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   Carlos E.R. to All   
   Re: Wheels   
   19 Dec 25 15:51:04   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-12-19 12:48, Daniel70 wrote:   
   > On 19/12/2025 2:24 pm, rbowman wrote:   
   >> On Thu, 18 Dec 2025 23:07:00 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> I just switch the front wheels to the rear, and the rear to the front,   
   >>> at about 30000 Km, ⅓ of life. The front wheels get more worn out than   
   >>> the rear, so I have to do that trick so that the four do last. The   
   >>> mechanic doesn't like it, but I know my way of driving   
   >>   
   >> The Toyota maintenance schedule is to rotate the tires every 5000 miles.   
   >> When I switch to studs in the winter I mark the LF, LR, RF, and RR tires   
   >> and in the spring put the LF on the LR etc and call it good enough. I   
   >> still don't get 90k km.   
   >>   
   > Back in the day, didn't they also suggest changing sides, i.e. LF - RR,   
   > RR - LF, RF - LR, LR - RF??   
   >   
   > And, some how, you were supposed to throw the Spare Tyre into the mix as   
   > well ....   
      
   Yes, long ago.   
      
   > but now that you might not actually get a Spare Tyre, just an   
   > Emergency Tyre...... ??   
      
      
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   Cheers, Carlos.   
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