Thread: Rotating tyres

I rotate a couple of weeks before each 12000k service/healthecheck. I go anticlockwise no reason for this clockwies or anticlockwise it doesn't matter. I do before the service so that if the steering wheel is misaligned or the the car drifts one way or the other I can get an alignment done when serviced. Have only needed one alignment thru 3 rotations. 5 tyres are evenly worn now or just about. However mechanic who did the alignment said best to rotate diagonally but I had already started.
Now just about worn out OEM Goodyears wondering what to put on next. As I have a set of 17" BFG KM2 for bush really want a good road tyre other than the originals.

As said earlier, with diagonal rotations it can cause ply seperations. This is also the reason you never see Recaps on the steer of trucks & rarely see them on hwy. trucks anymore as the belts are an unknown quantity. The only Tyres that can be rotated diagonally are cross ply's, Radial tyres cannot.

Originally Posted by Glynhouse

No point in not including the spare in a rotation, my last vehicle I did a 4 tyre rotation, when I put the 3rd set on, first rotation I decided the spare could do with a run, 5.5 years and never been on the road, guess which tyre had a tread separation 1500klms later ?
I believe that it is recomened not to run a tyre more than 6 years old wether it has been on the ground or not ! Certainly my D3 owners manual recommends not to have a tyre on after this period.
I am at present arguing with the dealer that issued the roadworthy for the D3 I have just bought, they sold it new and have done all the work, bought with 4 new tyres on the road, guess how old the spare is ? 6.5 years on the tyre date. The original unused spare !
I am claiming it should have been un-roadworthy as the LR manual suggests the tyre is out of date and should not be used.

Not holding my breath.

DD

As above

Spare must be put into the rotation in any constant 4WD vehicle, we have 2 spares, these are incorperated into the rotation.

Baz.

Originally Posted by Recy Mech

That was the case, now I believe that all tyres now aren't steel belted. It's all cross-ply 'space age' kinda materials so you can cross over tyres left to right. For what its worth I just keep it front and back.

I'm not sure about the whole tyre market, But I am certain Bridgestone still run steel belts. Continentals, I think, don't run steel belts....

Realisitcally, In my oppinion (whatever it is worth) If you check your tyre pressures cold once a week and have wheel alignments every designated distance (whatever you feel comfortable with) rotating the tyres becomes redundant.

Again, in my oppinion, rotating tyres just means that when you are up for new tyres, you'll be doing all four at a later date. Instead of the fronts earlier in comparison. Depending on the suspension design of the rear axle and many other variables.

Originally Posted by Landie333

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Realisitcally, In my oppinion (whatever it is worth) If you check your tyre pressures cold once a week and have wheel alignments every designated distance (whatever you feel comfortable with) rotating the tyres becomes redundant.

Again, in my oppinion, rotating tyres just means that when you are up for new tyres, you'll be doing all four at a later date. Instead of the fronts earlier in comparison. Depending on the suspension design of the rear axle and many other variables.

I don't know about the new D3/D4/RRs, however for any Landrover with an LT230, replacing the tyres one axle at a time will cause excessive wear to the centre diff.

Originally Posted by isuzurover

I don't know about the new D3/D4/RRs, however for any Landrover with an LT230, replacing the tyres one axle at a time will cause excessive wear to the centre diff.

You learn something new every day. I wasn't aware of that (but Land Rovers are new to me) It makes sense now I think about it....

Originally Posted by Landie333

You learn something new every day. I wasn't aware of that (but Land Rovers are new to me) It makes sense now I think about it....

The owners manual specifies that tyres should be within so-many mm of each other, for just this reason.

Regards
Max P

Originally Posted by Landie333

You learn something new every day. I wasn't aware of that (but Land Rovers are new to me) It makes sense now I think about it....

The same applies in general to any constant 4x4 vehicle. Tyres should be rotated regularly and replaced as a set.

As for swapping radials side-side (as was mentioned earlier), I have always done it, and never had a tyre fail as a result.