couple of tyre and wheel questions
Submitted: Sunday, Apr 13, 2008 at 11:32
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goodday people
q1 changing wheels to a set of steel wheels from nissan mags Do i need a new set of wheel nuts to suit sunraiser wheels
q2 tyres have done 65000ks about another 15000 left i reckon rear tyres are worn more than the front at this point is it worth changing front to rear to try for more wear
these tyres are the goodyear wranglers i put on in june 06 and have never been touched since and they are still wearing
well
steve
Reply By: Robin Miller - Sunday, Apr 13, 2008 at 11:49
Sunday, Apr 13, 2008 at 11:49
Most need new wheels nuts as they have a conical or slopped self centering fit into the steel wheels.
Nissan alloys factory and aftermarket have had a couple of different wheel face flanges , some wheels having steel inserts and some just alloy.
THink nuts are about $8 each from Nissan and I used these as they are lighter than the much cheaper aftermarket items.
In part 2 the wheels should be rotated every 5k or so , so I put them on the front.
On my car I rotate the tyre on the rim as
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Follow Up By: Member - Nev (TAS) - Sunday, Apr 13, 2008 at 12:06
Sunday, Apr 13, 2008 at 12:06
Hi Robin,
I agree with rotating tyres for even wear but why do you rotate the tyre as
well?
Rgds
Nev
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Follow Up By: Robin Miller - Sunday, Apr 13, 2008 at 14:39
Sunday, Apr 13, 2008 at 14:39
Hi Nev
On live axle cars like Patrols the normal rotation stills leaves a bias to wear on the outside of tyres.
Normally I only rotate tyre on the wheel once when its getting later on in its life and it becomes obvious that tread is not as thick on outside as per inside , usually balance them at this point as
well.
I had 100,000km on my Patrols 235/85/16 toyo opats before I retired them to my trailer , so it works for me.
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