Tyre rotation

RED PASSION

Tyre rotation is it worth bothering.

I have Continentals on my car, got 40,000 miles from the rears and 20,000 from the front, the car has done 40,000 miles so i have forked out on 6 tyres x €170 = €1020, I now have four brand new conti tyres on the car, if i rotate them this time say every x miles, how much will I save on next 40,000 miles with tyre rotation.

How often must I rotate them 5,000-7,000 miles or ?.

Also how much is reasonable for a local garage to charge for this.

So the big Q is how much do i extend the life of the tyres by and save.

Thx

goz83

That's kinda cheap for a few more miles, but each to their own I suppose.

recyclebin

I tend to get about 30000 miles on a set and swap them around at 15000 miles. It also gives me a chance to get a look at them and inspect them for uniform wear or damage.

RED PASSION

goz83 wrote: »

That's kinda cheap for a few more miles, but each to their own I suppose.

I was thinking the exact same and a lot of hassle, which is why up to now I have never done it, my mechanic mentioned it when he saw all the new ones on the car was down for an oil change and he said to me every time you change the oil you could rotate them also, but at the end of the day if i get 2k more miles or save €50from tyre rotation is it really worth it or if you/i want to be a penny pincher sell the damn car and get the bus.:D

RED PASSION

recyclebin wrote: »

I tend to get about 30000 miles on a set and swap them around at 15000 miles. It also gives me a chance to get a look at them and inspect them for uniform wear or damage.

you swap them once in their life time on your car, swap front with back and vice versa, mechanic told me if i wanted, i could change them 3 times in their lifetime so each tyre spends a quarter of its life at each corner of the car, i have never done it or none of my friends have every done it so is it worth bothering or carry on doing what i have always done that is, put good tyres on the car and leave them there until they are no longer legal.

Paddy001

I fail to see how rotating tyres is going to gain extra mileage from them, if their on the back, they wear less and on the front they wear more, so there's always going to be two wearing at each rate. The only real reason for doing it is to have the 4 worn at the same time, each time which means you buy 4 new matching ones again, which I don't believe makes a big difference besides being a bigger bill at the one time, but each to their own!

RED PASSION

I don't think it is worth the hassle, have to remember when to change them every X thousand miles, yawn, so they will wear at the same rate then pay one big bill for all 4 tyres.ouch.

what will i tell the mechanic at the next oil change, i am a lazy bugger and don't want to bother rotating them coz i have a life

George Dalton

It comes down to personal preference.

Most people would prefer to pay for tyres in pairs rather than as a set. But then again your average Irish motorist never wants to pay for new tyres at all in my experience :pac:

I personally prefer to wear a full set of tyres out and then replace them as a set. I don't like having mixed brands, models or ages of tyre on my car at the same time.

RED PASSION

George Dalton wrote: »

It comes down to personal preference.

Most people would prefer to pay for tyres in pairs rather than as a set. But then again your average Irish motorist never wants to pay for new tyres at all in my experience :pac:

I personally prefer to wear a full set of tyres out and then replace them as a set. I don't like having mixed brands, models or ages of tyre on my car at the same time.

Since you are a person who practises it how often do you change them around and if you did not bother how long would the front and rears last

in my case when i replace the fronts the rear are still okay but i now have the best tyres up front so age wise the rears are 18mths old and the fronts are new-borns. i have learned old tyres at the rear and new up front is a no no.

colm_mcm

I never rotate as I'm of the opinion that the tyres would all have to be wearing in exactly the same direction to make it worthwhile, i.e once you change the tyres around there will be rapid wear for a while until they adjust to the suspension etc.
That's not an expert opinion, just mine

George Dalton

My car only does around 12-15k miles on a full set of tyres. The rears wear faster than the fronts, they would be gone in around 10k miles if I didn't rotate them to the front.

I swap them around every 5k to keep the wear as even as possible across the set.

One reason for this is that my car is very sensitive to unevenly worn tyres on the front or the rear and will under/over-steer noticeably on wet roads when an unevenly worn set are fitted. To be fair this wouldn't be the case with most cars unless in an extreme situation.

The other reason is that I rarely buy the same brand/model tyre twice and I don't like mixing tyres on my car. So as I said in my previous post I prefer to wear them out as a set and replace as a set.

RED PASSION

http://www.kwik-fit.com/tyre-rotation.asp

dahamsta

/me wonders at the idea of paying someone to rotate wheels

Colonel Sanders

Recently put 4 tyres on my car

Could negotiate a few quid off the per tyre price as I was buying a set. Didn't save huge money but cash in my pocket is cash in my pocket. Depends on how you value the time it takes to rotate I suppose.

Jimbob 83

Tyre rotation is pointless, your best tyres should always be on the back anyway to avoid aquaplaning, front tyres will give you plenty of warning when losing grip

coylemj

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

Tyre rotation is pointless, your best tyres should always be on the back anyway to avoid aquaplaning

Those two statements are incompatible. What you are effectively saying is that if you end up in a situation where there's 4mm tread on the rear tyres and 6mm on the front tyres, you should (your word) rotate.

Either you make do with what's on each axle until its time to replace them (because tyre rotation is pointless) or if you have a preference for more rubber on one axle over the other (your best tyres should always be on the back), there will be times when you should rotate.

Jimbob 83

coylemj wrote: »

Those two statements are incompatible. What you are effectively saying is that if you end up in a situation where there's 4mm tread on the rear tyres and 6mm on the front tyres, you should (your word) rotate.

Either you make do with what's on each axle until its time to replace them (because tyre rotation is pointless) or if you have a preference for more rubber on one axle over the other (your best tyres should always be on the back), there will be times when you should rotate.

90% of irish cars are Fwd so front will wear alot faster, so by not rotating you are ensuring that your front tyres are wearing faster which leads to less nasty suprises down the road and predictable wear/your tyres warning you when it's time for a change (front losing grip/understeer)

... so when the front tyres are replaced most places won't put the new ones on the back. If they do the rears will have been rotated.

langdang

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

Tyre rotation is pointless, your best tyres should always be on the back anyway to avoid aquaplaning, front tyres will give you plenty of warning when losing grip

It's better for 4wd / awd / maybe some types of ESP to have tyre diameters even ish between front and back.

The best tyres on the back for fwd cars has debated plenty of times. I'll stick with best on the front for fwd, but each to their own.