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Re: [Fot] Racing Tire Rotation Question

To: John Styduhar <johnstydo@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Racing Tire Rotation Question
From: Bill Babcock via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 09:31:38 -1000
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I pay attention to the tire direction for mounting, but if I need to =
swap a tire I do it. Haven=E2=80=99t seen any negative impact. My tires =
still look good when I ditch them, but they lose a couple of seconds =
after twenty or so races/qualifiers/practice runs.=20

I generally swap front to diagonal rear if I=E2=80=99m going to even =
wear. my fronts last forever, my rears get a little gummed over. Usually =
if I=E2=80=99m moving tires around it=E2=80=99s to take a flat spot from =
front to rear.=20

> On Apr 22, 2015, at 3:12 AM, John Styduhar via Fot =
<fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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> I'm running Hoosier Speedster 205/60 15. The tires have a direction =
arrow on the sidewall. The Hoosier tire factory rep. told me that I =
could swap the tires/wheels side-to-side to even out the tire wear and =
extend tread life. No need to remount and rebalance tires.  But that =
would make the tire roll in the opposite direction as shown on the =
sidewall. The rep said the tire design is symetrical and the directional =
tread pattern is for water shedding.  My internet query also supports =
this thinking.  What are fellow racers doing about racing tire rotation? =
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class=3D"">I pay attention to the tire direction for mounting, but if I =
need to swap a tire I do it. Haven=E2=80=99t seen any negative impact. =
My tires still look good when I ditch them, but they lose a couple of =
seconds after twenty or so races/qualifiers/practice runs.&nbsp;<div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I generally swap front =
to diagonal rear if I=E2=80=99m going to even wear. my fronts last =
forever, my rears get a little gummed over. Usually if I=E2=80=99m =
moving tires around it=E2=80=99s to take a flat spot from front to =
rear.&nbsp;<br class=3D""><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Apr 22, 2015, at 3:12 AM, =
John Styduhar via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; =
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class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I'm =
running Hoosier Speedster 205/60 15. The tires have a direction arrow on =
the sidewall. The Hoosier tire factory rep. told me that I could swap =
the tires/wheels side-to-side to even out the tire wear and extend tread =
life. No need to remount and rebalance tires.&nbsp; But that would make =
the tire roll in the opposite direction as shown on the sidewall. The =
rep said the tire design is symetrical and the directional tread pattern =
is for water shedding.&nbsp; My internet query also supports this =
thinking.&nbsp; What are fellow racers doing about racing tire rotation? =
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