Tyres for XTrail
Submitted: Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 23:04
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MrMagoo
Hi,
I went touring last October and bought an xtra spare wheel & tyre - never used. It is a left side uni directional tyre (they told me the multi dir bridgestones were not available - hmmm). I also have the original spare multi dir tyre on the spare.
I want to put these on the front but am told that mixing tread patterns will void insurance.
Should buy an extra uni dir to put 2 of em on the front and leave the multi as the spare and put an old front multi on the 2nd spare?
or
Should buy an extra multi dir to put 2 of em on the front and leave the uni dir tyre as one spare and put an old front multi on the 2nd spare?
Getting the right info and tyre in the first place would have been nice. Bridgestone tell me that the multi dir tyre IS available (now) but wont swap the uni dir tyre for one.
Magoo
Reply By: Scubaroo - Friday, Aug 25, 2006 at 00:09
Friday, Aug 25, 2006 at 00:09
"I want to put these on the front but am told that mixing tread patterns will void insurance"
Let me guess - by a guy trying to sell you tyres?
If your tyres are all the same size, and match the tyre placard on the vehicle - your vehicle is roadworthy tyre-wise. Mixed tread pattern has nothing to do with your insurance.
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Reply By: madCrow - Friday, Aug 25, 2006 at 01:25
Friday, Aug 25, 2006 at 01:25
Hi Mr Magoo
it's pretty simple cause insurance firms for the most part are pretty rectal in their ass-umptions, before i do anything away from the "norm" i ring & speak to the insurance dron-gos re: changes i wish to do.
So a quick call to to ur firm of insurance doggies & u'll know where u stand, sit, roll over & play dead!
Here's lookin' at cha.
madCrow
The Bunny's alive a kickin' !!!
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Reply By: _gmd_pps - Friday, Aug 25, 2006 at 02:16
Friday, Aug 25, 2006 at 02:16
On certain vehicles, Volvo for example, the slightest differences
in tire heights (also through tread patterns) will cause a diff to
overheat when you have all wheel drive .. I have been talking
just recently to a tire
shop who reported a burnt out Volvo as
a result of different tires in the front and the back. Volvo now
has an official statement sent out (so I was told) not to mix tires
on some of their vehicles .. so it's not just an urban legend ..
but that story was limited to Volvo .. with an open diff in the
front there should be no problem ..
regards
gmd
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Reply By: MrMagoo - Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 11:07
Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 11:07
Well,
as it turned out - the whine was a wheel bearing and co-incidentally the inside of the tyre (L Front) was scrubbed too. So I bought another uni directional and put em both on the front - All Good now. Thanks.
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