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Old 15-01-07, 21:39
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Default Re: Re: Re: Tire chevron placement....

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Originally posted by Alex Blair

Strange debate and does anyone know for sure..This debate has been around for as long as I can remember,and why should the fronts and backs be different on an all wheel drive..???
Alex,

A thought I had since posting, was something I remember hearing once, that as the front axle is not being driven on hard surfaces for majority of time, these directional tyres tend to wear badly in the "point first" position, this could I suppose, affect steering and handling, hence why they are fitted opposite.

An idea of my own is that if you did get stuck, sometimes its better to come out the way you went in, ie a ditch, and the front tyres are best placed for max. grip.
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