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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: greencode on 13 July 2009, 20:38

Title: Changing over wheels
Post by: greencode on 13 July 2009, 20:38

Is it okay to change the wheels from back to front and visa versa? If so, do I have to swap left front to left rear etc or left front to right rear. I remember on my old MINI (or rather new MINI) I had to cross swap.

Title: Re: Changing over wheels
Post by: JC on 13 July 2009, 20:48

all depends on your tyres,  :wink: some are Rotational

Title: Re: Changing over wheels
Post by: ianw3321 on 13 July 2009, 21:12

Mine all go the same way

Title: Re: Changing over wheels
Post by: ianw3321 on 13 July 2009, 21:14

Is rotational a word they are surely all rotational apart from the spare

Title: Re: Changing over wheels
Post by: greencode on 13 July 2009, 21:31

Quote from: Mr Cunnyfunt on 13 July 2009, 20:48

all depends on your tyres,  :wink: some are Rotational

So if they're not rotational then I'll be okay swapping the wheels around any which way I choose?

Title: Re: Changing over wheels
Post by: JC on 13 July 2009, 21:34

Quote from: ianw3321 on 13 July 2009, 21:14

Is rotational a word they are surely all rotational apart from the spare

ok as i couldnt think of the word i went to look at mine.

Directional. ie have an arrow on to show direction of rotation.

therefore you cant swap from one side of the car to the other, just front to back from the same side otherwise the tyre will be rotating the wrong way for the tread pattern.

Clear, ? good, how about a donation to the forum charitee,  :wink:

Title: Re: Changing over wheels
Post by: ianw3321 on 13 July 2009, 21:38

I think he means directional usually an arrow pointing the way the wheel rotates but apart from that as long as they are all radials and the same size then they can go anyway you want. As a general rule front tyres wear quickest especially on a front wheel drive

Title: Re: Changing over wheels
Post by: JC on 13 July 2009, 21:41

i think you will find i posted that  :grin:

Title: Re: Changing over wheels
Post by: VR6-Joe on 14 July 2009, 05:46

lolz @ the newbie trying to be smart

Rotational/directional, all the friggin same, I knew what Chuff meant the first time around

Title: Re: Changing over wheels
Post by: Adam on 14 July 2009, 12:12

Always have the better tyres on the rear.

Don't change the left tyres for the ones on the right, you will be sorry in the wet.