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Car Forum / BMW Cars / February 2008******* MYTH OF TIRE ROTATION...... ***************
TRUE OR FALSE? Tire rotation refers to the regular practice of switching the tires... Purpose: Tire rotation helps to equalize tread wear and is critical to gain. ANSWER: BULLSHIT! TIRES USUALLY LAST 2.5 YRS, NOT 4-YRS. TIRE COMPANIES WANT TO MAKE THING APPEARS LONGER, THEY ASKED YOU TO ROTATE. YOU LOSE TRACTIONS. MY ADVICE IS TO KEEP THE DRIVING WHEEL WITH MORE THREADS, THAT SHOULD BE YOUR CRITICAL CONCERN. ACCIDENT HAPPENS IN WINTER/RAINING SEASON DUE TO INSUFFICIENT THREAD, NO TRACTION = FLIPPING OVER THE HILL.....Heehee......... What a load of rubbish. Is anyone stupid enough to beleive this crap, when you don't even have a basic grasp of the english language ? Moron. >What a load of rubbish. Is anyone stupid enough to beleive this crap, when >you don't even have a basic grasp of the english language ? > >Moron. It was a troll. Ignore it. Elliot Richmond Itinerant astronomy teacher Freelance science writer > What a load of rubbish. Is anyone stupid enough to beleive this crap, when > you don't even have a basic grasp of the english language ? > > Moron. You're right. ever time i get out of the car and look, my tires aren't rotating, they're just sitting there. and i'm expected to believe that they wait until i'm in the car driving instead of watching them, then they rotate? just to have a joke on me? come on. > TRUE OR FALSE? > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > WINTER/RAINING SEASON DUE TO INSUFFICIENT THREAD, NO TRACTION = FLIPPING > OVER THE HILL.....Heehee......... You are a very strange person.  SignatureTegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ > TRUE OR FALSE? > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > TIRE COMPANIES WANT TO MAKE THING APPEARS LONGER, THEY ASKED YOU TO > ROTATE. YOU LOSE TRACTIONS. freak though you are, you have a point there - you /do/ lose traction. i don't rotate tires very often for this reason, and if i do, i have to take it easy until the tires are re-worn back to the correct rotation and cornering sense. http://www.mini2.com/forum/2nd-gen-mini-cooper-s/147821-tire-rotation.html > MY ADVICE IS TO KEEP THE DRIVING WHEEL WITH > MORE THREADS, THAT SHOULD BE YOUR CRITICAL CONCERN. ACCIDENT HAPPENS IN > WINTER/RAINING SEASON DUE TO INSUFFICIENT THREAD, NO TRACTION = FLIPPING > OVER THE HILL.....Heehee......... >> TRUE OR FALSE? >> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> WINTER/RAINING SEASON DUE TO INSUFFICIENT THREAD, NO TRACTION = FLIPPING >> OVER THE HILL.....Heehee......... On many vehicles now-a-days tire or even tyre rotation is a thing of the past having been left in a time warp of 1970 ish. the reason behind this is the move to FWD and the newer train of thought in fitting different size/width wheels at each end. My new E65 has wider wheels at the rear than the front I know that BMW isn't the only manufacturers that does this. The choice is yours but remember if its a new car the chances are the front tires (tyres) won't fit the rear rims. Hugh SignatureSir Hugh of Bognor The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys. Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it! Hugh Gundersen hsg@h-gee.co.uk Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK >the reason behind this is the move to FWD and the newer train of thought in >fitting different size/width wheels at each end. My new E65 has wider wheels at [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Hugh Not entirely true. Front wheel drive cars wear out the front tires significantly faster than it's rear tires. You'll be replacing the front tires at nearly a ratio of 2:1 in comparison to the rear tires. The reverse holds true for rear wheel cars (of which many cars are still made that way). Rotate them and you'll get longer life out of all four tires. Otherwise, you'll be constantly changing a set of tires. And many manufacturers don't make the same exact tire every year. You'll end up with two different sets of treads and/or manufacturers if you constantly only buy one set of tires. Also, maybe you mean moving front to back/back to front but you don't actually take the tires off the *rims* when you rotate. You merely move the entire tire/rim as a single unit. However, as you mentioned, if the front and rear tires are of different sizes, the ONLY rotation you can do is left/right and not front/back. -max > Front wheel drive cars wear out the front tires > significantly faster than it's rear tires. You'll be replacing the > front tires at nearly a ratio of 2:1 in comparison to the rear tires. > > The reverse holds true for rear wheel cars (of which many cars are > still made that way). Not necessarily. FWD cars have the front wheels doing all the driving, the steering, and the braking. Compare that to RWD cars, where the front wheels aren't doing the driving--they're just turning and braking. Tire wear is more likely to be more even on a RWD car because of this division of duties. >> Front wheel drive cars wear out the front tires >> significantly faster than it's rear tires. You'll be replacing the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >Tire wear is more likely to be more even on a RWD car because of this >division of duties. Front wheel drives are also the drive wheels. That creates additional stress on the rubber. Pulling foward and being pulled forward cause much different wear on a tire. >>Front wheel drive cars wear out the front tires >>significantly faster than it's rear tires. You'll be replacing the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Tire wear is more likely to be more even on a RWD car because of this > division of duties. I've found that all of my rear wheel drive vehicles still wear the front tires first due to engine weight/braking and steering also takes its toll. OTOH, I have found front end wheel alignments duration much more durable on the rear drive cars. Of course, I'm living in the past... <G> JT >> the reason behind this is the move to FWD and the newer train of thought in >> fitting different size/width wheels at each end. My new E65 has wider wheels at [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Rotate them and you'll get longer life out of all four tires. actually, that's not correct. each time you rotate, the tires have to scrub to the wear pattern of their new position, so overall average can be worse. your statement is the common belief based on people tending to notice tire wear more when not rotated simply because there will always be one or two wearing more than the others. > Otherwise, you'll be constantly changing a set of tires. no, just one or two. tire dealers love to sell sets though. > And many > manufacturers don't make the same exact tire every year. You'll > end up with two different sets of treads and/or manufacturers if you > constantly only buy one set of tires. and? what about cars that have different sizes front/rear? as long as you have decent rubber front and rear, and the same tires on each axle, you'll be fine. > Also, maybe you mean moving front to back/back to front but you don't > actually take the tires off the *rims* when you rotate. You merely [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > different sizes, the ONLY rotation you can do is left/right and not > front/back. which on a performance vehicle is immediately noticeable with inferior traction. and you can't even do that if the tires have a rotation direction, which many do. >> TRUE OR FALSE? >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >freak though you are, you have a point there - you /do/ lose traction. Even on all-wheel-drive vehicles? >TRUE OR FALSE? > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >WINTER/RAINING SEASON DUE TO INSUFFICIENT THREAD, NO TRACTION = FLIPPING >OVER THE HILL.....Heehee......... I know you're a troll... But I'll bite. I'd rather have the most tread on my front wheels, where 90% of the breaking is done, and all the steering. Who cares if the back is slipping (this is the BMW group after all, so we're all rear wheel drive), as long as I can control the steering wheels, I'll be okay. D0d6y. SignatureMUSHROOMS ARE THE OPIATE OF THE MOOSES >I know you're a troll... But I'll bite. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >D0d6y. It's a trade-off, but most drivers will be safer with the better tread in the rear, as they'll sense the front plowing understeer before they get into real trouble by swapping ends... >>I know you're a troll... But I'll bite. >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >rear, as they'll sense the front plowing understeer before they get into real >trouble by swapping ends... Where's your sense of adventure... Nothing wrong with a bit of arse out drifting :-D D0d6y. SignatureMUSHROOMS ARE THE OPIATE OF THE MOOSES |
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