2007-01-17 20:23:05 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Each tire on a car has different stresses on it. If you have a front wheel drive car, the front wheels do the pulling and the steering as well as some of the braking.
If it is a rear wheel drive the front tires do not have the stress of moving the vehicle only the back ones do that.
by rotating the tires, you change which part of the tire is subjected to stress and wear there by extending the life of the tires.
Example: The front tires in front wheel drive do the steering, pulling and stopping. By moving them to the rear, they get to coast along while the front tires that USED to be on the back have to do all that work now. By changing the area of the tire that gets subjected to wear, you can add about 15%-20% to the number of miles the tires will be safe to drive on.
I know, I have been rotating tires on my cars since 1983.
2007-01-17 20:41:35 · answer #1 · answered by mindbender - seeker of truth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rotation of Your tires is so that they "wear-out" properly.
As most vehicles have more of their weight over the front tires and are the primary "drive wheels" they will wear sooner than the rear, so by rotating, you are getting the most use "mileage" out of your tires... i think you should have them rotated every 6,000 miles-
You should also have them "balanced" has the same affect for your tires and "smooths" out all that vibration when on the freeway-which is nice!
Just do it..Best wishes
"/JOe
2007-01-17 20:35:29 · answer #2 · answered by "/ J()€ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. To Even Out Wear Patterns on tires.
2. To prevent radial tires from "SETTING" therefore causing a
Pull in one direction or the other even after rotation.
3. SAVES MONEY by making your tires last longer.
4. Better Grip.
EVEN MORE IMPORTANT: CHECK AIR PRESSURE.
2007-01-17 20:38:01 · answer #3 · answered by Roger H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont see any advantage of rotating tires and I dont do it. Your tire wears its own pattern on every axel, so changing to a different axel causes the tire to wear different because it is on a different axel it just came from, it has to "wear in" to the new pattern, so rotating actuallty wears the tires faster, its nothing but a gimmick and isnt needed. Your tires dont last longer, they wear faster.
2007-01-17 21:51:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You use your front tires more for braking, regardless of if you have front or rear wheel drive.
If you have front wheel drive, you're naturally having more wear on your front tires. The same goes for rear wheel.
It's just a good idea to keep the wear even, so you don't need to buy two new front tires before your back ones wear out.
2007-01-17 20:29:15 · answer #5 · answered by STINEY 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
first ...this need not be done if you do alignment of the tires regularly and also balancing of the tires .
people who do this ...do so when they find uneven tire wear out between the front and rear tires .When find that the outer side of eg the rear left tire is worn out...then you rotate it to the front right side ...and so on ....but all said and done .....just check the alignment and balance the tires regularly
2007-01-17 21:23:57 · answer #6 · answered by krishna m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So that all four tires end up wearing equally is one reason that I know of. I know that people who do it have their tires last longer.
2007-01-17 20:30:31 · answer #7 · answered by Mountain Bear 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It evenly distributes the wear and tear on tires.
2007-01-17 20:35:22 · answer #8 · answered by eskew_obfuscation 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to keep equal (or as close as possible) wear on all four tires. HOW ABOUT THAT...short ,sweet and to the point.
2007-01-18 06:24:43 · answer #9 · answered by michael k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so the tires wear evenly
2007-01-17 20:36:09 · answer #10 · answered by eddie mac 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋