Always Use One Of The Correct Rotation Patterns Shown Here

[stagger_lee]

Originally Posted by NEOCON1

i just do 4-tire front to back .

Thats what I do too. I read something a while back about the tires that have steel belts in them and centripetal force actually embedding the steel in the rubber. When you switch sides ut changes tire direction and will pull the steel the other way and weaken the tire. Not sure which tires still have steel belts, but I have always keep to same side rotation to avoid this. Anyone else hear this?

[Wisha Haddan H3]

Originally Posted by stagger_lee

Thats what I do too. I read something a while back about the tires that have steel belts in them and centripetal force actually embedding the steel in the rubber. When you switch sides ut changes tire direction and will pull the steel the other way and weaken the tire. Not sure which tires still have steel belts, but I have always keep to same side rotation to avoid this. Anyone else hear this?

Never heard about steel belts weakening the tire like that. But if it's true, why would automakers recommend a dangerous rotation schedule. And why would OEM tire makers allow it? The lawsuits would put them all out of business. Almost happened to Firestone and Ford.

afaik, almost all modern radial tires are steel-belted.

[Crash ?]

It's not steel belted radial tires you don't change direction with, it's bias-ply that supposedly come apart from direction changes..