I recently brought my car to the dealership for it's regualr warranty service. They told me that my front two tires were a little worn down and they needed to be replaced. The dealership offered to replace them for a hefty fee of $330 for two tires! I kindly declined. I did the ol' tread to the penny trick, and my tread is still good. So do you guys think I just should have the front two tires move to the back. And have my back tires moved to the front? I have no problem with finding cheap tires to replace it, but I just wanted to know if rotating them would just be better than replacing them.
2007-05-31 15:09:01 · 12 answers · asked by Windowguy19 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
First off you should have your tires rotated on a regular basis, ~7K miles.
Is the wear even, could be you need an alignment.
Take you car to a tire store for a second opinion. Assuming you have an annual state required safety inspection you won't pass with bad tires.
Some dealers have earned the nickname stealer's. They could be trying to gouge you.
I recently got 4 tires from my dealer, I called around before I gave them the okay to install them, they were only slightly higher for the same tire from NTB.
2007-05-31 15:16:56 · answer #1 · answered by Fester Frump 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First thing that you need is a tread depth Gage. Find out what the minimum tread depth is, and keep a check on those tires. Rotating them is not a bad idea.
If you ever need an alignment, move the front tires to the back, and the rear tires up front, provided, the rear tires still have legal tread depth. The reason is that once a wear pattern begins on the front tires, the tires will continue to wear that way. Putting them on the rear will cause them to wear evenly.
2007-05-31 22:42:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chances are, the guys in the dealership shop measured the tread and based their recommendation on how often they see your car. Based on the wear they saw, they calculated that the tread will be worn below acceptable levels before they see your car again, so they recommended new tires. Their price was a hefty dealership price, you're right. You can rotate the tires, but you still need to watch those tires and monitor tread wear. Make sure also that the tread thickness is uniform across the tire--they could be responding to uneven tread wear they observed as well.
2007-05-31 22:21:07 · answer #3 · answered by nickdmd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you have the right idea, make sure they are not dry rotted and cracking, if they are they could separate regardless of how much tread is left. Put the good ones on the front as they will take more abuse. I always try to get the most out of my tires.. Oh yeah, and keep the speed to a reasonable pace on the highways with old tires...
2007-05-31 22:14:07 · answer #4 · answered by BillBobThornton 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your back tires are good,then just rotate them,you will get better wear,if you rotate them.good for you for turning the guy down.if your front tires are still good,then just put the 2 best tires on the front(if its a front wheel drive),the front is where your pulling power is at,and its where you need the 2 best tires at.when you rotate them,keep them on the same side,like right front goes on right rear and left front goes on left rear.you have to do that on radial tires,because if you dont,then it will change the wear pattern and it will steer funny.
2007-05-31 22:26:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
tires have wear bars, you can check them to see if you have to replace them or, in case the still have some thread, you might want to rotate them, check the point 3 of the linked resource, there's an image of what you should be looking for
2007-06-02 10:13:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should rotate it if your rear tires are in better condition. That way you can replace all 4 in the future.
2007-05-31 22:13:03 · answer #7 · answered by ZICO 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you have enough tread left, and there are no bald spots, or cords showing, then yes, I would just rotate them, front right to rear left, left front to rear right, and you will have plenty more miles before you need new tires.
2007-05-31 22:12:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
get new back tires. then just wait till the front onces ware out to buy new ones but i would just replace then all right away to not worry about it and get over with it because your going to have to buy new tires sometime. better to start on new tries then have to worry about old ones. goood luck!
2007-05-31 22:14:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
rotating your tires in not better than replacing them.
dealerships recommend tires if they think is unsafe to drive
to avoid courts if accident occurs.
2007-05-31 22:13:41 · answer #10 · answered by batterybackup 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋