Rotating tyres

[[stealth]]

How often should you do this.. if u have a lil camber from lowering + 18s on..

Every 5,000 or 10,000kms?

[ECU-MAN]

5 000 man :)

[[stealth]]

ok thanks for that :)

[Speeder]

Yeah I usually rotate between 5000 and 10000, it also depends on how you drive i guess :) but the longer you don't rotate, the worse the rear tyres are gonna become.

[wynode]

Rembmer once your tyres starting wearing unevenly....its hard to reverse this :)

[Vivski]

When the inside's worn, you just flip 'em 'round so the outside is now the inside. :thumbsup: :D :D

[ECU-MAN]

only works with non directional tyres Vivski,

[[stealth]]

well ive onli had my wheels on for about 2months now.. with not heaps of km on them... but better to be safe and rotate reguarly than leave it till last minute..

[EuroAccord13]

When the inside's worn, you just flip 'em 'round so the outside is now the inside. :thumbsup: :D :D


To do this, don't u have to remove the tyre from the alloy and flip them around? because by just flipping it from say the left of the car to the right, the wheels inner wheels will still be on the inner side...

[wynode]

To do this, don't u have to remove the tyre from the alloy and flip them around? because by just flipping it from say the left of the car to the right, the wheels inner wheels will still be on the inner side...
I was waiting for someone to say that :)

[[stealth]]

BUGGER.. more $$ coming out of ma ass.. regularly now... :(

[crxzzR]

well u cant do a full rotation..
just switch front with backs..
i.e. Front left <-> Rear left

[Vivski]

Nah, just flip the wheel around... who cares if they stick out a bit!! :p
I didn't think about it but yeah, you could pop it off the rim, spin it 'round and put it back on, then chuck that wheel on the opposite side.

I'd prefer to just align them so they wear evenly.

[crxzzR]

tread patterns...

[[stealth]]

will just switching help much.. or better with full rotate?

[crxzzR]

Certain tyres have a tread pattern used to disperse water... this dispersement method is only effective in certain directions..
if u flip em around they wont work effectively..
also tyre grip works in this way as well i guess

[[stealth]]

well I got Falken FK-451s.. so how would they go?

http://www.falkentire.com/tires_451.htm

[viperx]

Nah, just flip the wheel around... who cares if they stick out a bit!! :p
I didn't think about it but yeah, you could pop it off the rim, spin it 'round and put it back on, then chuck that wheel on the opposite side.

I'd prefer to just align them so they wear evenly.

hmm interesting.

my a539s are nondirectional but they say 'this side outwards'

why?

[vtek]

you can still do it with directional tyres, you just strip and fit the tyres so the inside of the tyres are on the outside and roatate then from the front to back.. i done it yesterday...

[czy_sol87]

is there a certain place u have to put the tyres, or can u just put them on any corner that u feel like
ie front right with rear left, and vice versa, also just switch from front right to front left, is this possible or do u have to keep right side tyres on the right, and left side tyres on the left

[Drew]

It depends...
If the tire is 'directional' then it needs to be removed from the rim to be rotated onto the other side of the car
If the tire is 'non-directional' then you just swap the wheels the Front Left with Front Right and Rear Left with Rear Right

The directional tires are swapped into the same places but need to be removed from the rim


;231580']well I got Falken FK-451s.. so how would they go?

http://www.falkentire.com/tires_451.htm

Those are directional so they need to be removed from the rims


Heres the difference
** Directional tires don't always look like that, but they all have written on them and an arrow pointing to which way they should be spinning when driving forward

Directional Tire
http://www.performanceplustire.com/imagesProducts2/1230.bmp

Non Directional Tire
http://www.tyres-online.co.uk/images/jan05/superamerica.jpg

*** If you have your tires rotated, the wheels MUST BE balanced when it's done***

[Chris_F]

^very helpfull post

[czy_sol87]

^very helpfull post

i 2nd that!!:thumbsup: