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Toyo Proxes R888 swap to opposite side

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Old 05-15-2013, 05:52 PM
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Default Toyo Proxes R888 swap to opposite side

I have a few track days on this set of tires and of course the out side halves of the tires show most of the wear, including the outer edge rounding. I was thinking, if I took the tires off the wheels, mounted them on the other wheels, and put them on the opposite side of the car, and the inside of the tire is now the outside, I would get a little more life out of them. Is this crazy talk or is it common practice?
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I do that all the time. Been a common solution for me
Old 05-15-2013, 11:01 PM
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Exactly what I do.
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To make it simpler just flip them on the same rim.

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Thanks for the help
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Originally Posted by Bill Dearborn
To make it simpler just flip them on the same rim.

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