Sounds like we've got an answer - thanks fellasmarkeg wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2017 9:25 pm^^ This. Rotating tyres across the axle every 1000 miles or so helps get an even wear pattern, but can get "tiresome" (pun intended). When I take summers off and put winters on, I label the tyre to show which side it came off, otherwise you get twitchiness - I've also found on my "shed" which has a square setup, when putting the winters back on incorrectly it set up a noticeable vibration around 70mph
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Swapping between two sets of wheels
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I was going to say that 2 out of 3 ain’t bad, (howl)Marlon wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2017 10:40 pmUnderstood, thanksMr Tidy wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2017 7:30 pmWhat he means is the "Outside" markings refer to which way the tyre is put onto the rim.
The "directional" markings relate to which way the tyre is designed to rotate when the car moves.
So if they are directional the one with a clockwise pointing arrow needs to go on the driver's side, and the one pointing anti-clockwise needs to go on the passenger side.
I hope that makes sense.
And yes, I found out the first time I used directional winters and had already fitted one to the wrong side (although I had got 2 right by accident)!
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Well it's probably fair to say I hadn't looked too hard - it was only when I was about to bolt the 4th one on I noticed this pointy sort of marking, and I decided to look a bit harder at the others!
Still I suppose half the car would have driven forwards pretty well, and the other half would have been great at reversing!
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Tramlining suddenly seems trivialMr Tidy wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2017 10:59 pmWell it's probably fair to say I hadn't looked too hard - it was only when I was about to bolt the 4th one on I noticed this pointy sort of marking, and I decided to look a bit harder at the others!
Still I suppose half the car would have driven forwards pretty well, and the other half would have been great at reversing!
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