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Post by morkz »

hey whats the best way to rotate tyres..

i.e. front right goes back left sort of thing? (this is only a guess i have no idea :roll: )


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Post by RV80 »

i just go front to back same side :)
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Post by J Top »

Radials should be treated as a directional tyre. The theory goes that you should never change the direction on a radial once you have done some[?]
miles on it. This has to do with both the tyre's adapting to direction and the tread wear affecting steering etc.
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Post by muppet_man67 »

this is true. I think I may have done this once when I was swapping back and fourth between muds and h/t. I got some pretty severe steereing shake between 65-75km/h by sheer accident I must have done it the original way the second time and guess what, the steering shake was gone.
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Post by Ric »

the rear left will wear the most because of roundabouts.. i always rotate diagonally..

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Post by RB zook »

Ric wrote:the rear left will wear the most because of roundabouts.. i always rotate diagonally..

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the front left wears the quickest
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Post by TUFFRANGIE »

The front tyres should go to the opposite corner on the back and the back should move straight forward
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Post by ISUZUROVER »

Ideally...

Radials should just be rotated front to back on the same side, never swapped sides.

Cross-plys should be used in a 5 wheel rotation where each tyre spends and equal amount of time in any position.

That said, I rotate my radials side-side as well as front-back and have never had a problem.
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Post by bad_religion_au »

muppet_man67 wrote:this is true. I think I may have done this once when I was swapping back and fourth between muds and h/t. I got some pretty severe steereing shake between 65-75km/h by sheer accident I must have done it the original way the second time and guess what, the steering shake was gone.


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Post by GeneralFubashi »

some say with constant rotation, radials can go side-to-side with no problems, but most people dont do it so often. The front left wears most on mine, i rotated front to back but wanted to roatate side, to side, so i had the tyres re-mounted on their rims OWL on the inside instaed of the outside, so they would be rotating the same direction. Worked great if you want to be sure.

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Post by Rainbow Warrior »

Ric wrote:the rear left will wear the most because of roundabouts.. i always rotate diagonally..

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Hmm, a side effect caused by having the rear right tyre off the ground I suppose :D
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