What have you been doing today?

[Harry Bloomfield]

I got told by a tyre fitter that on FWD cars, the new tyres should go on the back. Is there any truth in that?

Front, is what I do, on a FWD. They wear faster on a FWD

 

[securespark]

Today, I are mostly been helping paper a ceiling.....

Mrs S decided to take off some polystyrene tiles in the in-laws utility room ceiling. R as F underneath (which is why they stuck them up in the first place, no doubt.....).

I can't climb ladders, so I'm pretty hopeless. I'm pasting lengths and folding them up, then Mrs S is asking for me to open it out. Then we are struggling with an opened our length of pasted paper, one of us on a ladder and the other on the floor.

I was trying to explain that it would be better to start with a folded up length, get the end well stuck on the ceiling, then unfold the length, smoothing it down as she went.

Hilarity ensued and we did not argue one bit. Honest, guv.

A fun day was had by all.

 

[Mottie]

I got told by a tyre fitter that on FWD cars, the new tyres should go on the back. Is there any truth in that?

The theory is that if you start losing grip and the worse tyres are on the front, the driver will feel the loss of grip and can make corrections. If they are fitted on the rear, by the time the driver realises they have lost grip, the rear is sliding out of control.

My knowledge is that the tyres on the rear of a fwd car just basically hang there and less wear takes place. I prefer the best tyres on the front as they are subject to more force through acceleration, braking and steering. I intend to get rid of this car in the near future so I’ve swapped them round to get the most out of all four tyres.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

My knowledge is that the tyres on the rear of a fwd car just basically hang there and less wear takes place. I prefer the best tyres on the front as they are subject to more force through acceleration, braking and steering. I intend to get rid of this car in the near future so I’ve swapped them round to get the most out of all four tyres.

Oversteer is better, easier to control, than understeer. Best grip at the front = oversteer.

 

[Munroast]

I got told by a tyre fitter that on FWD cars, the new tyres should go on the back. Is there any truth in that?

this is very important on vehicles without ABS. you don't want the rear wheels locking up when braking on a bend. With ABS I doubt it is all that important.

my old van don't have ABS and I always keep the better tyres on the back

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Oversteer is better, easier to control, than understeer. Best grip at the front = oversteer.

I would hazard that about 98% of the population would not know how to react/compensate in the event of either oversteer or understeer.

 

[Stivino]

The industry advice for some years now, is that the best tyres should always go on the rear, regardless of which is the driven axle.
If you buy two tyres at my local Costco, they insist that they go on the rear.
I rotate mine to try to keep the wear even.

 

[securespark]

this is very important on vehicles without ABS. you don't want the rear wheels locking up when braking on a bend. With ABS I doubt it is all that important.

Ah, that makes sense. It was the lads' car, which doesn't have ABS.
Must replace it with one that does.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I would hazard that about 98% of the population would not know how to react/compensate in the event of either oversteer or understeer.

and I would hazard a guess, that you are correct.

I used to, every time the first snow and ice arrived, take the car out on it, to get the feel for it again. I don't bother so much now, I don't do as much winter driving as I once used to, and we don't get the winters we used to.

 

[crystal ball]

Decided to cash in a frozen pension plan, been dithering for a while, but read a former work colleagues obituary, same age as me, that's two in a month from the class of 72 apprentice training school intake, probably upgrade the motorhome with the dosh

 

[Mottie]

Decided to cash in a frozen pension plan, been dithering for a while, but read a former work colleagues obituary, same age as me, that's two in a month from the class of 72 apprentice training school intake, probably upgrade the motorhome with the dosh

Spend it while you can - you can’t take it with you.

 

[crystal ball]

Spend it while you can - you can’t take it with you.

Trying to, looking for a MH with a garage big enough for two ebikes, like hens teeth, they are manufactured usually by European firms, but no dealers have any in stock

 

[Stivino]

I took all the stuff out of my car and went to pick up new new car. Now I'll have to find a place for it all or, maybe I should just take the opportunity to have a tidy car.

 

[chirpychippy]

I stopped smoking (on the 3rd attempt - 3 months, then 9 months) at around 44 years old and 12st. I’m now 65 and 17st.

My motivation wasn't my lungs, it was my thumb. Possibly accident prone or just a bit thick I stabbed myself in the web of skin between the forefinger and thumb, slicing through the thumb tendon. 12 weeks off work reduced to 9 if I stopped smoking.

Back to work after 9 and an ex smoker, possibly could of gone back after 9 and still been a smoker, who knows.

 

[Mottie]

More decorating in the lounge today. Lined the wall that I stripped off the other day, hung 4 lengths of PTW paper (a breeze!), enough to allow us to put the rad back on the wall. It was bloody heavy and I had just closed the valves, loosened the valve nuts, turned it 90° and left it connected. Painted both end walls of the lounge and painted the wooden fire surround - took 4 coats though. That’s enough for today, no point in plugging on late into the night and getting fed up with it!