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Do I need 2 new Tires V70-XC70 2000

posted by  hip82 on  Sat Sep 20 13:32 CST 2003
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Teenage son decides he can drive V70 into curb. Why-because he is a teenager. Do I need to say more?

Front right tire protests and blows out sidewall.

8000 miles on all tirss, rotated at 5k. Do I need 2 tires, or can I get away with one, since relatively low mileage? These are Dunlop Sport A2's. If I buy just one, my plan will be to put on rear, and run 10-15K before rotating again.

Thanks, Tom








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    Do I need 2 new Tires V70-XC70 2000

    posted by  someone claiming to be Lavesh on  Sun Sep 21 14:02 CST 2003 [RELATED]

    If you haven't already, make sure the tire was the only thing that was damaged. You didn't say in your post whether or not you've had the steering/suspension/brakes checked for damage, so I'd thought say something.

    And I'm assuming this is NOT an AWD model -- if it is, you should replace tires in pairs, at the very least.

    Good luck.








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    Do I need 2 new Tires V70-XC70 2000

    posted by  james_a_sousa on  Sat Sep 20 14:03 CST 2003
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    That plan will increase the difference between the two fronts and the new rear, with a tire in between as a bonus.

    I'd rotate the three similar tires around, swapping the new tire from side to side in the rear. I'd rotate as often as I could, ie. every 5K.

    lf - used1...rf - used2.......to ->......lf - used3...rf - used1

    lr - used3...rr - new....................lr - new rr - used2


    next

    lf - used2...rf - used3.......to ->......lf - used1...rf - used2

    lr - used1...rr - new....................lr - used3...rr - new

    Of course, this becomes moot when your son hits another curb ;)
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    96 855R, 95 855,854, 90 744 Ti - 310,000 miles driven







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