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Show Which Wheel Shall Have New Tire Is Question A question often asked by motorists motor-ists has to do with the placing of tires to receive the greatest mileage and service from them. There Is some little lit-tle difference of opinion among tire users as to whether the two best tires should he placed on the front wheels or on the rear. One group claims that the best (Ires should be on the front, to eliminate or minimize the danger of losing control of the car In case of a blowout while traveling at a high rate of speed. Experience proves that the danger from this source Is negligible and Is in every case the fault of the driver in losing bis bead. Efficient operation of a car requires good traction and for this reason the best tires should be on the rear wheels. The tires that are more worn should be on the front wheels. In the case of a new or practically rew spare tire this should be used in the following manner: At the end of several thousand miles of driving examine ex-amine the rear tires and select the one that shows the most wear and remove it, replacing it with the spare. Repeat this operation. On new cars where usually there are five new tires they may remain In their original positions until several thousand miles have elapsed, then the front tires should be put on the rear wheels and vice versa. The fifth new tire should have Its regular turn on the car. In changing tires around on the car, the motorist should be certain that the air pressure in one tire corresponds with that in the same tire ou the other wheel. |