I think only if the the tires are directional tires. i.e., the tires on a vette. I follow the manual and no problems w/ my other cars. I haven't hit 4k yet and I got it March 18, 2004Marcus GT said:
I think only if the the tires are directional tires. i.e., the tires on a vette. I follow the manual and no problems w/ my other cars. I haven't hit 4k yet and I got it March 18, 2004Marcus GT said:I am at the 5000 mile mark and was looking at the rotation schedule for the tires. The manual says to rotate the tires right rear to right front, right front to left rear, left rear to left front, left front to right rear. In the past, I have heard to never change the rotation direction of radial tires. ie right to left, left to right. Have the tire manufacturers changed the design of tires where it no longer matters?
Thanks.
Lol, thanks. It pretty much got answered already tho. But I'll add a little.hogpowr said:maybe you schould pm stoenr, i have heard he is in the tire business.
...and my back tires rotate way more than the fronts!! :laughlittbobrickert said:I thought that my tires rotated every time i moved it.....:happyhapp :happyhapp
You have never heard of rotating tires? :shocked: That is in car care 101.005 GT said:Whats this????????? We're suppose to rotate the tires? oh no....now i have something new to worry about. Will it ever end????????? :happyhapp
Watch out for the guy who jams the impact gun into wheel face while reaching to p/u the lug nuts strewn around. F- dopes did this to my BBS wheels and Trailblazer wheels, both times this happened at the respective dealer.pcfrisch said:You have never heard of rotating tires? :shocked: That is in car care 101.
There are some tire places that will do it for free, Discount Tire is one.
At least he used the gun. 15 years ago I bought tires for my 66 MusGT coupe at PepBoys, don't ask me why $$, anyway on the drive home the car felt.....wobbly??? WTF dam bastards only finger tightened the lugs, most were 1/2 turn from coming off. Could have killed me. Wanted to piss in the guy’s coffee. Dam bastards!!! :sterb: :sterb: :sterb: :sterb: :sterb: :sterb: :sterb: :sterb: :sterb: :sterb: :sterb: :sterb: :sterb: :sterb: :sterb:sonny1213 said:Watch out for the guy who jams the impact gun into wheel face while reaching to p/u the lug nuts strewn around. F- dopes did this to my BBS wheels and Trailblazer wheels, both times this happened at the respective dealer.
You got that right mach_73. Silly me. :kooky:mach_73 said:Be careful of high flying humor, it will sail over some heads and bullseye others.:laughlitt
Once they are balanced, it should not matter which axle you move them to. You can do it yourself, but it would take awhile. Like I said before, some places will do it for little or no charge. But like the previous posts have said, you have to be carefull. I guess the best place would be the dealer, but they may charge$$.scramblr said:Excuse the basic question here...but I have a basic mind. :happyhapp Anyway, I've always had tires rotated at a shop. Is that the smart thing to do so the tires can get balanced? Or can it be done at home and if you feel the tires unbalanced when driving, then take it in for balancing? Appreciate the info...
Once you do business with them, (disconunt tire) they will rotate tires and fix flats free, at least they have with me.Marcus GT said:I buy replacement tires from Discount Tires and they rotate them for free. The problem I have is that the closest one is 30 minutes away so they are kind of out of the way. Since Marcus is new, Discount wont rotate them for free. My dealer sent me a coupon for a tire rotation for $9.99 and they are 30 minutes away also. I figured I could do it in less time and hope that nothing get scratched or dented. Just part of my OCD. :laughlitt
I'm in Germany...Nothing's free, they'd tax the air if they could. So since my tires are balanced from the factory then at 5K I should just be able to do it at home on my own. Cool, thanks for the input.:waveypcfrisch said:Once they are balanced, it should not matter which axle you move them to. You can do it yourself, but it would take awhile. Like I said before, some places will do it for little or no charge. But like the previous posts have said, you have to be carefull. I guess the best place would be the dealer, but they may charge$$.