Thread: tyre rotation

I think the front move to opposing back and the back move directly forward to the front. You choose where you add in the spare, I'd choose the back.

I have 2 spares and just go spare->rear->front->spare on each side do this about every 6 months - I ony do about 9,000km a year. This way I get even ware on the tyres and they all get replaced at once.

I maintain that it is important to cross the front tyres over to opposing back positions

Last time I looked it up for Defender it was spare to left front, lf to lr, rf to rr, and lr to lf, rr to rf.

Cheers
Simon

Originally Posted by abaddonxi

Last time I looked it up for Defender it was spare to left front, lf to lr, rf to rr, and lr to lf, rr to rf.

Cheers
Simon

You are nearly as bad as Uncle Ho,,,
how do you remember this stuff?

That doesn't make sense as the front tyres need opposing changes to even wear from their inners and outers. I'll keep at it the way I learned, but am interested if it really is recommended that way.

Well, I went through my pdf manual, and the paper owners manual and couldn't find a thing.

Pretty sure that being fixed axle and all that a Defender that is mechanically right should wear evenly across the face of the tyre.

I'm sure a more authoritative voice will chip in any moment.

Don't ya hate it when you can't find where you know something from?



Cheers
Simon

If you weren't already confused.

From RAVE section 74, page 2.

NOTE: DO NOT attempt to interchange
tyres, e.g. from front to rear, as tyre wear
produces characteristic patterns
depending on their position. If tyre position is
changed after wear has occured, the performance
of the tyre will be adversely affected.

Cheers
Simon