For those of you that run non-directional tires do you rotate your tires from left to right. I realize we have a staggered set up but it shouldn't preclude us from moving from side to side. If so are you doing this at 10K miles. Just asking.

 

I thought it was front to back, not side to side on radials (been forever since I thought about it)? I never bothered and never suffered unusual wear for the life of the tire unless the car / truck was out of alignment.

 

If they weren't staggered sizes it would be front to rear but we all should have different size tires on the rears and different rim widths. So can't do F to R . It's no problem to do L to R as long as they are not directional. This would even out the wear due to caster/camber/toe differences.

 

Jagtoes...
Yes, I rotate side to side (I've got the Michelin A/S, 19", 2010 XK).

Not front to back!

Why - although I see no unusual wear, it gets me to check brakes et al that one can only see if the tires are removed. And, perhaps minimize any unforeseen tire wear.

Unlike some, I really like these tires. Car came with run-flat Dunlops, replaced with these.

Best,
wrair

 

I found if you have an inspection camera (bore scope) you can check brake pad wear without removing the wheels.

 

Per this article, you can do left to right and vise versa on staggered directional tires as well but they have to be dismounted from the wheels, remounted and balanced. Didn't realize this myself but found it here:
https://www.tirebuyer.com/education/...ation-patterns

 

I think there's entirely too good a chance the wheel or tire gets borked while swapping them onto the other rim. Seen it too many times, especially on low profile tires.

 

I have not done it yet on the Jag but I did swap rear tires left/right on my previous BMW. It also had staggered setup non-directional tires. I had to as the drive side (passenger rear tire) wore significantly faster than the left side. Swapping them evened out the wear.

I will keep an eye on the Jag and see if it does the same, the minute I notice higher wear I will swap the rears, an easy task as mine are non-directional.

And like Sean mentioned, directional tires can be swapped but they have to be dismounted.

 

Hmm, sounds like someone has a heavy right foot?

 

Yesssiiiiirrrrreeeee!

This is the reason I can't buy an XKR, I have no self control, I am full throttle way too much as it is in my XK.

 

Side to Side as the rears on the R's are bigger than the fronts. Michelin Pilot Super Sports have an inside and outside but are not unidirectional thus allowing for side to side rotations.

 

Personally prefer to keep each corner unchanged - if something starts to show uneven wear you can at least be certain which corner is causing it. Rotating from one side to the other can mask any unusual wear patterns.

 

Thanks for the thought.
I rotate my winters front/rear but I never considered the summers.
Now I'm second guessing myself, are those Michelins directional... heading down to the garage.

For those of you that have rotated side to side:
Have you noticed better (even and thus longer) wear?