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Hi Had new brake pads on 4 wheels recently and my front tires are worn and
will need replacement at $200 each ouch, back are new . Should I rotate them
because
Car doesnt seem as good tracking and everything seems rougher and tires are
wearing differently.

On or around Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:50:34 GMT, "Peter"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Hi Had new brake pads on 4 wheels recently and my front tires are worn and
>will need replacement at $200 each ouch, back are new . Should I rotate them
>because
>Car doesnt seem as good tracking and everything seems rougher and tires are
>wearing differently.
>

I'd fit new ones on the front from choice as they do your steering and a lot
of the braking.

I tend to like, on 4x4s, replacing tyres as a set of 4 - this is a financial
bummer when it happens, of course. I don't really like running worn-down
ones one end and new ones the other end. It's been my experience of discos
that provided you get the pressures right (I run about 36psi all round on
standard-size tyres but I don't often carry heavy weights) the 4 tyres wear
sufficiently similar that you don't have to rotate 'em.
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Austin Shackles came up with the following;:
> On or around Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:50:34 GMT, "Peter"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>> Hi Had new brake pads on 4 wheels recently and my front tires are worn
>> and will need replacement at $200 each ouch, back are new . Should I
>> rotate them because
>> Car doesnt seem as good tracking and everything seems rougher and tires
>> are wearing differently.
>>
>
> I'd fit new ones on the front from choice as they do your steering and a
> lot of the braking.
>
> I tend to like, on 4x4s, replacing tyres as a set of 4 - this is a
> financial bummer when it happens, of course. I don't really like running
> worn-down ones one end and new ones the other end. It's been my
> experience of discos that provided you get the pressures right (I run
> about 36psi all round on standard-size tyres but I don't often carry
> heavy weights) the 4 tyres wear sufficiently similar that you don't have
> to rotate 'em.

Absolutely.

We tow and carry reasonable loads, and the family, every weekend(ish) and
run higher pressures, 42 psi on 31 x 10.5 BFG AT's and don't have a problem
with wear at either end. Indeed they wear so well we'll fit four again when
they do go ...

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Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules ..... Doh !!!