Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 11:59:52 -0800
Reply-To: David M <covrambles@YAHOO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: David M <covrambles@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: 5Re: 5 tire rotation was: How to get spare tire out
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I always seem to replace my tires in pairs. Whenever I've bought a
vehicle it always has 2 good tires and 2 not so good, so I always seem
to replace the 2 bad ones first whereas the others last a few more
years. I cant see throwing 2 good tires away just to replace all 4. Thus
I never do a 5-tire rotation. The most I ever do is front to back on
the same side as I've been told never to change the direction of
rotation. Oh and the spare is always crap so I usually replace it with
the best take-off. I do agree though that when tires wear out its nigh
impossible to find the same brand and model again.
--- On Sun, 3/6/11, John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: 5 tire rotation
was: How to get spare tire out
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Sunday, March 6, 2011, 7:14 PM
My experience with tires demands that I buy five of the same size and
type, every time I buy tires. Why? Well for the last 5 times that I have
bought tires - the tire type on the van was no longer in production.
When a tire would go bad for whatever reason, and have to be replaced -
I could not get a matching tire anywhere. So, in self defense, I started
buying my tires in sets of 5 and rotate religiously, bringing the spare
on board one the left rear, and bringing the right front to the spare
location.
Just me.
John
John Rodgers
Clayartist and
Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com
On 3/6/2011 12:48 PM, A PETER MARSH wrote:
> This the reason I am trying to buy FIVE
tires for my renovation.
>
> Peter Marsh
> Naples
>
> On Mar 6, 2011, at 11:59 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>
>> I am curious as to why folks would not include the spare in the rotation. That is obvious for cars with compact spare tires,
but with a regular, full size spare like we have with the Vanagon's
.......... why? I can see why some might not for cars that they just
drive in town, where a spare might be expected only to serve to get from
home to a tire shop. Buying only four tires at a time is cheaper than
buying five at a time. But if one drives a vehicle on long distance
trips, and especially if one ventures out to remote locations, having a
capable spare is a necessity.
>>
>> Help me out here. mcneely
>> ---- Edward Maglott<emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
wrote:
>>> I haven't done it 5 tire style since about 1983. Anybody else
>>> including the spare in their rotation?
>>> Edward
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