AZjeff
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I can rotate tires in my garage in half the time it takes to drive to Discount, wait for them to do the B&R, and drive home. So, if the car or truck is driving smooth is balancing every 6-10K really needed?
Necessary to balance every rotation?
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Nope! I have found that most of my vehicles have only needed a balancing every 40 or 50,000 miles.
I do a balance every other rotation. In that time enough tread has been lost and weights have potentially been lost to justify it. Plus, it's usually free from the place you purchased the tires.
Originally Posted by JLTD
Nope! I have found that most of my vehicles have only needed a balancing every 40 or 50,000 miles.
In 40,000 - 50,000 many tires are in need of replacement , anyway .
Nope! I have found that most of my vehicles have only needed a balancing every 40 or 50,000 miles.
In 40,000 - 50,000 many tires are in need of replacement , anyway .
Yeah, I just wore out the tires that came on my WRX at 42K, and they didn't get out of balance until the very end, and only then, at extra-legal speeds.
When I rotate my tires, I only have them balance when there is a vibration and then, only the two that just went on the front...if it's on my dime.
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Thanks. Got it done. Added benefit is cleaning the inside of the wheels and looking things over.
For tread wear warranty purposes, make sure you have proper documentation that the tires were rotated every 4-6K miles.
10K might be stretching it, imo for rotations. I prefer 5K rotations
Originally Posted by UG_Passat
10K might be stretching it, imo for rotations. I prefer 5K rotations
What difference would it make, as long as rotations are at regular intervals? You could do it every 20K and get the same, even wear, as long as your vehicle usage was the same.
10K might be stretching it, imo for rotations. I prefer 5K rotations
What difference would it make, as long as rotations are at regular intervals? You could do it every 20K and get the same, even wear, as long as your vehicle usage was the same.
Originally Posted by john_pifer
Originally Posted by UG_Passat
10K might be stretching it, imo for rotations. I prefer 5K rotations
What difference would it make, as long as rotations are at regular intervals? You could do it every 20K and get the same, even wear, as long as your vehicle usage was the same.
If you drive a FWD vehicle, 20K rotations is far too long imo.
You will see excessive wear in the fronts at that point.
Excessive defined as wear to the point you cannot rotate the fronts to the rear as the rear will have significantly less tread than the fronts, risking loss of rear traction.
Especially a concern cornering or braking in wet weather or snow.
Originally Posted by UG_Passat
10K might be stretching it, imo for rotations. I prefer 5K rotations
What difference would it make, as long as rotations are at regular intervals? You could do it every 20K and get the same, even wear, as long as your vehicle usage was the same.
If you drive a FWD vehicle, 20K rotations is far too long imo.
You will see excessive wear in the fronts at that point.
Excessive defined as wear to the point you cannot rotate the fronts to the rear as the rear will have significantly less tread than the fronts, risking loss of rear traction.
Especially a concern cornering or braking in wet weather or snow.
Originally Posted by WyrTwister
Originally Posted by JLTD
Nope! I have found that most of my vehicles have only needed a balancing every 40 or 50,000 miles.
In 40,000 - 50,000 many tires are in need of replacement , anyway .
Some but not all.
Originally Posted by JLTD
Nope! I have found that most of my vehicles have only needed a balancing every 40 or 50,000 miles.
In 40,000 - 50,000 many tires are in need of replacement , anyway .
Some but not all.
The objective here is to try and maintain the same tread depth all the way around. If you drive all high way you can go longer in between rotations compared to all city driving.
Originally Posted by Danno
If you drive a FWD vehicle, 20K rotations is far too long imo.
You will see excessive wear in the fronts at that point.
......the rears will have significantly less tread than the fronts, risking loss of rear traction.
So - according to your "math" ............ I should rotate them every 10,000 - and then they are completely bald by 30,000?
I'm not buying that.
If you drive a FWD vehicle, 20K rotations is far too long imo.
You will see excessive wear in the fronts at that point.
......the rears will have significantly less tread than the fronts, risking loss of rear traction.
So - according to your "math" ............ I should rotate them every 10,000 - and then they are completely bald by 30,000?
I'm not buying that.
Every 20K for me. Highway driving wears them slow and even.
Originally Posted by Linctex
Originally Posted by Danno
If you drive a FWD vehicle, 20K rotations is far too long imo.
You will see excessive wear in the fronts at that point.
......the rears will have significantly less tread than the fronts, risking loss of rear traction.
So - according to your "math" ............ I should rotate them every 10,000 - and then they are completely bald by 30,000?
I'm not buying that.
I double checked my post and didn't see any "math" there.
Originally Posted by Danno
If you drive a FWD vehicle, 20K rotations is far too long imo.
You will see excessive wear in the fronts at that point.
......the rears will have significantly less tread than the fronts, risking loss of rear traction.
So - according to your "math" ............ I should rotate them every 10,000 - and then they are completely bald by 30,000?
I'm not buying that.
I double checked my post and didn't see any "math" there.
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Originally Posted by Voleak
For tread wear warranty purposes, make sure you have proper documentation that the tires were rotated every 4-6K miles.
When you rotate in your own garage what would be proper documentation?
I'm not really concerned about a tread wear warranty, my tires age out before they wear out.
For tread wear warranty purposes, make sure you have proper documentation that the tires were rotated every 4-6K miles.
When you rotate in your own garage what would be proper documentation?
I'm not really concerned about a tread wear warranty, my tires age out before they wear out.
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