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tyre rotation
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 5:54 pm
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
)
cheers
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 6:03 pm
by RV80
i just go front to back same side
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 6:06 pm
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.
J Top
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:07 pm
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.
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:38 pm
by Ric
the rear left will wear the most because of roundabouts.. i always rotate diagonally..
Ric
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:40 pm
by RB zook
Ric wrote:the rear left will wear the most because of roundabouts.. i always rotate diagonally..
Ric
the front left wears the quickest
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:49 pm
by TUFFRANGIE
The front tyres should go to the opposite corner on the back and the back should move straight forward
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 11:43 pm
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.
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 12:36 am
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.
sure the lug nuts were done up enough?
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 2:30 pm
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.
sam
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 7:20 pm
by Rainbow Warrior
Ric wrote:the rear left will wear the most because of roundabouts.. i always rotate diagonally..
Ric
Hmm, a side effect caused by having the rear right tyre off the ground I suppose
