Not really all the cars I had in the past always showed some type of cross method.. I always did same side front to rear.The manual is your guide.
You're right about the requirement for fwd. When I got my first fwd car (a '78 Ford Fiesta) I wasn't paying close enough attention and the front tires wore out in no time, leaving the rear tires with lots of tread. Those were simpler days and I just replaced the front tires - and started rotating them religiously.Rotation is very dependent on the vehicle and tires being considered.
If FWD it seems mandatory on almost anything but on my 4000 pound rwd sedan it is completely unnecessary unless you are showing off a lot.
I'd counter that it depends a lot on the roads. They're pretty twisty here and on RWD vehicles I still have to rotate the front to rear to mitigate edge wear... and yes the vehicles had proper alignment, suspension in good shape.Rotation is very dependent on the vehicle and tires being considered.
If FWD it seems mandatory on almost anything but on my 4000 pound rwd sedan it is completely unnecessary unless you are showing off a lot.
I was taught once the front wheel drives arrived on the streets, front to back or back to front only. No crossing. Been doing that now since the 90s.I always keep them on the same side. It’s just what I was taught to do. I was taught after a tire goes one direction for so long you aren’t supposed to switch it because it makes it wear faster and could blow out easier. And I have not seen it cause any issues by simply doing it front to back. I do it on customer cars and our cars and haven’t noticed any abnormal wear and I work on Subaru so all of those are all wheel drive and I do front to back when doing it. The only time I’ll cross it is if the customer requests a cross rotation which is very rarely.
hanks... After over 30 years of doing same side rotation with no issues I will continue that with my 2021 Honda HRV Sport AWD..Yeap, directional winter tires on both cars so back to front only. I do it same way with non-directional summer tires on both cars and never had wear or other issues.