Is it bad to mount and remount tires for winter/summer?

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11-04-2002, 12:48 PM

veryfastS4

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Is it bad to mount and remount tires for winter/summer?

I am contemplating this cause I can't afford to have a third set of wheels.
I have my stock avus and a millie miglia spider wheels in 17"
After winter I would like to take off the tires and mount my S03 on the Millie Miglias. My stock wheels currently has beaten up Toyo T1S that I would like to replace with some R compound tires.

So is this advisable to mount and remount tires on set of wheels every year?

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11-04-2002, 12:54 PM

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Bad insofar as cost and potential scratching of wheels from mounting, but otherwise okay I think.

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11-04-2002, 01:09 PM

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multiple mounting/dismounting of tires weakens their sidewalls...

but we're only talking about a handful of mounts/dismounts here over the life of these tires (maybe 3 seasons that you'll get out of each), right? In that case it shouldn't be too bad, me thinks.