Tyres and wear

[Rhyso]

Just swapped the wheels over.  Bugger me I sh!t myself jacking the car up!  I was jacking the front, and the rear started to lift up substantially!!  Is that normal?

you jacked in the correct place didn't you but yeah it can happen

[bobbarley]

Just swapped the wheels over.  Bugger me I sh!t myself jacking the car up!  I was jacking the front, and the rear started to lift up substantially!!  Is that normal?

you jacked in the correct place didn't you but yeah it can happen

Dunno, I don't have any triangles like the Haybes manual says I should, so there are no readily visible jacking points.

[Conker]

Which end is best to have the thickest tread until I get new rubber?

They did a test on top gear and in terms of grip round corners, having better tyres on the back was better (even on a front wheel drive car) as the back end was easily lost if the back tyres were knackered. However, under heavy braking its imperative to have good tyres on the front, so I would ignore Top Gear!

 

[bennylenny88]

i think its better to have more grip on the back or you`ll start "drifting" more

[jamie_pyrite]

I've read during the winter your tyres are best off on the rear as if you're going to lose control on the ice, it's your back end that will go badly! And you have no control over the back end.. which makes sense

[Mikester]

either way round you have them you will have trouble in the wet, depends what you like better? over or under steer?

[kells]

Must check my preasure too!!

weekly check remember 

20 pence a time, sod that

Free at sainsburys

[cissyputt]

yea bugger thas fine mate, in our place when i'm whipping wheels off to paint them, i put the jack roughly in the middle pump away and lift the whole side up and whip them both off saves time and effort