Radial Tires
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Radial Tires
What is the real truth about cross rotating radial tires. I new a guy once that cross rotated his radials and they all blew out. He was told that the steel bands stretch and when placed in reverse they break. Now my new car manuals show the tires being cross rotated but the Haynes repair manuals say DONT cross rotate, front to back only. Whats the deal?
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Front to back is what I've heard and done. Since many vehicles don't have a rotatable spare, that works about as good as anything.
As for blowing out or belts stretching, I doubt it. Probably just a coincidence. The belts flex obviously, but if they were to stretch, the tire would come apart.
Would Goodyear or Michelin publish this:
Tire Rotation | Goodyear Tires
Tire Rotation
--if there were any risk to rotating tires from one side to the other?
Nothing to worry about.
As for blowing out or belts stretching, I doubt it. Probably just a coincidence. The belts flex obviously, but if they were to stretch, the tire would come apart.
Would Goodyear or Michelin publish this:
Tire Rotation | Goodyear Tires
Tire Rotation
--if there were any risk to rotating tires from one side to the other?
Nothing to worry about.
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I have seen them first hand explode from cross rotating. Bands that stretch can explode. I had a car in the hot garage, had been sitting in there for a month in the summer, rolled it out into the back yard (grass), a cool rain came thru and 2 of the tires exploded. Sounded like a german 88 going off. Steel chords and rubber were all over the yard.
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I doubt rotating was the issue.
How old were the tires? What brand? What history? Repairs? Other damage?
If cross rotating tires made them explode, well now both Goodyear and Michelin would be sued out of business by now don'tchya think?
Along with Toyo:
http://toyotires.com/tires-101/maintenance
BF Goodrich:
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/tires...-rotation.page
Firestone:
http://www.tiresafety.com/maint/maint_content.asp
Ditto Nitto, Cooper, Kumho....
How old were the tires? What brand? What history? Repairs? Other damage?
If cross rotating tires made them explode, well now both Goodyear and Michelin would be sued out of business by now don'tchya think?
Along with Toyo:
http://toyotires.com/tires-101/maintenance
BF Goodrich:
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/tires...-rotation.page
Firestone:
http://www.tiresafety.com/maint/maint_content.asp
Ditto Nitto, Cooper, Kumho....
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As you can tell from forums like these, Tire Rotation - SHOForum people are still split on how to rotate. Haynes and Chiltons show front to back but I believe their info is old. The manufacturers are using new materials like aramid/ kevlar so I assume you can cross rotate them. I drive a vette with directional tires so its not a question, just want to keep up with the times.
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