Milford News | 1928-08-31 | Page 8 | Shift Wornout Tires to Front Wheels of Auto

Shift Wornout Tires to Front Wheels of Auto It has been pretty definitely established estab-lished that the rear right tire is tha first to wear out, the rear left next, the front right next and the front left last of all. As a result, practice has become almost al-most general to shift the wornout tires to tlie front wheels with the idea of evening up the wear. This, however, Is dangerous. When a worn tire blows out on a rear wheel, while the car is traveling at a high rate of speed, the driver still has enough control of the front wheels to guide the car safely out of a dangerous danger-ous skid. When, however, a front tire lets go, and the car is moving fast, there is almo: t nothing the driver can do. The steering is thrown out of his control, the car Is forced Into a serious skid and there Is great possibility of injuries in-juries to all In the car. Bather leave a worn out tire on a rear wheel, even though It will wear down so much faster, than risk the dangers that go with changing it to the front. For greater safety, however, how-ever, a tire that shows the first mark of a tread worn down to the fabric should be taken oil and used only as a spare. Even as a spare, It should be in use only long enough to get a good replacement.