fitting lightly used tyres

Hi,
I bought a set of wheels and they came with tyres in good condition. The tyres are not directional, but I'm wondering with tyre rotation stuff whether there's anything I need to look for when deciding which wheel goes where?

Or does it not matter so I should just chuck 'em on randomly?

Thanks,
Simon

Put them on in any fashion you like; they will soon adjust to their new homes.
If they were uni-directional then you would have to make sure they were all 'pointing' forward

Many years ago radial tires were sensitive to being reversed on rotation but that seems to have been cured. I usually mark my tires when I take them off for seasonal changes just so I do not forget where they need to go next to get even wear. On my E-30, I move them from front to back about 5000 mile intervals. That way they wear evenly on the edges.

Bob in Lake Havasu

Thanks guys. Since I don't know which corner of the car they came off, guess I'll go with Peter's method!

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nomis3613
Thanks guys. Since I don't know which corner of the car they came off, guess I'll go with Peter's method!

If tyres are not directional, You should be OK.
Just make sure to put the best couple tires in the rear axle, the worse at front.

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Jose Pinto

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nomis3613
Thanks guys. Since I don't know which corner of the car they came off, guess I'll go with Peter's method!

If tyres are not directional, You should be OK.
Just make sure to put the best couple tires in the rear axle, the worse at front.

I'm wondering why the best go to the rear, usually I use the best in the front so the car goes straight and save the marginal ones for the rear; I burn those off in no time!

Cheers, Rick

There is a good movie on you tube:

[www.youtube.com]
(they are speaking Portuguese with Brazilian accent)
It is simple: one car, one track, two pairs of tires.
When the pilot drives the track with good tires in the rear axle and worse ones in front, no problem.
With good tires in the front and bad in the rear, the car oversteer and spins out of control.
It's good for a FWD Ford or RWD BMW, or any car.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/14/2011 10:22AM by Jose Pinto.

Thanks for the video, Jose.

I thought the worse tyres went on the front, because- with a bit of silly driving- the rears will soon catch up!

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Jose Pinto
There is a good movie on you tube:

[www.youtube.com]
(they are speaking Portuguese with Brazilian accent)
It is simple: one car, one track, two pairs of tires.
When the pilot drives the track with good tires in the rear axle and worse ones in front, no problem.
With good tires in the front and bad in the rear, the car oversteer and spins out of control.
It's good for a FWD Ford or RWD BMW, or any car.

Okay, that makes sense.

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Jose Pinto
There is a good movie on you tube:

[www.youtube.com]
(they are speaking Portuguese with Brazilian accent)
It is simple: one car, one track, two pairs of tires.
When the pilot drives the track with good tires in the rear axle and worse ones in front, no problem.
With good tires in the front and bad in the rear, the car oversteer and spins out of control.
It's good for a FWD Ford or RWD BMW, or any car.

I couldn't understand a word they were speaking, but I could tell what they were saying.

It's for that very reason that most tire shops in the U.S. will ALWAYS put the least grippy tires on the front. If you ask them to do it the other way, most will refuse.

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Dave
'91 325iX