or just pasing right-front to right-back and right-back to right-front and so on? and why I should do it that way?? :-)
2007-03-29 10:09:23 · 12 answers · asked by carlos thunder 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
These days, there may not be a simple answer for this, you can have directional tires or some cars have different tire sizes front to back, check the link below to find everything you could think of in terms of rotating your tires.
2007-03-29 10:17:44 · answer #1 · answered by cimra 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
IT depends on the tire . Some tires have directional tread and they can't go in an X pattern. If there is an arrow on your tires indicating a proper direction of rotation, than you can only move left front to left rear and right front to right rear.
If they are not directional, then you swap the fronts left to right and move them both to the back. then bring back tires straight to the front without swapping.
2007-03-29 10:14:28 · answer #2 · answered by Louis G 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bias ply tires (which are almost non-existent today), use the "X" pattern and work the spare into it.
Radial tires - front-to-rear, rear-to-front. Radial tires should not be rotated in an "X" pattern at all.
2007-03-29 10:43:26 · answer #3 · answered by Arthur O 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't do the X...Do like you stated in the second part of your question. If you X, you'll change the direction of rotation that the tire was originally subjected to. Thus doing the X, will reverse its rotation, possibly causing cord damage, and tire delam.
2007-03-29 10:13:02 · answer #4 · answered by Silverstang 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It all depends on who you ask! I'm from the old school and so we crossed like an X. Some of these new folks tell you front to back and vise versa! I geuss it's just a matter of personal choice as I have done them both ways and can't see any distinctive difference! As you can conclude from your answers which instruct you both ways! Personally, I would e-mail the tire manufacturer and go with their recommendation as they will be the one replacing the tire and making big decisions with your wallet!
2007-03-29 10:14:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Radial tires should be transfered front to rear so that the direction of rotation on the tires remains the same.
On Bias ply tires, it doesn't realy matter.
2007-03-29 10:13:13 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes you want the tire rotation to remain the same not to break the belts in the tire.
2007-03-29 10:12:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
To try and get even tire wear on all 4 tires.
Front wheel drive I believe is straight back and then x'd for the front.
df to dr
pf to pr
pr to df
dr to pf
2007-03-29 10:14:36 · answer #8 · answered by chefantwon 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
keep the tires on the same side...steel belts tend to get 'set' and it is not a good ideal to change the direction of rotation....
2007-03-29 10:13:48 · answer #9 · answered by MC 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Check your owners manual. It will tell you the best rotation method for your car and driving conditions.
2007-03-29 10:12:19 · answer #10 · answered by JohnnyQuest 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋