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Flipping DOTs

Discussion in 'Tech' started by ChemGuy, Feb 12, 2019.

  1. ChemGuy

    ChemGuy Harden The F%@# Up!

    Been out a the game for a while....what's the current practice regarding flipping DOTs? I normally run Pirellis if that matters.

    Thanks
     
  2. drop

    drop Well-Known Member

    Dunlops absolutely can.

    The others I don't think are intended to but can be.
     
  3. Pneumatico Delle Vittorie

    Pneumatico Delle Vittorie Retired "Tire" Guy

    All m/c tire carcasses and tread piles are put on the tire in the direction of rotation during construction. And in some instances the actual tread rubber is done in the same method. Because of this flipping tires is not suggested.
     
  4. drop

    drop Well-Known Member

    Dunlops are built to.be flipped.
     
  5. ChemGuy

    ChemGuy Harden The F%@# Up!

    So basically like it was 5-10 years ago....dont flip them.

    But tons of people do and dont have tires exploding.

    and shit.
     
  6. FZ1guy

    FZ1guy Hey...watch this

    If you ride at Tally, you flip tires.
     
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  7. fastfreddie

    fastfreddie Midnight Oil Garage

    Flip 'em.
    If you see them starting to delaminate where the rubber is scarfed (overlapped)...
    stop flippin' 'em! :crackup:

    Why wouldn't anyone flip 'em?
    There could be direction-biased design elements in the construction of the carcass. (Tread patterns not withstanding.)
    The wear pattern could induce undesirable handling traits. Consider the shoulder of the flat spot now being a very thin contact patch while you're leaned hard, and on the gas! (Done that one enough times to not do it again.)

    Why would anyone flip 'em?
    The carcass design is directionally symmetrical.
    The wear pattern does not disrupt handling.
    You're a dumb, cheap bastard...not realizing the cost of error is always more expensive than doing it the right way. :D
     
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  8. TLR67

    TLR67 Well-Known Member

    Flip em....
     
  9. Greenhound386

    Greenhound386 Well-Known Member

    Flipped Pirelli DOTs all the time with no issues at a race-winning pace. My vendor (who I trust implicitly) said it wasn't an issue.
     
  10. ChemGuy

    ChemGuy Harden The F%@# Up!

    Thanks Guys. I figured but thought Id ask....You know what they say the only stupid question is the one MetalHead asks....
     
  11. KneeDragger_c69

    KneeDragger_c69 Well-Known Member

    What he said... ;)
     

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