question on radial tire rotation

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Just curious why radial tires are rotated between front and rear on the SAME
side. Can you switch between LEFT and RIGHT so that a tire goes through all
four wheel positions to get more balanced wear?

[geofahr]

This is because of the tire construction of radials. They need to be
rotating the same direction at all times. They get set by the initial
rotation of the wheel. Changing sides, changes the rotation direction and
can result in tires prematurely wearing out, tread separation and tire
failure. Don't rotate tires from side to side, only from front to rear and
keep on the side mounted originally. You will regret any other arrangement.
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[CBHVAC]

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"Ź " <rs...@dellepro.com> wrote in message
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Yup..its called a modified X pattern. Used to be that when teh radial tire
was first introduced, that once the tire had weight, and a few rotations on
it, the steel belt shifted slightly, and if the rotation was reversed, the
tire would destroy itself.
Its a common misnomer today that left must stay left, and right, must stay
right. That is incorrect.
Last set of tires we had on our Maxima made it to 75,000 miles and still had
3/32's left..used a modified X each time.
Todays steel belted radials have a coating on the steel that allows it to
bond better to the rubber...nickle in some cases.
Each tire has its own wear pattern, due to alignment and position on the
car. Getting each tire to spend part of its life on each corner allows you
to get max life out of each tire.
Someone can correct me if I have the modified x pattern wrong, and have it
confused with another term, but its front right to rear right, rear right to
left front, left front to left rear, and left rear to right front.

[Daniel B. Martin]

> Getting each tire to spend part of its life on each corner
> allows you to get max life out of each tire.

My '99 Maxima Owner's Manual shows the recommended tire rotation keeps left
tires on the left and right tires on the right. However, other authorities
endorse the X-pattern for rotation. One example is
http://www.bridgestone-usa.com/warranty/warr8.htm

Daniel B. Martin
Nissan owner and D-I-Y mechanic

[wylie...@my-deja.com]

The Goodyear site recommends the modified X pattern tire rotation
pattern, which does involve changing the actual rotation of two of the
tires each time. From what I have heard the "Don't switch sides" rule
does not apply to today's radial tires. There are "directional" tires
on the market that should not be rotated from side to side but these
are usually plainly marked on the sidewalls as such.

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[Jerry L. Gubka]

FWIW - when I switch from my snow tires on the stock rims to my summer tires
on the fancy rims (or the other way around), I just measure the tread depth
on the tires I'm putting on the car with a gauge I purchased from an auto
parts store. I put the tire with the deepest tread on the right front, the
next deepest tread on the left front, and the other two on the back. I don't
worry much about which wheel location they ran on last time.

Live long, and prosper
Jerry L. Gubka

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[JCJ0347]

I have directional tires on my Max.

Some foolish person rotated them using
the modified X pattern.

When I put the car in reverse, it went
forward, and when I put it in drive,
it went in reverse.

Just kidding of course. Modern tires
(that are NOT directional) can be moved
from side to side and some claim this
will greatly enhance the life of the tire.

JCJones