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Back when I was a tire salesman with Sears, largest retailer of tires in the world, they insisted that new tires be placed at the back. Their logic, which was tested in court many times, was that when you have a blowout you have a 3 legged stool. If the one leg is at the back then the two in the front have greater grip and the car wants to swap ends. If you have a blowout in the front you still have two legs at the back to stabalize the car and one good leg up front to continue steering with. The car may veer and swerve with a front blow out, but it won't try and swap ends like with a rear blowout. As with any emergency the tendency to want to brake in a blowout situation aggravivates the swap end tendency with a rear blowout.
As this goes against simplistic common wisdom, there were many customers who argued that the good tires should be on the steering end. Describing a car as a skidding stool help overcome this.
posted by 207.158.49...
Posts in this Thread:
- Which tire would you prefer for a blowout?, bRAD, Mon, 28 Apr 2003 05:50:09
- Re: Which tire would you prefer for a blowout?, JimBlake
, Wed, 30 Apr 2003 05:58:37 - My experiences:, Street, Tue, 29 Apr 2003 16:14:40
- Real world, 900SETinOR, Tue, 29 Apr 2003 11:51:35
- 3 legged stool example, Sears insists on front....., Mike Lynch
, Mon, 28 Apr 2003 17:25:05 <-- Viewing This Message - EITHER FRONT!, Richard Miller, Mon, 28 Apr 2003 13:07:54
- Interesting thing I heard on CarTalk..., JBinMD, Mon, 28 Apr 2003 09:50:58
- As printed in NINES, Stephen Goldberger, Mon, 28 Apr 2003 07:52:22
- Driving a friend's car..., Lutfisk, Mon, 28 Apr 2003 07:47:24
- Blowouts don't happen anymore. Unless....., Jimbo, Mon, 28 Apr 2003 07:28:29
- Spare in trunk :), Mattias.se, Mon, 28 Apr 2003 06:20:25
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