Originally Posted by paulri
My most recent set was Goodyear (at least 80K warranty), and I got 38K miles out of them
Will VERY frequent rotation reduce tread wear?
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Maybe I don't fully understand the post but if they give you a brand new set of tires when they wear out, what is the problem?
Document, document, document every rotation.
Then put in for pro-rated replacements from your point of sale.
I've found Walmart to be very helpful when dealing with this kind of thing.
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As far as I know rotation is there to even out wear, not to increase longevity....
Yes, I've confirmed through my company's testing that rotation does add life to tires. I've estimated up to 15%.
The way it works is that each wheel position has a unique wear pattern due to the alignment and suspension travel. Rotating tires allows the tire to develop a new wear pattern - wearing the slower wearing spots faster and the faster wearing spots slower - with the net being less wear rate. The exception is if there is an alignment issue.
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Rotating more often doesn't appreciably change this effect. Put another way, rotating every 3K miles isn't twice as good as rotating every 6K miles. There's no harm, but it doesn't make things better.
Originally Posted by paulri
..... will stopping at 140 ft versus 160 feet mean that much......
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Originally Posted by litesong
Originally Posted by paulri
..... will stopping at 140 ft versus 160 feet mean that much......
Originally Posted by JohnnyJohnson
THIS!
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I have a sienna and it seems to wear the outside front tires. I use Continental Tru Contacts and have gotten 40-45000 out of them on mostly hey driving. I think it has to do with camber/caster setting in order for the vehicle to handle safely at the expense of tire life. These tires have served me well over several sets. I like Michelin tires in many applications, but not in this one.
That is the Tru Contact Tour model, correct? Their web page says it is an 80K tire (22565R16, not sure if the warranty varies from size to size). If that was the tire you had, mostly highway driving only got you 50% of the warrantied tread life. I have done more 50/50 city/hwy, and gotten only 50% of the tread life also, which was why I started this thread.
I have read where some people have only gotten around 20000 from other brands. That’s not the same size but the same warranty
My first set on the Sienna only got me 20K. That was because I didn't rotate them at all. Lesson learned.
I only rotate and balance once or twice in the tires life cycle. Most services costs at least $15 a tire, so that's $60 spent each time. R & B every 5K to 10K miles and it adds up more than the incremental loss in the tires longevity. Actually, I have seen little difference. If I rotate at 20K, then again 40K, the tires are about done by 60K anyway.
In the 6,000 mile example above, thats 9 times in a 60,000 mile life cycle, so that is $540 in that time if the services cost $15 per tire. If its only $10 per tire, thats still $360. That almost costs as much as a new set.
In the 6,000 mile example above, thats 9 times in a 60,000 mile life cycle, so that is $540 in that time if the services cost $15 per tire. If its only $10 per tire, thats still $360. That almost costs as much as a new set.
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When I buy lifetime balance & rotation at AT, it has been only $19/tire (at least when I bought the tires new from them). I agree that if you pay for a one-time rotation every time you rotate, it doesn't pay off. I looked at the current set on the new to me Camry in my sig, and decided not to pay AT for a one-time rotation; I wasn't sure it would extend the life of the tires beyond what I'll get without rotating.
I'm not convinced that my tires need rotating every 6-8K; I measured the tires on one of my vehicles at 10K and tread depth was even. But I know the front tires on the Sienna were shot after 20K of not rotating. But the biggest point for me is that if I don't rotate when AT says to (every 6-8K) I don't qualify for the prorate, so I do feel that the $76 for four tires does pay off, over the long haul.
I'm not convinced that my tires need rotating every 6-8K; I measured the tires on one of my vehicles at 10K and tread depth was even. But I know the front tires on the Sienna were shot after 20K of not rotating. But the biggest point for me is that if I don't rotate when AT says to (every 6-8K) I don't qualify for the prorate, so I do feel that the $76 for four tires does pay off, over the long haul.
I have a 2013 Sienna and it runs through tires. We rotate at the recommended 5K miles. Not much you can do but document rotations and get prorated credit. I have a set of CS5 Touring which will need changing soon; it'll be the 4th set of tires (115k miles). Also not much adjustment for alignment on this vehicle. It's mostly driven in town with the occasional highway travel.
I may try a set of General Atimax RT43 next time around. Not expecting any different treadwear performance. It is what it is.
I may try a set of General Atimax RT43 next time around. Not expecting any different treadwear performance. It is what it is.
I've resigned myself to this fate. You know, as reliable as this has been, and as good with prorates as AT is, I'm not going to sweat it. I have about 12K on CS5s now on my sienna. How much on yours? That is an 80K warranty IIRC.
I have about 35k miles miles on this set. May be able to get another 5k out of them.
I have tried inflating them to 40-42 (I THINK it is 35 cold on the door sticker); if I get more than 50% warrantied life out of them, then I'll keep that up for my next set.
