Falken Rotation Wear Indicators

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03-01-2008, 11:45 AM

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Falken Rotation Wear Indicators

Does anybody know what these are on the 912's? What indicates its time for rotation?

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03-01-2008, 11:49 AM

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Odd. I've never heard of a tire having rotation indicators...I'll try and find out.

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03-01-2008, 01:59 PM

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Does anybody know what these are on the 912's? What indicates its time for rotation?

I didn't know the tires had that feature but they do called Rotation Wear Indicators. I think they may be little holes on the treads that allow for when you can rotate tires.

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http://www.falkentire.com/main_flash8_SPLIT_2.swf

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5980668.html

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03-01-2008, 02:10 PM

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I wonder how you know when to rotate them. Do the holes disappear and reappear etc...?

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03-01-2008, 04:56 PM

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I wonder how you know when to rotate them. Do the holes disappear and reappear etc...?

There might be a few holes at various depths, one set wears then down to the next level when the next rotation comes up, not as deep as tire wear indicators- then change the whole tire.

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