TIRES for Dually ?????????
08-06-2008 | 06:48 AM
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O.E. Fords (aluminum) have to be dismounted to rotate due to the backsides of the rims not being finished.
As far as tires, I suggest either Michelin(although they are pricing themselves out of the market) or Bridgestones.
As far as tires, I suggest either Michelin(although they are pricing themselves out of the market) or Bridgestones.
08-06-2008 | 01:46 PM
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Costs me $40 at Discount Tire because they dismount. Otherwise it would be free. I don't mind because I've used this store for over ten years. They've always done an excellent job on my vehicles.
08-07-2008 | 05:39 PM
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Your avatar is way cute! He's the same color as Miss Missy, my little brown rednose pit bull.
08-08-2008 | 07:10 AM
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08-08-2008 | 07:43 AM
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I pull so much weight around with my F350 on a regualr basis I dont even bother rotating them. I treat the fronts as steer tires and the rears as drive tires. I put on cooper SRMII on the fronts and have goodyears on the back. With that stoopid coss I bean front suspension I burn off 2 sets of fronts to one set of rears.
08-08-2008 | 07:58 AM
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You can always rotate all 6 without dismounting, it just depends on how good you want them to look.
Steel wheels with simulators will be the same no matter where you put them, since the simulator covers the wheel. Aluminum wheels depend on whether or not the wheel is polished on both sides. Some of the cheaper ones are only polished on one side, so people typically just rotate them side to side. Steers are always steers, inners are always inners and outers always outers. They just get moved L to R.
If they're polished on both sides and you keep up on your polishing, you can rotate all 6.
Steel wheels with simulators will be the same no matter where you put them, since the simulator covers the wheel. Aluminum wheels depend on whether or not the wheel is polished on both sides. Some of the cheaper ones are only polished on one side, so people typically just rotate them side to side. Steers are always steers, inners are always inners and outers always outers. They just get moved L to R.
If they're polished on both sides and you keep up on your polishing, you can rotate all 6.
Not sure if this an old wives tale or there is some truth to it. Maybe new technology tires can take it both ways.
08-14-2008 | 04:09 PM
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Not wanting to hijack the thread but moving wheels left to right would change the direction of the tire. Over the years I have always been told that tires bed in a certain direction and you shouldn't change rotation direction through their life.
Not sure if this an old wives tale or there is some truth to it. Maybe new technology tires can take it both ways.
Not sure if this an old wives tale or there is some truth to it. Maybe new technology tires can take it both ways.
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