Hi every1,

whats the take on rotating the tires ? In which order ?
inner to outer ? left to right ? rear to front ?
like opinions ..
regards
gmd

G'Day Mate! The way I do it:
Fronts to the inner rear, inner rear to outer rear, outer rear to front and all changes swapping sides.
JP

Opinion , if you have it done it's not worth the Money /if you have shiney wheels it's a pain and really not worth the money / if you do it yourself it's good exercise / if your like me you never do it and just buy new ones when they are worn out. LOL

Opinion , if you have it done it's not worth the Money /if you have shiney wheels it's a pain and really not worth the money / if you do it yourself it's good exercise / if your like me you never do it and just buy new ones when they are worn out. LOL
Hmmmm, you buy new tires instead of rotating, you live in Vegas, and have 19.5 aluminum wheels on your truck...I think you have tooooo much money. Please send all excess cash to Indiana care of Heartbeat Hauler......:D
JP

Opinion , if you have it done it's not worth the Money /if you have shiney wheels it's a pain and really not worth the money / if you do it yourself it's good exercise / if your like me you never do it and just buy new ones when they are worn out. LOL

I do mostly Interstate driving...and, like you, I don't rotate. I just run them for 50 or 60K miles and replace. I do make sure the tire pressures are checked every week or two though. The only exception to this is the stock tires that came with my Dually. Goodyear Wrangler AT/S. They only lasted 20K and the steer tires started busting at the sidewall and ribs. I hated those tires. I'm running Michelins again...no problems.

The question boild down to:
Is it better to change running direction (left to right) ? or keep the
running direction (front to rear) .. ?

Is there any technical reason pro and con one or the other ?

And yes .. I can see that argument of being lazy or too much effort (expensive) .. I only have simulators .. so changing the wheels is not
really a problem .. just good execise ..

When I lived in Europe and drove high speed VR tires rotating them was recommended and increased mileage by 20% or so .. Now here in OZ I am having All Terain or worse (Mud Terrain) and lotsa gravel and corrugations ..
Rotating is usually recommended but why ? what is the technical reason.

I mean there are directional tires which you are supposed to run only in one direction .. thats pretty clear .. but what about non directional tires .. aren't they built to run in both directions ?

anybody have an idea ??

thanks
gmd

It is up to the individual as far as to rotate or not too. If you want to maximize the life of the tire, then you should rotate. I would recommend that you change the direction at least once in the life of the tire. Changing direction will stop a bad wear pattern if you have a tire that is wearing funny. I think the tires wear better if you change their direction at least once.
Obviously, a dually is more of a pain, especially if you have alum on the outside and steels on the inside. That makes it almost impossible. If you have to dismount the tires and change them on the rims, then I would agree that rotating probably doesn't cost out.

I have been in the tire business for 17 years, and seen a lot of tires on everything from the biggest Earthmover trucks to forklifts and everything in between.

I only have steel rims ...
I was thinking to rotate the rear inner to outer and the front left to right
so that gives me change in direction and is easy on the dually because you
only have to lift one rear side at a time ..

will see when I get tired of it :)) .. but I have a good compressor on board
and an impact wrench .. so not really a big deal ...

thanks
gmd

Just did my buddy's mason dump...we kept everything running the same direction...LF to RR outer/RF to LR outer/LR inner to LF/RR inner to RF/LR outer to RR inner/RR outer to LR inner...confusing for sure...having a lift made it much easier.

GMD pps
That is a good idea about changing the direction and put the fronts on the inside. Putting the tires on the back will also true them up and make them wear flat across the tread. It is a little hard to explain on here, but you are on the right track.

GMD pps
That is a good idea about changing the direction and put the fronts on the inside. Putting the tires on the back will also true them up and make them wear flat across the tread. It is a little hard to explain on here, but you are on the right track.


Exactly, the caster of the front tips the wheels while turning causing rounded edges on the front.. I wouldnt worry about the rear but the front need to be moved to the back sooner or later imho.. Also on our flatbed we actually have each block of tread wear in steps (if you can imagine that) so we end up moving them side to side to change direction too.. Sucks, we have drive and steers on the flatbed.. :(


Case in point about the rounded tires in front, look at ford vans and older pickups.. They run a chit load of caster and wear those edges down quickly.