rotating tyres on Forester?

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coaster - 16 Sep 2007 00:33 GMT

what does everyone recommend for a tyre rotation pattern for Forester? per
below A) or B) ?

cheers!

A)

FrontLeft FrontRight
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B)

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RearLeft RearRight

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Blue Heeler - 16 Sep 2007 01:28 GMT

> what does everyone recommend for a tyre rotation pattern for
> Forester? per below A) or B) ?

The make of car is irrelevant.

What is relevant is the make of tyre and whether or not the
manufacturer recommends that the direction of rotation can be reversed
for a tyre that has been in service (most will not).

Absent the manufacturer's approval the only "rotation" is to swap front
to rear (and vice versa) on the same side of the vehicle.
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Jock - 16 Sep 2007 13:09 GMT

what's the f. manual say to do? Call the Subaru service folks and as
mentioned, the rotationally oriented tyres need to go the same direction. I
remember someone saying all steel tyres should be kept rotating the same
direction for life due to the steel layers delaminating - this could be crap
however.
Jock

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| below A) or B) ?
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Scotty - 17 Sep 2007 07:09 GMT

> what's the f. manual say to do? Call the Subaru service folks and as
> mentioned, the rotationally oriented tyres need to go the same direction.
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> however.
> Jock

No, spot on.

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