I bought a set of H3 rims and tires from Craigslist. The rims are great the tires not so much. They have bad wear on the outside of two of them. Is it possible to just turn the tire around so the worn section will be on the inside and even out the wear?:eek7:
Jeb
Re: Turing a tire around on rim to even out severe wear.
:lol:
ive never heard of this before.
good shit man.
:lol:
ive never heard of this before.
good shit man.
Re: Turing a tire around on rim to even out severe wear.
if your truck is aligned it should wear them evenly from here out
if your truck is aligned it should wear them evenly from here out
Re: Turing a tire around on rim to even out severe wear.
go for it!!
or you can just unalign your truck to the otherside of the wear so they can even out!!
go for it!!
or you can just unalign your truck to the otherside of the wear so they can even out!!
Re: Turing a tire around on rim to even out severe wear.
I've done that before. My experience with GM's is that they have a tendency to wear the front tires on one side. Rotating them eventually gets you back to the the same tire in the same position getting the same wear.
Since you're pulling these from a different vehicle, the pattern may not be the same for you though. (Previous owner may have worn inside where you wear outside).
Mount the ones with side wear to the rear of yours for a cycle first.
I've done that before. My experience with GM's is that they have a tendency to wear the front tires on one side. Rotating them eventually gets you back to the the same tire in the same position getting the same wear.
Since you're pulling these from a different vehicle, the pattern may not be the same for you though. (Previous owner may have worn inside where you wear outside).
Mount the ones with side wear to the rear of yours for a cycle first.
I too have done this before, like he said though since they are from another vehicle you be at a guess to know where to put them.
I have to say it-if you have bad wear patterns, nothing you do is obviously gonna regenerate the tread, and if you want to try and see what wear you get on your vehicle, don't be surprised if you have a failure prematurely. I just junked two tires on another vehicle because bad struts caused a weird wear pattern which looked like a tread separation, but it wasn't. I replaced the struts & tires and the vibration the worn tires were causing has vanished. Yes, it's sad you gotta shell-out $ for a new pair or set of 4 but like the old Bell Helmets ad, "how much is your head worth?" Buying used tires and expecting to get use out of them is, to me, like re-using a 'more-personal' item of protection. If you're dirt-poor and it lets you get to a job to buy new ones down the line, OK, maybe, but that's out of necessity. Keep the wheels, sell the used tires on CL or wherever, and buy new. I would never put my wife on the road on used tires.
if anything i would switch sides. not turn them around on the same rim. radials should only be run in one rotation directing. so i'm told
I think you are asking for trouble if you reverse direction. Some shops refuse to do things like that. The only time I would use a used tire would be to sell a vehicle w/functioning rubber replacing a bald tire. Normally I never let a tire get to that point before replacement, & tend to hold onto my vehicles for many yrs.
my comment was stating that by removing the tire from the wheel and installing on the opposing wheel. i was not saying merely switching sides with the wheels still on the tires
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