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O.T. tire rotation

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Slofr8

10-30-2003 07:55:32




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Hi, I realize this is off topic but is the sort of thing the people here seem to know about.
I live in northern Maine where snow and ice is a fairly anual event. (Hasn't missed yet in the 41 years I've been around!) I keep two sets of wheels and tires for my vehicals. Plain for summer and studed snow for winter. I heard a while back that belted radials should only be rotated front to back and not side to side as this would change the direction of rotation and break a belt in the tire. Sooo, I've been going driver front to driver rear and so on. Thing is, after a couple of seasons the studs on the winter tires get real worn on one side and lose a lot of bite. Changing sides each time would make them wear evenly. By doing this do I run a higher risk of breaking a belt in the tires? Thanks. Dan.

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grouch

10-30-2003 19:26:52




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 Re: O.T. tire rotation in reply to Slofr8, 10-30-2003 07:55:32  
I've been cross rotating for better than 15 years with no problem. I got 65,000 out of 2 different sets of mud grips. No snow or studded tires here though.



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kjm

10-30-2003 18:11:13




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 Re: O.T. tire rotation in reply to Slofr8, 10-30-2003 07:55:32  
While I agree with olblu,(been selling tires for 13 years) You can not cross rotate studed tires they will throw out the studs,but if the tires are cupped very badly I would do it any way.(nothing to loose) By the way,anybody who says you can`t cross tires has not read an owners manual in the last 15 years.



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oleblu

10-30-2003 17:22:50




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 Re: O.T. tire rotation in reply to Slofr8, 10-30-2003 07:55:32  
ALL tire manufacturers use the same rotation pattern. Cross the NON drive axle tires to the other end of the vehicle and move the DRIVE axle tires straight ahead or rearward, depending on the type of vehicle you have. On 4WD SUV's and pickups, cross the fronts to the rear and move the rears straight forward. IF you have directonal wheels or tires OR Different offsets or width wheels, you are out of luck. I've been in the tire business over 20 years and this is what WORKS. Turning a tire around won't make it separate, but it will help combat uneven wear. Good luck. oleblu

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Robert in W. Mi

10-30-2003 15:10:38




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 Re: O.T. tire rotation in reply to Slofr8, 10-30-2003 07:55:32  
About 15 years ago that was true, (rotate front to back) but since then, the mfg's have fixed that problem, and these days you can rotate radials anyway you want! Robert



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Frank M.

10-30-2003 19:10:54




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 Re: Re: O.T. tire rotation in reply to Robert in W. Mi, 10-30-2003 15:10:38  
I seem to remember That with studded tires you need to keep them going the same way, or they will throw the studs out. Some of you northern tire men help me out. Studs haven't been used here in Texas for about 20 years.



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