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Old Jul 6, 2004 | 02:16 PM
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Default What does flipping the front tires around do?

In everyones signatures they talk about reversing the front tires, what does it do?
 
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Old Jul 6, 2004 | 02:51 PM
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Default What does flipping the front tires around do?

The rims have a offset so when you flip them they stick out . This make the Front wider and more stable
You may have to plug the Valve stem hole and drill a new one on the out side .
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Old Jul 6, 2004 | 06:21 PM
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Default What does flipping the front tires around do?

It makes the track wider on the front end but it causes a heap of problems as well.

Brake discs are more exposed, bearings wear out faster, steering becomes twitchy and if you crank the bars its harder to turn straight again. You also put more strain on your tie rods which are usually pretty weak to begin with.

But your front end will be wider. If you have the back wider, then the steering will get better but the other problems will still remain.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2004 | 07:49 PM
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Default What does flipping the front tires around do?

it also increases bump steer and makes the shocks bottom out easier.
 
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 01:08 AM
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Default What does flipping the front tires around do?

i dont see how it will make the shocks bottom easier, but i tried turnin the fronts around, and it puts too much stress on the spindle. never had a problem with ne thing else, cept the valve stem.
 
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 11:09 PM
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Default What does flipping the front tires around do?

wideining the fronts add a little more leverage to the front end, but if you set ur preload 1 or 2 settings stiffer, that would solve it
 
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Old Aug 5, 2004 | 02:06 AM
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Default What does flipping the front tires around do?

You will hit trees if you ride trail that other people dont. You will bend tie rods ever or every other time you go out and cost you money for tie rods and bent rims. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img] I have bent 3 sets of tie rods in the last 4 weeks. Today I put my wheels back to stock.
 
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