Do you rotate your tyres?
Discussion
Years ago I can remember helping my dad swap his tyres around on his cars. Don't hear of many people doing it now.
Do you rotate your tyres around? Is there any benefit from doing it? I can't help but think that it it will do is mean I need four tyres closure together rather than two?
Do you rotate your tyres around? Is there any benefit from doing it? I can't help but think that it it will do is mean I need four tyres closure together rather than two?
Yes I do, on the family car at least. Otherwise on a FWD shopping trolley the rears never wear out and you end up running ancient tyres or replacing them with loads of tread left.
It also means you replace all four tyres at once which means you can change brand/model of tyre without ever running a mismatch.
It also means you replace all four tyres at once which means you can change brand/model of tyre without ever running a mismatch.
The general recommendation is not too.
Front tyres wear to a more rounded profile, and if moved to the rear, they will have a lower grip until they wear into a rear tyre profile (flatter)
If you do choose to, you need to do it frequently, say every 3000 miles.
Last time I chose to, my local indy did it for a tenner.
Front tyres wear to a more rounded profile, and if moved to the rear, they will have a lower grip until they wear into a rear tyre profile (flatter)
If you do choose to, you need to do it frequently, say every 3000 miles.
Last time I chose to, my local indy did it for a tenner.
I've only done it in the situation where I had an fwd car that needed new rear tyres (due to odd standard geometry, not handbrake turns!) but the fronts still had plenty of wear left. So, new tyres on the front, less new tyres on the back.
Tyre place recommended against it, as do many on here. I would stress these had lots of tread left, I wouldn't have been doing that with 3mm tread!
I did it twice during my ownership of that car, only died once.
Tyre place recommended against it, as do many on here. I would stress these had lots of tread left, I wouldn't have been doing that with 3mm tread!
I did it twice during my ownership of that car, only died once.
Zarco said:
I do for the reason Kambites has explained above, although on a hot hatch. I'd rather change 4 at a time than have 2yr old tyres on the rear.
How would you get old tyres on the rear, new tyres should always go on the rear, which leaves part worn to be moved to rear, so why not do it anyway a keep a matched full setNo. Camber and toe settings are different front and rear so tyres will wear to different shapes front and rear. Swapping them over would then give less grip at both ends until they wear in to appropriate shape. Also wear rate would be faster while this occurs, reducing the overall life of the tyres.
Plate spinner said:
Zarco said:
kiethton said:
Nope - fronts are 16”, rear tyres are 17”, fronts are 205, rears are 225 and all are directional.
The Mrs’ car is also staggered (M135i) so no real point in doing so
Is this a joke? The Mrs’ car is also staggered (M135i) so no real point in doing so
My car has wheels which are both larger and wider than the front and tyres which are designed to perform rolling in one direction - can’t swap front/back or side to side?
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