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Just taken the winter wheels off the wife's car and noticed the tears are both slightly more worn on the inside edge which suggests the camber is a little off. However, the car in question (zafira B) doesn't offer any adjustability on the rear as far as I can tell.
The tyres that are on, although directional, don't have an inside/outside.
Logic suggests that if I get the tyres swapped onto the rim from the other side, I can even out the wear and make the lower treaded edge easier to monitor.
Anything I've missed that would mean ending up in a ball of flame?
I'm sure there would be reason not to on a supercar but this is a Zaffie.
Anything I’ve missed that would mean ending up in a ball of flame?
Not having a Zafira?
They have previous for it.
Not having a Zafira?
They have previous for it.
I'll rack 'em.
You smack 'em.
Moving tyres around, front/back/left/right/whatever, certainly is a legitimate thing to even wear.
I'd imagine residents of Milton Keynes would certainly benefit from this.
Unless you've got all the kit to get them on and off and ballance them yourself they would need to be really uneven to make it worth paying a garrage to do the swapping?
Moving tyres around, front/back/left/right/whatever, certainly is a legitimate thing
Yes but not with directional tyres. Front to rear yes but not left to tight. You’ll probably get away with it, I think the direction bit is only tread pattern for the best water dispersal.
Check tyre pressures too. If your tracking is out only a little bit then a few more psi might just be enough to ease the pressure on that inner shoulder and reduce wear rate.
Yes but not with directional tyres
He is intending to keep the same direction by swapping tyres on the rims. Can't see it being a problem really. Some people take tyres of rims every year to swap for winter so if they fit either way then why not
Directional true are generally 'sided', as stated above. But not all tyres are directional. Usually pretty easy to tell as they'll have 'outside'/'inside' on the sidewalls. The tread isn't normally symmetrical in these instances either.
Camber rarely wears tyres, common misconception. If they're worn on the inside, it will almost certainly be either excessive toe in or a worn bush. Check to see if the toe is adjustable, if not, then Jack the back end up and start going at it with a pry bar to see if anything has excessive play.