Gentleman,

What are yall thoughts on tire rotations? I have not done one on my truck, but I have heard from some it helps the longevity of the tire...others I have heard it does not make any difference....any input? I bought my truck with 103,xxx and it now has 121,xxx, tires all have equal tread on them.

Cheers,

 

On the truck you don't have much choices. Front tires always wear out unevenly, so you better rotate them to the rear at some point.
On the cars I don't do rotation, unless something happens.

 

I rotate my tires religiously. They are all worn perfectly even.

 

The Owner's Manual says every 5000 miles. That's every oil change for me.

The book says rears go straight to the front, fronts cross sides and go to the rear. However, my tire shop just does front to rear and never changes sides.

It's easier to do the rotations every 5000 miles when the tire shop does them for free, with a free suspension, steering component and brake check.

Dad used to never rotate his tires and he had terrible tire wear. The rears would wear off long before the fronts. Mine wear very evenly.

 

The front to rear (same side) rotation was absolutely necessary with early radials. Now you can again cross rotate without a problem. Personally I still do the same side rotation keeping the initial direction the same throughout the life of the tire. JMO

 

The main reason some car manufacturers advise against the rotation is that rotated tires need a break-in for new position. Meaning in the mean time the vehicle can have poor traction.
DRIVE CAREFULLY for few hundreds miles after each rotation.