<VV> Tire question

[Michael Kovacs]

You can tell which direction the tire was rotating. Look carefully at the tread. The edge that was leading will be rounded just a little more than the trailing edge. The trailing edge will have a bit of a "feather" to it or a sharper edge.  This is specifically on the drive tires or if the car was pushed a bit hard.  You may be able to tell front from back by the existing tire pressure.

 Anybody else have a trick?
 
MIKE KOVACS 



----- Original Message ----
From: Jim Houston <jhouston001 at cfl.rr.com>
To: Virtual Vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 10:26:01 PM
Subject: <VV> Tire question

I have a (dumb) question about radial tires.  I remember back in the 70s 
that if you reversed the direction of rotation of a radial tire (say, 
moved the Left front to the right front), the tire would come apart 
fairly quickly.  Is this still true today?  I have a set of radials on 
mag wheels that came with my '65 Monza and I took them off to use some 
stock wheels/tires.  I'm not sure of the location they were on when I 
took them off.  I want to put them back on, but I'm concerned about 
whether the orientation is the same.  Any comments or suggestions would 
be welcomed. . .

Jim Houston
Palm Coast, FL