Mud-club
Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Saffy on September 05, 2012, 20:36:46
-
These are a cross-ply Non directional tyre supposedly. But I guess it wise the should all go in the same direction. So which way would they be best for majority road on a series landy and why? I am thinking putting in the direction the tread pattern arrow shape points as being forward.
The pattern is
(http://www.vass.co.uk/images/treads/Goodyear%20Hi%20Miler%20Xtra%20Grip%206%20ply.jpg)
Same Pattern Found on:
Goodyear Hi Miler Xtra Grip 7.50
Deestone Extra Grip
Security ML814
Flamingo TM718
Kenda X-Grip
Horrendous in rain supposedly.
-
Normally the imprint of a directional tyre points to where you have come from so that water and mud is forced out of the side thus reducing aqua plaining. With those I would have the long grooves as the leading-edge.
-
Or put another way with the tyre shown the front would be the foreground I.e. it would roll toward you as that picture is taken.
-
oh okay, that is not the way I was going to fit them but you have reasoning for the other way. I just based the direction on the only couple of photographs that I found with them fitted to a vehicle. Maybe if they are not fitted the way you say then that why there are so many tails of them freely losing traction in rain.
So just to confirm... tread arrows in the photo below point to rear of truck when viewed from above/top of tyre? edit - now confused as that woudl mean the imprint on ground does not point where they came from like your said errm
(http://oi50.tinypic.com/w1fa6s.jpg)
-
This question was once poised around a few beers at LRW show a few years ago and Mark Rumsey (RIP) had Definitively said that the tyre as fitted by the military would be that as pictured the tread ^ ^ would be facing forwards. I.e. in that picture that tyre would be on the nearside.
There we go i was told now i can pass it on.
-
right....
easier photo....
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee78/blknight_aus/PICT0154.jpg)
if this was a UK vehicle that would be the nearside rear wheel.
So.... are the tread >> arrows facing the correct way for that wheel?
-
The new picture is of a near side rear at which point as rolls forward water is forced forward too, this would be bad as the water is then effectively being trapped at the blank end of the long groove pointing to the centre of the tyre. This is bad as if the water has nowhere to go it will aqua plane. So I would turn that round from as it is.
-
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8437/7944286244_3964398f03_z.jpg)
lambert wins
-
Do I get a prize?
-
Do I get a prize?
the set of worn out disco tyres that were on it?
-
I'll settle for knowing I'm a winner today, thanks. :afro:
-
the correct arrows
(http://oi45.tinypic.com/2pr8cx2.jpg)
-
Dont they have a (this way ) arrow on those killers! who in their right mind would put their life in the hands of a crossply tyre inthis day and age ?? :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
-
no arrows.
pah...who in right mind drives a series landrover?
-
:embarrassed: :embarrassed:Point taken my old Hybrid S2 V8 was a handfull on original Geolanders some people thought i had a screw loose :smiley: but it was just a sloppy steering box. :blank:
-
after all this thread and the new earned ability to see the correct direction of tyre thread (thx to lambert) I still missed the fact that the rear tyres on the back of the Merc where wrong way around ! The MOT man didn't fail to spot it though :embarrassed: Potential MOT failure, but I had them swap the wheels over so all sorted and PASSED MOT
Explains why the back end of the merc was a slidey beast in the rain on bends though.