of my Nokian tires so far with only one rotation (it should get rotated again within the next 2 weeks in preparation for winter driving). I expect they'll last another 15,000 km before there's enough worn down I'll replace them. My tires are good ones, but you should still be getting good mileage out of them unless they're Goodyear, which in my experience wear FAR faster than other brands.

[Nose Nuggets]

hehe i like how the "actual police footage" had almost nothing to to do with the rest of the video. no water just slamed on the brakes, and dident corect.

i see your point. i guess the average driver is far stupider then i origonally thought.