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Old Mar 12, 2014 | 11:44 AM
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im selling tires
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Old Mar 12, 2014 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by bri
It can sometimes fix some irregularity in the wear. I was having a drift to the right while driving straight. Got an alignment that didn't really show anything out of wack and was still drifting. The shop told me to swap the front tires left to right and presto, no more drift.
x2. If you can go side to side it's a good idea. Assuming a non-directional tread you'll work out any heel and toe that could develop.

Additionally each tire sees a different part of the road crown so you'll help alleviate some of the inside-outside wear as well.

With UHP summer tires going around 30k miles or so that helps to squeeze a little more out of them
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Old Mar 13, 2014 | 05:39 PM
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Interesting, I've always heard that side to side is a big no-no with radial tires...
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Old Mar 15, 2014 | 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by rmfnla
Interesting, I've always heard that side to side is a big no-no with radial tires...
With directional yes but not sure why it would be a problem with radials.
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Old Mar 17, 2014 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by FriedLumpia
With directional yes but not sure why it would be a problem with radials.

From what I've been told it's the wear caused by direction of rotation; if you reverse that it tears up the tire.

However, I just Googled it and found this on yahoo.com:

You'll notice they mention that straight rotations were a product of the early days of radial tires. We've come a long way in 40 years and straight rotations are no longer valid.

When rotating radial tires, does the way you rotate them change? - Yahoo Answers

So, in the words of Emily Litella, "Never mind..."
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Old Mar 18, 2014 | 11:30 AM
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Prepare to spend $800 on tires only... :x But that's what I paid for my Nitto tires. Hankook might be slightly cheaper.
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Old Mar 19, 2014 | 11:54 AM
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I just got my G37S a few months ago but the previous owner had put the v12s on it. Ive got to say that i just dont really like them that much. Even on dry roads im finding they break traction way too easily and on wet...well i try to avoid being out when its wet and take my DD instead.

I find it odd though because when i researched my issues with them i couldnt find anyone else complaining of weak traction and the traction rating on tirerack for them is quite high. Mine have plenty of tread left on them too so i just dont know whats up. When i contacted the previous owner about it he did mention he has had better traction tires on it and wasnt sure why he chose the ventus v12.
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