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Wheel alignment and tread wear
Frank wrote:
> I have been aligning cars for 15+ years for what that's worth and > The only issue I see that would arise from replacing 1 tire is a lead > condition to one side or the other....The difference in tread depth > means a difference in the rolling resistance and circumference > between the tires...Which creates the pull........What I would > recommend is putting the mixed set on the rear of the car and the > matched set on the front..This SHOULD resolve any lead condition that > may arise ...By the time rotation time comes around you may or may > not experience a problem with the mixed set up front, and that could > be addressed then by swapping tires around... > Aligning the car is also not an issue....The car can be aligned with a > difference in thread depth...Also remember even brand new tires can > have a tendency to lead to one side or the other even with perfect > offsets of Camber and Caster and the same tread depth....I can't > begin to tell you how many times a pull has been fixed by simply > swapping front tires from left to right.... > He could just bite the bullet and replace the second tyre to maintain a balanced set. Huw |
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