Salvatore A. Azzarello
Number of posts : 6
Age : 84
Location : Whippany, New Jersey
Car Year/Make/Model : 2004 Nissan 350 Z
Registration date : 2008-10-29
 | | Subject: Tire Question Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:47 am | |
| I have just bought a 2004 350 Z with 24,000 miles on it. It is very clean, finally I have my dream car...
Tire Question: On vehicle now are...
Proxes - Toyo - 225/45ZR18 95W M & S
The tires are labeled Left & Right
On the rear they are on the Left & Right... correctly...
On the front, the left is on the right and the right is on the left...
I guess someone messed up, looks like - Rocket Science... :-)
I'll need to have these tires moved...
My Question... What is the reason for a left and right tire and what is the procedure for tire rotation?
I'm VERY new at all of this... so please give me a little help...
thanks...
Sal | |
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Quidproquo
Number of posts : 48
Age : 59
Location : Morris County, NJ
Car Year/Make/Model : 2007 350Z Enthusiast
Registration date : 2008-07-16
| | Subject: Re: Tire Question Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:00 am | |
| Sal, The Proxes are unidirectional tires:   Putting them on backwards will cause adverse traction in the rain. Tires should always be mounted with the tread pattern pointing toward the front of the car. Due to the staggered sizes of our wheels and tires, and your use of unidirectional tires, there is no way to rotate the tires, so just replace them when they wear out. | |
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nismo300zr2
Mod
Number of posts : 1096
Age : 46
Location : NC/VA/WA/NY... overseas?
Car Year/Make/Model : 91 300zx/85 toy GTS/05 CTD/01 zook SV
Registration date : 2008-07-02
| | Subject: Re: Tire Question Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:19 am | |
| the only way to be able to 'rotate' is to dismount the tires from the rims and put them on the opposite side. pretty costly almost not worth it depending on your suspension setup. | |
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OBZEZZD
Number of posts : 43
Age : 58
Location : Springfield, PA
Registration date : 2008-08-22
| | Subject: Re: Tire Question Fri Nov 07, 2008 9:00 am | |
| Sal,
The guys pretty much summed it up...you can't rotate the tires. I'm on my second set of Toyo Proxes and I love them!
...nice to hear that you "found your dream car" I think all of us on here feel the same way! | |
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