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skip · 06-06-2010, 02:53 PM

Your collective opinions please? I just finished installing new king pins and aligning the front end.

I'm assuming that to equal out the ware on the treaded tires of my "A" I need to 'X' them like in the good old days before 'front to back~same side' radials?

So left front to right rear and right front to left rear? I only have one spare on the stern so I'm not introducing that into the mix.

skip.

Tom Wesenberg · 06-06-2010, 08:09 PM

Sounds good to me.

I can break in that new front end for you. The temporary one I'm using is pretty sloppy.

Jerry Parr WI · 06-06-2010, 08:27 PM

My latest Ford now says X them just like the old days.

Jack '29 Sport Coupe · 06-06-2010, 08:29 PM

Yep.

Jack

roccaas · 06-06-2010, 09:55 PM

The guys at Kelsey (Goodyear WW's) advocated rears to the front without switching sides, fronts to the rear with a side swap. Every 1000 miles or less. In 4,000 miles you get all of the stresses on each carcass.

Mike V. Florida · 06-07-2010, 12:57 AM

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chet · 06-07-2010, 07:44 AM

Now that you have eliminated any problems with new kingpins, it is essential that you correct toe-in. Ford specs call for 3/32 +- 1/16 (hope that I didn't mix the numbers up; verify in the service bulletins. Make sure that you get the latest out of the Service Bulletins as the earlier spec was had more toe-in and that was reduced by Ford.

06-06-2010, 02:53 PM	#1
skip Banned Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Posts: 408	Rotate Non Radial Tires Your collective opinions please? I just finished installing new king pins and aligning the front end. I'm assuming that to equal out the ware on the treaded tires of my "A" I need to 'X' them like in the good old days before 'front to back~same side' radials? So left front to right rear and right front to left rear? I only have one spare on the stern so I'm not introducing that into the mix. skip.

06-06-2010, 08:09 PM	#2
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Rotate Non Radial Tires Sounds good to me. I can break in that new front end for you. The temporary one I'm using is pretty sloppy.

06-06-2010, 08:27 PM	#3
Jerry Parr WI Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 619	Re: Rotate Non Radial Tires My latest Ford now says X them just like the old days.

06-06-2010, 08:29 PM	#4
Jack '29 Sport Coupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 798	Re: Rotate Non Radial Tires Yep. Jack __________________ Cincinnati, Ohio

06-06-2010, 09:55 PM	#5
roccaas Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,300	Re: Rotate Non Radial Tires The guys at Kelsey (Goodyear WW's) advocated rears to the front without switching sides, fronts to the rear with a side swap. Every 1000 miles or less. In 4,000 miles you get all of the stresses on each carcass.

06-07-2010, 07:44 AM	#7
chet Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: agawam, ma Posts: 50	Re: Rotate Non Radial Tires Now that you have eliminated any problems with new kingpins, it is essential that you correct toe-in. Ford specs call for 3/32 +- 1/16 (hope that I didn't mix the numbers up; verify in the service bulletins. Make sure that you get the latest out of the Service Bulletins as the earlier spec was had more toe-in and that was reduced by Ford.