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Archive for March 25th, 2006
Truck Tire Rotation Patterns
Posted by Tim on March 25, 2006
Many manufacturers recommend front to back, back to front, keeping the tires on the same side of the vehicle, with no cross over. Is there a reason to this? Years ago the rotation patterns used to involve crossing the tires. Is it harmful to use a tire rotation pattern that crosses the tires?
Years ago, tire manufacturers were concerned about tread splices opening up and tires were marked with a direction of rotation. With today's tires, this is not a big concern. I feel that tires can be rotated to any appropriate wheel position and, in fact, would encourage moving a tire to a position that allows it to roll in the opposite direction.