The value of rotating tyres,

Hi Geoff,
Yep, rotate mine every 10,000 as well.
When I've got it off, I have a good Captain Cook at them.
I can see how they are wearing, and check out if there are any screws/nails or wire stuck in them as you said.
I also reckon it prolongs their life.
It does pay Geoff to do the simple little things.
:)

Geoff

whys it look like it's got goo in it?

Are you running white to the inside or to the outside LOL


Cheers Kev

By rotating you are probably going to get some value out of the spare.
Otherwise, you eventually get left with a spare that has a different tread pattern, and/or past it's used by date and you should probably discard it.
So using four tyres only and you get 80,000 km out of them, would have got 96,000km if the spare was in the rotation.
kenD
bris

Hi Geoff
Yes it was very lucky that you did them when you did, and not travelling on the open road at 110 kph and bang. I rotate my tyres every 5000 and does it work ? - I will never know as by rotating that way the tyre wear front and back is usually the same. I hope the tyre did not have much tyre life lest, as side wall damage is terminal. On our last trip, I collected a very nice piece of large mulga and straight through the side wall of a rear tyre with well over 3/4 tread life left.

Cheers

Stephen

Geoff, you should rotate your tyres because the front (steering) tyres tend to wear more on the shoulders while the rear (driving) tyres (at least on a rear wheel drive or part-time 4WD) tend to wear more in the middle or the crown. If you rotate them, you even out this wear across the tread.

If you don't rotate them, you could have to replace your tyres earlier as the front ones will have worn (illegal) shoulders before the crown is worn, vice-versa for the rear tyres.

The difference is even more profound on a front wheel drive car where the front tyres do all the steering, driving and most of braking while the rear tyres just trail along taking it easy!

Including the spare(s) in the rotation will prevent them perishing (particularly if they are rear mounted and exposed to the sun) before you have a chance to wear them down.

Geoff
How many people can rotate with 2 spares like you can and get 2 spares to the front so thats a bit lop sided isnt it although the principal is correct.
Ian

Hi Again Geoff,
Another example of why it pays to 'rotating tyres' is you get to have a good look at whats doing underneath.
Wednesday night the old girl was due for a Tyre rotation. First of all, I notice the backs are wearing overall a little more then the front set. No biggy, I've been towing the horse float a bit lately as well as the camper and my work trailer. I also notice the front pads have worn down to the metal arm indicator. No problem, I pickup a front set up and replace them. An easy job to do. I however notice a bubble in the flexible hose that runs down to the caliper
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An easy fix, But things could of been a lot worst. Just imagine if I was towing the camper or even just trying to stop at a round about.
It pays to do your own maintenance not matter how small it is.
It's just not about tyres, it about knowing your vehicle because you do get under it and get dirty.
A very good thread about being vigilante Geoff
Happy travels Mate.