Can I switch the tire sidewall around without rebalancing the whole wheel? - Page 2 - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

colingordon · 04-20-2016, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Driver

I was driving along when I came upon a road that was being prepared for asphalt. They rough graded it down to the base grade level, but they left a stupid 1" ledge of old asphalt near the right lane. I inadvertantly drove near the ledge and my right front tire got slightly scraped just below the tread area on the sidewall section. I tried to burnish the rubber and it did make it less noticeable, but I can still see the scratches in the rubber.

Is it possible to flip the tire around on the rim (inner sidewall now facing outside) without having to rebalance the whole wheel again? I'm thinking that if tire shop marks where the tire is in relation to the rim, they can flip the tire around and I won't have to rebalance the wheel.

Thoughts?

Since there seems to be more trolls than not in this thread post, I will chime in with some factual information to help you out.

Any time you remove a tire from a wheel, it would have to be checked on the balancer. In some cases you get luck and, your wheel requires no weight because its in perfect balance already.

Flipping a tire, if not direction can be done. However, the inside tread pattern and sidewall writing will not match your other three wheels. Usually, the inside sidewall writing is not very cool looking because most manufactures expect it to be on the inside.

Theres one exception to the balancing rule. If you remove the tire make a mark with the valve stem (or you could make the tire with the rim) you can replace the tire back onto the wheel in the same spot, thus requiring no balancing as the tire should have been balanced before hand. This is not an easy thing to do and as I see you are not going to do this yourself.

And before anyone yells at me for doing that. It is not a usual practice. However, I do it in a crunch such as, when my I am waiting for the Snap-On guy to come recalibrate my balancer and I need to patch a tire.

Good-luck OP. Ignore all the ignorant, sarcastic people on here. F**king losers.

MCSarge · 04-20-2016, 01:51 PM

Wow that went sideways quick

memphisrider · 04-20-2016, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SlingShot

I thought it was rather funny ...

ITS ALL IN GOOD FUN AND FUNNY UNTIL SOMEONE CALLS HIM OUT AND SOBERS UP THE MOOD. I THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY TOO!

Mels RS · 04-20-2016, 03:44 PM

I don't think anyone has mentioned that many of these tires have assymmetrical tread. My tires are marked "This Side Out".

maddoggyusa · 04-20-2016, 04:13 PM

might want to re-use the air save a few cents

memphisrider · 04-20-2016, 04:21 PM

Not all the tires available for these vehicles are gonna be asymmetrical, so it is a valid question.

Yes, he should definitely recapture the air. We are running out of it. It is a premium now.

gajagfan · 04-20-2016, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by MCSarge

Wow that went sideways quick

So I take it any catch can comments have no place in this thread either?

Ragnar · 04-20-2016, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by gajagfan

So I take it any catch can comments have no place in this thread either?

Catch cans are always welcome!!!!!

Some of ya'll are as touchy as the Ecoboom vrs V8 folks. Now, play nice in the sandbox or

1Coopgt · 04-20-2016, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by maddoggyusa

might want to re-use the air save a few cents

snarky · 04-20-2016, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jrhagen

Shouldn't matter on a V-6.

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Originally Posted by maddoggyusa

might want to re-use the air save a few cents

Rock-It Man · 04-20-2016, 05:50 PM

Well of course you have to rebalance, plus make sure your tire is neither directional not asymmetrical.

Directional: tire must rotate in the indicated direction.

Asymmetrical: tire has an inside and an outside.

Some tires are asymmetrical but NOT directional. Example: P-Zero summer tire on SS can be switched from side to side without remounting.

Some tires are directional but symmetrical (no inside or outside) like the BF Goodrich Comp-2 tires I just put on my SS. Thee is no difference between right side and left side tires, but tire must be remounted when switching sides.

Some tires are directional AND asymmetrical.

davepnw · 04-20-2016, 06:31 PM

10,000 comedians out of work and these trolls think they are funny.

davepnw · 04-20-2016, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by memphisrider

ITS ALL IN GOOD FUN AND FUNNY UNTIL SOMEONE CALLS HIM OUT AND SOBERS UP THE MOOD. I THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY TOO!

Because you have a V-8?

deweyg63 · 04-20-2016, 06:50 PM

Lmao.....good stuff!

04-20-2016, 01:51 PM	#16
MCSarge USMC 1980-1990 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: MI Posts: 478	Wow that went sideways quick __________________ USMC 1980-1990 My other toys are Harleys

04-20-2016, 03:44 PM	#18
Mels RS Drives: 2015 2LT/RS Vert Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Dallas Area Posts: 300	I don't think anyone has mentioned that many of these tires have assymmetrical tread. My tires are marked "This Side Out". __________________ Mel 2015 2LT/RS 'Vert, RRM/Blk Designated Airworthiness Inspector; specializing in Amateur-Built and Light-Sport Aircraft. USAF Vet. <n168tx(at)flytx.net>

04-20-2016, 04:21 PM	#20
memphisrider Drives: 2014 Chevy Camaro 2SS/1LE Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 30 View My Garage	Not all the tires available for these vehicles are gonna be asymmetrical, so it is a valid question. Yes, he should definitely recapture the air. We are running out of it. It is a premium now. __________________ 2014 Chevy Camaro 2SS/1LE K&N CAI, Magnaflow cat-back exhaust.

04-20-2016, 04:13 PM	#19
maddoggyusa Drives: 2013 Camaro Dusk 2SS/6 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,586	might want to re-use the air save a few cents

04-20-2016, 05:50 PM	#25
Rock-It Man 376 cubic inches of fun Drives: 2023 Camaro ZL1 A10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MA Posts: 4,027 View My Garage	Well of course you have to rebalance, plus make sure your tire is neither directional not asymmetrical. Directional: tire must rotate in the indicated direction. Asymmetrical: tire has an inside and an outside. Some tires are asymmetrical but NOT directional. Example: P-Zero summer tire on SS can be switched from side to side without remounting. Some tires are directional but symmetrical (no inside or outside) like the BF Goodrich Comp-2 tires I just put on my SS. Thee is no difference between right side and left side tires, but tire must be remounted when switching sides. Some tires are directional AND asymmetrical.

04-20-2016, 06:31 PM	#26
davepnw Drives: 2010 2LT, switchblade silver Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Oregon Posts: 102	10,000 comedians out of work and these trolls think they are funny.

04-20-2016, 06:50 PM	#28
deweyg63 Drives: 2011 2SS/RS 500+ h.p. monster Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Charleston IL Posts: 272	Lmao.....good stuff!