Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site hp-pcd.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!hao!hplabs!hp-pcd!orstcs!hakanson From: hakanson@orstcs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: re: shocks and shifting - (nf) Message-ID: <1435@hp-pcd.UUCP> Date: Sat, 30-Jul-83 03:26:59 EDT Article-I.D.: hp-pcd.1435 Posted: Sat Jul 30 03:26:59 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 1-Aug-83 11:34:54 EDT Sender: netnews@hp-pcd.UUCP Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Corvallis OR Lines: 33 #R:auvax:-18300:orstcs:3000007:000:1582 orstcs!hakanson Jul 28 15:33:00 1983 The manual for my modern, fuel-efficient front-drive car suggests rotating the tires at each oil change. All front-drive cars wear those front tires at a high rate. I thought everyone knew that (except the salesmen, but they don't count). However, even if you didn't rotate your tires at all & just replaced the front ones as they wore out, three sets of front tires in 82K seems pretty reasonable to me, depending of course on the quality of the tires. I just bought four new tires for my car, to replace the four original tires which were all equally and evenly worn out after 43K miles of moderate to very hard driving. Now, let's see. By 82K miles, if my car lasts that long (I think it will), I may be ready for another set of 4 tires. That makes 8 tires for 82K miles, and I think I remember in the original article that you had replaced the two rear ones, also, giving 6+2=8 tires. That doesn't sound too far off what my car may show. I just prefer to have all 4 corners of my car behaving the same in the rain, snow, or during hard cornering. Besides, there's something esthetically "neat" about having all the tires being the same (age, type, brand, condition, etc.). By the way, I think my next major maintenance expenditure may be for new shocks all around, as soon as I can afford it. But the suspension on my car is so stiff, it's just beginning to ride a little more comfortably (it's an '80 Dodge(Mitsubishi) Colt RS, for those who are interested), so it won't hurt to wait a while. Marion Yellow Colt Racing :-) {hp-pcd, teklabs}!orstcs!hakanson