Tire mounting
 

As I get older I forget more. It seems to me the tires have a round dot on them. Is this supposed to be along side of the valve stem or opposite the valve stem? With a black wall tire, is there an inside & outside to the tire? Thanks.

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I just mounted a new blackwall the other day. My brother in law who is an old motorcycle buff told me the blue dot was to line up with the valve stem and mounts on the inside so you don't see it. Know what you mean about forgetting!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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http://www.tirebusiness.com/article/...rkings-serve-a

according to this, red is the color your interested in. and should line up with valve stem unless you have another low spot on the rim.

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You guys are confirming what I thought but I didn't want to put the new tires on until I had other opinions. Thanks.

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Buster T.:cool: "sez",
"They pay sumone to stamp DOTS here & there, just to CONFUSE us":D
Dogs' Trainer

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some of the dots have no consumer purpose and merely factory coding dots (could be day of week made, rubber batch used, shift made on etc)

After working in a factory for years the operators make all sorts of marks on parts for thier own sanity or record keeping.

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Normally the tire serial number faces the inside of the car, so the cleaner appearing sidewall can be seen.

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Kelseys Goodyear tire marks are NOT for balancing. They are factory manufacturing marks. Not sure of the other Model A tire manufacturers but I would assume giving the vehicle application they have no meaning also.

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and here I have been doing it wrong this whole time!!:D:D

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I don't understand why a dot would be a balancing mark. Is there really that much of a difference in the weight of the valve stem (minus the valve stem hole in the wheel) to make a balancing difference?

I've seen some new tires with dots (of all different colors)...some without...some with multiple dots on the same tire. Are they REALLY for balancing purposes?

I've Googled "dots on tires" and there are as many explanations for the dots as there are colors in the rainbow. I guess you can take your pick. ;)