Rotating tires?

[fatlazyless]

Rotating the tires ..... www.youtube.com/shorts/8B4YeeMSS4Y .... on your car with Scotty Kilmer , age 71, working mechanic for 44-years.... ?

[ITD]

My tires rotate every time I drive.

[upthesaukee]

Good one!!!!

Dave

[fatlazyless]

That's a surprise comment coming from Scotty Kilmer about never rotating the tires on his Lexus, Matrix, and 3rd vehicle there which are all older cars with probably plenty miles.

Of course, tires are easy to see and easy to inspect the tread plus the NH state inspection always takes a strong look at tires and brakes, like the #1 safety items in the yearly inspection.

[ApS]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

That's a surprise comment coming from Scotty Kilmer about never rotating the tires on his Lexus, Matrix, and 3rd vehicle there which are all older cars with probably plenty miles. Of course, tires are easy to see and easy to inspect the tread plus the NH state inspection always takes a strong look at tires and brakes, like the #1 safety items in the yearly inspection.

I've been following Scotty Kilmer (YouTube) for a couple of years, and agree with everything he says.

As for tires, tread longevity seems to be foremost when buying tires, but I find the ride (and road noise) increases with age.

(That is, the tire's age).



Likewise, I don't normally rotate tires; however, I might make an exception this Friday. My vehicle is going in for its third alignment in a month! Maybe they can get the steering wheel straight, test-drive it, stop the front tires from a noticeable rippling across the new tread and squealing on turns on smooth asphalt. If they can't get the toe-in corrected this time, I will have to adjust it myself.

[TheProfessor]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Rotating the tires ..... www.youtube.com/shorts/8B4YeeMSS4Y .... on y our car with Scotty Kilmer , age 71, working mechanic

Scotty is a millionaire - just from income from YouTube.

Scotty is usually correct. Scotty corrects lot's of misinformation out there.

BUT.

When I do purchase new tires (4) - I get a good professional alignment.
Learned the hard way with an older car with 4 new tires. Wore out on one side way too early.

Not all cars need an alignment. Some never get an alignment and tires wear fine. I just don't wish to take a second chance with 4 new tires.

Each to their own.

[SAB1]

Wise man. Like you, new tires and alignment, always.

[fatlazyless]

Tire Rotation from Triple-A, AAA:

Tires on the front and rear of vehicles operate at different loads and perform different steering and braking functions, resulting in unequal wear patterns. To gain maximum life and performance from your tires, it is essential to rotate your vehicles's tires. Refer to your vehicle owner's manual for mileage recommendations. Usually tire rotation is performed between 5,000 and 7,000 miles. Common on performance cars are tires designed to rotate in a specific direction; these can only be rotated front to rear and if different tire sizes are used on the front and rear axles rotation is not possible.

You know about four years ago I had a tube installed on a single problem tire on my Troy-Bilt snowblower at a bicycle repair store and they put the tire back on the rim, backwards, so the directional tread was going in the wrong direction. Contrary to logical thinking it makes absolutely no difference and the snowblower moves along through the snow just fine like it made no difference that the directional tread is backwards.

[ApS]

Originally Posted by SAB1

Wise man. Like you, new tires and alignment, always.

Like Scottie said, radial tires are self-aligning and it's a waste of money. When you detect an uneven wear pattern, it's time for an alignment.

It happened to me. As above, I finally got a correct alignment within a year of new radials.

After a new replacement of a leaking power steering rack, the fronts started squealing in turns on smooth asphalt and were developing a rippled outer surface. (Felt, not seen--a sign of too much toe-in). Crosswinds would cause my vehicle to jump within its lane.

The steering wheel is now straight, so it's like old times.



The original service order included a "four-wheel alignment", which doesn't fit my circumstance (solid rear axle), but it's a 70-mile round-trip to another alignment shop, so I kept my mouth shut.

[Biggd]

I rotate my tires every 10K miles. I never get an alignment unless I see uneven tire wear, or I have to replace something in the front end.

[TheProfessor]

Originally Posted by ApS

Like Scottie said, radial tires are self-aligning and it's a waste of money.

If vehicle is front wheel drive only or rear wheel drive only. Those tires will wear out first.

[retired]

I never rotate my tires. The money saved goes toward new tires when needed. If I see uneven wear, I take it in for an alignment. I routinely get 40,000+ miles on a set of tires with my Outback.

[thinkxingu]

I'm weirded out by how many people don't rotate their tires, though I guess maybe it's because I drive SUVs/trucks that lose ride quality/quiet when tires wear unevenly.

On my 4Runner, I rotated every 5k and got 60k on two sets of tires. The third set was like new at 137k trade-in.

I've got 18,500 on the Bronco (since June 10th!) and the tires I've got on there are wayyyy too expensive to risk uneven wear.

Of course, rotation is free given I buy my tires at Town Fair...

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