(A NEW) Spare question?
08-07-2008, 06:58 AM
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(A NEW) Spare question?
If a person puts radial tires on, should a person buy a bias tire for a spare?
At least I think it is a new question I have never seen anything written on it.
At least I think it is a new question I have never seen anything written on it.
08-07-2008, 07:48 AM
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No. A tire is not directional because it's a radial. A tire is considered directional when it has a directional tread pattern. Most tire retailers do still consider it a good idea not to swap sides with radial tires, though. It's just a practice that's hung on since the 70s when there was some trouble with tire separation due to switching sides. It is rare now, though.
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I think it is a very bad idea to run one bias, and one radial at the same time. Your spare should be of the same type (radial or bias), and diameter as your others.
From Michelin....Also, DO NOT mix radial and non-radial tires on a vehicle. If mixing tires is unavoidable, NEVER mix radial and non-radial tires on the same axle. If two radial and two non-radial tires are installed on a vehicle, the two radials MUST be installed on the rear axle and the two non-radials on the front axle.
From Dunlop....When radial tires are used with bias or bias belted tires on the same car, the radials must always be placed on the rear axle. Never mix radial and bias-ply tires on the same axle. When you select a pair of replacement tires in the same size and construction as those on the car, we recommend you put them on the rear axle. A single new tire should be paired on the rear axle with the tire having the most tread depth of the other three.
From Michelin....Also, DO NOT mix radial and non-radial tires on a vehicle. If mixing tires is unavoidable, NEVER mix radial and non-radial tires on the same axle. If two radial and two non-radial tires are installed on a vehicle, the two radials MUST be installed on the rear axle and the two non-radials on the front axle.
From Dunlop....When radial tires are used with bias or bias belted tires on the same car, the radials must always be placed on the rear axle. Never mix radial and bias-ply tires on the same axle. When you select a pair of replacement tires in the same size and construction as those on the car, we recommend you put them on the rear axle. A single new tire should be paired on the rear axle with the tire having the most tread depth of the other three.
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08-07-2008, 12:37 PM
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Thanks for the imput.
I think it is a very bad idea to run one bias, and one radial at the same time. Your spare should be of the same type (radial or bias), and diameter as your others.
From Michelin....Also, DO NOT mix radial and non-radial tires on a vehicle. If mixing tires is unavoidable, NEVER mix radial and non-radial tires on the same axle. If two radial and two non-radial tires are installed on a vehicle, the two radials MUST be installed on the rear axle and the two non-radials on the front axle.
From Dunlop....When radial tires are used with bias or bias belted tires on the same car, the radials must always be placed on the rear axle. Never mix radial and bias-ply tires on the same axle. When you select a pair of replacement tires in the same size and construction as those on the car, we recommend you put them on the rear axle. A single new tire should be paired on the rear axle with the tire having the most tread depth of the other three.
From Michelin....Also, DO NOT mix radial and non-radial tires on a vehicle. If mixing tires is unavoidable, NEVER mix radial and non-radial tires on the same axle. If two radial and two non-radial tires are installed on a vehicle, the two radials MUST be installed on the rear axle and the two non-radials on the front axle.
From Dunlop....When radial tires are used with bias or bias belted tires on the same car, the radials must always be placed on the rear axle. Never mix radial and bias-ply tires on the same axle. When you select a pair of replacement tires in the same size and construction as those on the car, we recommend you put them on the rear axle. A single new tire should be paired on the rear axle with the tire having the most tread depth of the other three.
As for my original post I had the missunderstanding that radial tires were directional. I guess I was wrong which is nothing new. Thinking that I thought which ever tire you got there would be a fifty percent chance you would be wrong and rotating 5 tires would be out of the question. And bias are cheaper than radial. You see where I was going. The tire I was thing about was the Irok Radial and after just looking at them they don't look directional.
Thanks everyone for setting me straight. Have a great day, GRIZZ