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Title: tire rotation
Post by: MarylandMagnav45 on November 19, 2010, 04:52:13 PM
How often do you rotate your tires in you car/truck/bike?

Is once a year good enough?  I think what shops/manufactures recommend sound like the 3000 mile/oil change bs.

Thoughts?
Title: Re: tire rotation
Post by: LIMagna on November 19, 2010, 05:43:03 PM
The tires on my Magna get "rotated" every time I ride it  :-?

Seriously though ... I rotate the tires on my cars roughly every six months or 6,000 miles. 
Title: Re: tire rotation
Post by: MattG on November 21, 2010, 05:07:34 PM
Discount Tire will do car/truck tire rotation for free, even if you aren't a current customer.  Of course, you are likely to have to wait.  But if you can catch them at a slow time, it's quick and easy, and the best price.
Title: Re: tire rotation
Post by: Curtis_Valk on November 21, 2010, 08:54:14 PM
I usually put less than 10k per year on my pickup so I don't worry about rotating them too much.  If it occurs to me somewhere in the middle of their lifespan they may get rotated once.

Curtis
Title: Re: tire rotation
Post by: guywheatley on November 22, 2010, 09:53:24 AM
Quote from: Curtis_Valk on November 21, 2010, 08:54:14 PM
I usually put less than 10k per year on my pickup so I don't worry about rotating them too much.  If it occurs to me somewhere in the middle of their lifespan they may get rotated once.

Curtis
Ditto for me.
Title: Re: tire rotation
Post by: lragan on November 22, 2010, 02:50:11 PM
I have never rotated the tires on my 2002 Silverado.  The tires seem to wear evenly, so what is the point? :-)
Title: Re: tire rotation
Post by: MarylandMagnav45 on November 24, 2010, 02:36:20 PM
Thanks.

I heard about the discount tire gig but they are not close to me.

I just paid to get the tires rotated on my parents little suv.  Its been about 3 years since they were put on so I felt it was justified.  After getting them rotated, nothing looked or felt different ha.  It cost me $20.00.

Next comes the other little suv. 

I don't think I'll do it with the pickup truck because I also don't drive it very much. 

I mostly just wash/wax/haul (with a tiny bit of light offroading in there).  I like to keep it looking all nice waiting in the garage, and just drive the beater around town :).