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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 05:33 PM
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Ive just put on a new set of wheels and tyres while it was getting dark,while i was fitting the last tyre i noticed they were rotational tyres fortunatly the rears are rotating in the right direction.However the fronts are wrong as it appears i put the offside wheel on the near side hub.What are the implications of having rotational tyres pointing the wrong way as i couldnt be ar$es to change them again.I'll change them on saturday morning
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Old Jan 22, 2004 | 11:26 PM
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Will probably aquaplane like mad at the front in the wet - rotational tyres tend to have grooves to throw the water out of the back of the tyre which will not work the other way round. Since rain is forecast suggest you drive very gently!
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