Rotate tyres?

from_atozinc

my back tyres are worn out so replacing them today.

front tyres were installed on the 1st of October 2019 and have only done 6000 KM

Is it worth putting the front tyres on the back and the new ones on the front? or just leave it and put new ones on the back?

The Real B-man

No keep the new ones on the back

from_atozinc

The Real B-man wrote: »

No keep the new ones on the back

As in put new ones on the back? (You say keep so not sure)

Krombopulos Michael

I got tyres done recently, and was advised by the fitter to put the new tyres on the front as its front wheel drive

wonski

Your front tires are almost brand new so there is no need to change anything tbh.

Kenny Logins

Krombopulos Michael wrote: »

I got tyres done recently, and was advised by the fitter to put the new tyres on the front as its front wheel drive

Rear?

https://kumhotyre.co.uk/kumho-news/should-you-fit-new-tyres-to-the-front-or-rear/

https://www.oponeo.co.uk/blog/better-tyres-in-the-front-or-rear-test-results

colm_mcm

This argument comes up over and over.

The assumption seems to be that 2 of the tyres are not in roadworthy condition therefore shouldn’t be on the rear axle for fear of oversteer.

A FWD car with rear tyres that have done 6k is in no way dangerous. A FWD car will wear the front tyres quicker.

Tyre companies would rather sell you 4 tyres than 2.

joujoujou

colm_mcm wrote: »

This argument comes up over and over.

[...]

Yeah, think it's time to get popcorn.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Some will say put the new tyres on the rear, others will say put them on the front. I'm of the firm belief they should be on the front and have stuck to that for over 30 years and never had a moment where I thought otherwise.

So its up to you. If you drive in a normal manner and the car is a fairly standard power machine then just put them on the front and the part worns on the rear. 6000kms will only have wore them minimally and so they will be perfect on the rear.

from_atozinc

the thing is my from tyres are practically new, not as if they are 2 years old etc

its a front wheel drive car, standard SUV type.

do garage crews normally charge more to move the tyres around?

colm_mcm

There’s no charge to move tyres around.


If you put the new ones on the front you’ll have extra time until you’ll need to go buying tyres again. There’s no magic way to save money long term as the tyres will wear either way.

Isambard

the only reason to rotate the tyres would be to eek the maximum mileage out if them before selling.

colm_mcm

Isambard wrote: »

the only reason to rotate the tyres would be to eek the maximum mileage out if them before selling.

Also to get the maximum mileage out of the fronts before changing them again (at which point the rears will still have loads left)

Last time I was getting tyres I gave in to the fitter who said to have new ones on the back. Next time the new ones are going on the front. So far I've never been in a situation where I've been thankful for rear tyre grip but a fair few times the fronts have had a proper workout.

Krombopulos Michael

I generally put fresh tyres on the front as they will be freshly balanced whereas the existing fronts may have lost wheel weights along the way

bazz26

What now?