Thread: Tyre Rotation

As per the illustration G, the front right going to the rear left, should you refit that tyre to keep the same direction?

I rotate my tyres every 5-8000 k's
I include both spares in my rotation.

don't think it is worth flipping the tyres on the rims to keep them in the same rotation direction is worth it.

unless you have directional tyres I guess

I'm no expert though

Buggered if I know how you fella's get over 100,000km out of a set of tyres, the most i've ever got is 55,000km on the Deefer and they were knackered at that.
They were fine for fast, dry road use with about 3mm of thread left but useless off road.

Oh, and I rotate them too, when I think of it

(probably every 10-15,000km)

You need to rotate muddies to get any life out of them anyway, they scallop out alternate lugs if left on the front for extended periods.

Originally Posted by rick130

Buggered if I know how you fella's get over 100,000km out of a set of tyres, the most i've ever got is 55,000km on the Deefer and they were knackered at that.
They were fine for fast, dry road use with about 3mm of thread left but useless off road.

Oh, and I rotate them too, when I think of it

(probably every 10-15,000km)

You need to rotate muddies to get any life out of them anyway, they scallop out alternate lugs if left on the front for extended periods.

I think the fellas who get in excess of 100,000k's out of tyres must spend a lot of time on the black ribbon.

Not like what you'd probably experience in the deep north of the Upper Hunter.

Originally Posted by rick130

Buggered if I know how you fella's get over 100,000km out of a set of tyres, the most i've ever got is 55,000km on the Deefer and they were knackered at that.
They were fine for fast, dry road use with about 3mm of thread left but useless off road.

Oh, and I rotate them too, when I think of it

(probably every 10-15,000km)

You need to rotate muddies to get any life out of them anyway, they scallop out alternate lugs if left on the front for extended periods.

I have found (after doing it 5 times in the past 5 years) that a big long road trip - like across the nullarbor, really hardens up tires and makes them wear slower.

That'd do it Ben.

It's heat and heat cycles that cure tyre rubber compounds, and on a long trip like that you are getting them hot and sustaining the temp in them for a while.

I rotate mine when I service her every 10,000km. I measure the depth on all five tyres. Put the best two on the front as that where the majority of braking occurs, the next best two on the rear, and the worst as the spare. Works well. I live in the land of the roundabout, so keeping your eye on yours tyres is essential.

I USUALLY rotate, BUT the last set of BFG MT 255/85's had NO rotation, and at almost 65K I reckon they were still good for 15K more when I fitted the new tyres and rims. I was careful to keep pressures correct front to rear and when loaded/ highway use I upped them to 48 rear and 40 front.


Just sayin'...

JC