Tire rotation
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Tire rotation
This might sound stupid but what is the best pattern to rotate the tires? In my haynes manual it says front to back. In my Ford manual it says put the back straight to the front and move the front tires to the opposite rear tire. If any one is still with me at this point let me know which way is better or if it really even matters.
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follow whatever is in your owners manual. Generally for radials its front to rear no cross over, supposedly due to the ply's setting in for rotation and they will separate if run in reverse direction. Go to the tire manuf site of your particular brand and use their recommendations of like I said follow what is in your owners manual.
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I always cross the non-driving wheels. On my Ranger I move the rear tires to the front and cross the fronts before moving them to the rear. I rotate every other oil change. I do it the opposite on my wife's front wheel drive. I replaced my tires at 92,000 miles. I had another set that went 118,000 miles. I use Firestone tires. This method works for me.
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Originally posted by johare
I think I would rotate front to back and not change tires to a different side. That's my two cents!
I think I would rotate front to back and not change tires to a different side. That's my two cents!
do it exactley like the manual says to do it and make sure you adjust the air pressures per door sticker.
most new ford trucks are 30 psi front and 35 psi rear.
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LF goes to RR and RF goes to LR. Next time around front and back are swapped. Then I repeat the cross rotation, etc etc. I haven't heard of any separation problems in modern times but I did hear about it in the 70's and early 80's. Ask a distributor for your brand of shoes if separation is a concern to you.
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I would not presume to know better than the owners manual, or the manufacturer. But I can share some personal experience that may help you make your own decision:
How you rotate the tires very much depends on what type of tires they are.
There are both on road and off road (and hybrid) directional tires. They are to be rotated front to back and vice versa - kept on the some side of the vehicle in other words.
Non directional tires may be rotated F to R and S to S.
The same concept applies to what air pressure is "right" for your tires. It depends on what type of tires and what rim width (and the load of the vehicle and bla,bla,bla).
If unsure what is and is not safe, follow the labels/manual!!
HTH.
How you rotate the tires very much depends on what type of tires they are.
There are both on road and off road (and hybrid) directional tires. They are to be rotated front to back and vice versa - kept on the some side of the vehicle in other words.
Non directional tires may be rotated F to R and S to S.
The same concept applies to what air pressure is "right" for your tires. It depends on what type of tires and what rim width (and the load of the vehicle and bla,bla,bla).
If unsure what is and is not safe, follow the labels/manual!!
HTH.
