Those of you that are running asymmetrical front and rear tire sizes, do you rotate from side to side?
Thanks, Doug
Thanks, Doug
Asymmetrical Tire Size
- Thread starter DougE
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Nope
Somewhere I remember reading on BMWs that one should only rotate on one side; of course with assymmetric sizes that means no rotations.
Somewhere I remember reading on BMWs that one should only rotate on one side; of course with assymmetric sizes that means no rotations.
Bridgestone recommends rotating side to side on both my Porsche (w/ staggered sizes) and also recommended the same when they put the tires on my staggered rims at oktoberfest. tire manufacturing is much better than when our cars were originally built. some tires are made to be mounted in one direction (noting the outside). some tires specify the direction of rotation - so those can't be flipped from side to side.
John Buchtenkirch
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I’ve never heard a particularly convincing argument for rotating tires. It seems like a lot of effort just to make all your tires wear out at the same time. The places that offer 4 tires for the price of 3 usually don’t beat the Tire Rack anyway so I’ll just keep changing them 1 axle at a time as they wear out. ~ John Buchtenkirch
if you keep your car aligned properly and tires inflated correctly it helps a lot. front wheel drive cars, thank god i don't have any, wear the front shoulders unevenly and quickly ... rotation is important
My e24 Michelins were rotational so the mechanic had them moved to the opposite side of the same axle by remounting them 180 degrees first and using on tbe opposite side of the same axle.
Honolulu
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I have used old second=hand sets of tires (from a friend! on my 2002s!) and they all threw the tread sooner or later.
I think, at least for older tires, changing the direction of rotation is wrong, and the tires seem to take a "set" in one direction which they do not appreciate changing.
Others may have different experiences, but 3 of the last set of 4 second hand tires (from a friend! on my 2002!) threw the tread within a few months of each other.
I think, at least for older tires, changing the direction of rotation is wrong, and the tires seem to take a "set" in one direction which they do not appreciate changing.
Others may have different experiences, but 3 of the last set of 4 second hand tires (from a friend! on my 2002!) threw the tread within a few months of each other.