Any ideas on a sidecar wheel and tire is the tire direction critical if using a new tire. I could see issues with a used tire and changing direction causing the tire to come apart, this happens in some car tires when the direction is reversed, also why It's not advisable to rotate a radial tire from side to side but back to front only The reason I ask is I'm using my old rear tire and am moving it to the sidecar wheel. Sidecar wheel will not be powered like a URAL 2WD.
No problem on using a sound rear tire and no problem regarding arrow direction when mounting.
Lonnie
The tire I moved was 50 to 60 percent and I maintained direction just in case, I could have got the year out of it but I choose to go with new tires. I also had to check and grease the splines which showed no wear but then 84,000 Km/ 50,000 miles over 30 years would just be broke in to a real rider in a year or two at the most. So with that there's my $40.00Cdn total sidecar wheel taken care of, now to the suspension, frames done.
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I think the directional arrow is important. When the arrow was pointing backwards on the sidecar tire originally mounted on my Dauntless M72D sidecar, the tire wore incredibly fast. Yes, there were some set-up issues, e.g., toe-in, but nonetheless, the tire should not have worn so terribly fast.
After replacing the tire, and having the same brand mounted with the directional arrow pointing in the direction of travel, this tire has virtually no wear after over 1000 miles. The previous tire was worn beyond the indicators at only approximately 2200 miles, which is ridiculous.
You had alignment issues. Try your next tire the other way now that you are aligned and you will have similar results as with this one if you use the same tire.
Lonnie
90 miles from Alaska as the crow flies, south of Terrace to the end of the road, Ill probable be the last one out so it will be my job to shoot out the lights or something like that.
rick07bonnie - 3/4/2010 12:43 PM
I think the directional arrow is important. When the arrow was pointing backwards on the sidecar tire originally mounted on my Dauntless M72D sidecar, the tire wore incredibly fast. Yes, there were some set-up issues, e.g., toe-in, but nonetheless, the tire should not have worn so terribly fast.
After replacing the tire, and having the same brand mounted with the directional arrow pointing in the direction of travel, this tire has virtually no wear after over 1000 miles. The previous tire was worn beyond the indicators at only approximately 2200 miles, which is ridiculous.
Like was mentioned a post or to earlier, Toe in error even a small one wears the tire very fast.
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Hack'n - 3/4/2010 4:13 PM
You had alignment issues. Try your next tire the other way now that you are aligned and you will have similar results as with this one if you use the same tire.
Lonnie
Pretty much feel that a sidecar tire ,unless an effective sidecar brake is in use, is pretty much just there to keep the sidecar off the ground.
my rig does not have a sidecar brake, and yes Claude, I agree. . .only there to keep the sidecar off the ground, and to give me some left-hander stability.
