Hello all, Do you guys rotate your tires on the duallys, if so and how?? I had mine done before a big trip recently tire shop was busy and the guy said he would just cross rotate (left to right) i was under the impression this was always a no no but he assured me that it was fine. Now since the tires are rotated and only after the rotation, i have a pull to the left. Have i screwed the pooch letting him rotate that way instead of dismounting. There is no way its out of alignment, when i drove the truck to the shop it was fine when i left it was pulling, the pulling has gotten less with drive time on the tires but i cant get this feeling out of my head that i shouldnt have let them do it, and hope it hasnt damaged the tires. Any input is appreciated.
Pat

 

I am on my second dually and have never rotated the tires. When they wear, get new tires.

 

How miles did you have on the tires when you rotated?

 

Thanks for the input!!!! Did you ever have cupping or noise issues??

 

About 20k.....getting the feeling i should have left it alone!!??!!??!! Guess that the old school in me....

 

Yes leave them alone at mileage. The tires have developed a set in them...it will come out.

On on my Dually I rotate the front 2 at 3000 & 7000 miles and generally never again and I get great life out of them.

 

I wondered about the set in them, it still has a slight pull left after about 1800 miles.....would it benefit me to switch the fronts back too there original side or would i be starting all over again ????? do these tires on the 450 fronts (stock so far) cup and get noisy ???????

 

If it’s still pulling then go back, got nothing to lose.

i would would leave the rears alone at this time.

cupping generally comes from a bad or weak shock.

Those tires tires should give good miles and service for you..

 

IMO, swapping left to right is a good idea, especially the fronts, and especially when new with more tread.

 

....the only problem i have is i hate the pull left its slight but if you add that with the right crown in the road its bothersome....to me!!!! lol

 

No, I did not!

 

From the Ford '17 / '18 / '19 Super Duty Owner's Manuals:

 

Thanks...never thought of looking in the manual duh!!! guess i havent ruined anything, but i will be switching the fronts back too see if the pull goes away>

 

Another reminder from the Owner's Manual:

On vehicles equipped with dual rear wheels, retighten the wheel lug nuts to the specified torque at 100 miles (160 kilometers), and again at 500 miles (800 kilometers) of new vehicle operation and after any wheel disturbance (such as tire rotation, changing a flat tire, wheel removal).


Also...

If your vehicle seems to pull to one side when you’re driving, the wheels may be out of alignment. Have an authorized dealer check the wheel alignment periodically.

 

I do my dually the same as I did on the big rigs, leave the drive tires alone, swap the steer tires side to side @7500 miles (big rigs I did @ 10000).
On my ‘16 F350 I could have laid a straight edge across them yet @ 50,000 mi. And they had probably another 20,000 left in them when I traded.