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Which way should these tyres go? goodyear hi miler xtra grip
« on: September 05, 2012, 20:36:46 »
These are a cross-ply Non directional tyre supposedly. But I guess it wise the should all go in the same direction.  So which way would they be best for majority road on a series landy and why?  I am thinking putting in the direction the tread pattern arrow shape points as being forward.

The pattern is



Same Pattern Found on:

Goodyear Hi Miler Xtra Grip 7.50
Deestone Extra Grip
Security ML814
Flamingo TM718
Kenda X-Grip

Horrendous in rain supposedly.
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Re: Which way should these tyres go? goodyear hi miler xtra grip
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2012, 20:49:21 »
Normally the imprint of a directional tyre points to where you have come from so that water and mud is forced out of the side thus reducing aqua plaining. With those I would have the long grooves as the leading-edge.
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Re: Which way should these tyres go? goodyear hi miler xtra grip
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2012, 20:56:01 »
Or put another way with the tyre shown the front would be the foreground I.e. it would roll toward you as that picture is taken.
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Re: Which way should these tyres go? goodyear hi miler xtra grip
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2012, 21:48:30 »
oh okay, that is not the way I was going to fit them but you have reasoning for the other way.  I just based the direction on the only couple of photographs that I found with them fitted to a vehicle. Maybe if they are not fitted the way you say then that why there are so many tails of them freely losing traction  in rain.

So just to confirm... tread arrows in the photo below point to rear of truck when viewed from above/top of tyre?   edit - now confused as that woudl mean the imprint on ground does not point where they came from like your said errm
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Re: Which way should these tyres go? goodyear hi miler xtra grip
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2012, 22:45:23 »
This question was once poised around a few beers at LRW show a few years ago and Mark Rumsey (RIP) had Definitively said that the tyre as fitted by the military would be that as pictured the tread ^ ^ would be facing forwards. I.e. in that picture that tyre would be on the nearside.

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Re: Which way should these tyres go? goodyear hi miler xtra grip
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2012, 23:25:04 »
right....

easier photo....



if this was a UK vehicle that would be the nearside rear wheel.
So.... are the tread >> arrows facing the correct way for that wheel?
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Re: Which way should these tyres go? goodyear hi miler xtra grip
« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2012, 05:07:21 »
The new picture is of a near side rear at which point as rolls forward water is forced forward too, this would be bad as the water is then effectively being trapped at the blank end of the long groove pointing to the centre of the tyre. This is bad as if the water has nowhere to go  it will aqua plane. So I would turn that round from as it is.
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Re: Which way should these tyres go? goodyear hi miler xtra grip
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2012, 17:34:25 »


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Re: Which way should these tyres go? goodyear hi miler xtra grip
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2012, 17:37:39 »
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Re: Which way should these tyres go? goodyear hi miler xtra grip
« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2012, 17:55:26 »
Quote from: lambert on September 06, 2012, 17:37:39
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the set of worn out disco tyres that were on it?
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Re: Which way should these tyres go? goodyear hi miler xtra grip
« Reply #10 on: September 06, 2012, 19:32:14 »
I'll settle for knowing I'm a winner today, thanks. :afro:
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Re: Which way should these tyres go? goodyear hi miler xtra grip
« Reply #11 on: September 07, 2012, 22:51:48 »
the correct arrows


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Re: Which way should these tyres go? goodyear hi miler xtra grip
« Reply #12 on: September 08, 2012, 22:08:30 »
Dont they have a (this way ) arrow on those killers! who in their right mind would put their life in the hands of a crossply tyre inthis day and age ?? :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
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Re: Which way should these tyres go? goodyear hi miler xtra grip
« Reply #13 on: September 08, 2012, 22:43:34 »
no arrows.

pah...who in right mind drives a series landrover?
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Re: Which way should these tyres go? goodyear hi miler xtra grip
« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2012, 21:47:51 »

  :embarrassed: :embarrassed:Point taken my old Hybrid S2  V8 was a handfull on original Geolanders some people thought i had a screw loose  :smiley: but it was just a sloppy steering box. :blank:
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Re: Which way should these tyres go? goodyear hi miler xtra grip
« Reply #15 on: November 22, 2012, 19:13:49 »
after all this thread and the new earned ability to see the correct direction of tyre thread (thx to lambert) I still missed the fact that the rear tyres on the back of the Merc where wrong way around ! The MOT man didn't fail to spot it though    :embarrassed:  Potential MOT failure, but I had them swap the wheels over so all sorted and PASSED MOT
 Explains why the back end of the merc was a slidey beast in the rain on bends though.
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