Thread: Tyre rotation

the date of manufacture is on the tyre wall,,

and front to back only, I think,,

Originally Posted by BIG O

For a tyre dummy like me, what's the preferred way to rotate 4 tyres not including the spare which is not as wide and not the same. Front to rear or RR to LF and LR to RF? . I have what I think is pretty bad tyre hum for want of a better word. I don't run large knobby tyres and they were on the car when bought last year. They may be old not sure, cant find a receipt in the car, but 80% thread left. Maxxis 751 245x70x16.

Take it in for an alignment if it hasnt had one for a while, get the wheels balanced and ask them to rotate for you. $10-$15 each for a balance and $50 for an alignment will be money well spent.
Or as you say, diagonal front to rear is the way to do it.
Not a good idea to have wheels that vary more than 10mm in height either, transfer case will be doing more than it needs too.
Yes leave the spare where it is, or before the other tires wear down to much more replace the spare and rotate that through your road wheels.

Discos must be a bit quieter than Defenders. I can't hear my tyres above all the other noises.

Seriously though, I have Maxxis 751s on my Defender and have found them very quiet. I don't remember anyone else mentioning a hum from 751s.

There are some who say you shouldn't rotate radials side-side or diagonally, only front-back.

However, personally, I rotate my radials side-side and diagonally and have only ever had one tyre fail (other than due to a puncture) in 16 years and several vehicles.

I usually bring the rear tyres straight forward to the front (keeping the rotation direction the same) and put the fronts diagonally to the rear (changing the direction of rotation).

This will help flatten out any uneven shoulder wear the fronts might be developing.

Agreed, if you have directional tires diagonal front to rear is out.