Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 10:24:13 -0400
Reply-To: Bill M <billmonk@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Bill M <billmonk@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Tire rotating -- when?
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I rotate my tires every other oil change. Especially since
owning a couple larger SUVs that like a syncro are
very sensitive to different size tires.
Unfortunately I will be needing new tires for the Vanagon
this coming spring. The Agillis's are wearing fine tread wise
but the side walls are full of cracks. My last set did the same.
Think I am going to step up from 15's to 16's this time. I just
need to find a rim I like. The Vancafe carrots were nice but they don't offer them in 16's anymore. I don't want the GoWesty style rims that so many others have.
Bill
On Sep 5, 2012, at 9:12 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Richard,
>
> "Ask your tire shop. You do have a tire shop that you trust
> and takes care of your tire and alignment needs, don't you?"
>
> No, no I don't. And who here finds their local shops to be infallible
> sources of information?
>
> I've bought one (1) set of tires for this van since I bought it, those
> in 2008, a tire not stocked here so I had then shipped to Discount Tires
> for mounting. That's not enough history with that one shop to evaluate
> their expertise.
>
> For aligning, I use the good shop here in town, Alignment Techniques
> (Mike Wing); he uses a Hunter HawkEye alignment system and watching him
> work on the van it's very clear that he knows what he's doing and is
> very very conscientious. He told me yesterday that tires should be
> rotated every 6,000 - 8,000 miles.
>
> That's his, very expert, opinion, but I wanted to also run the question
> past the crowd here, because every type of vehicle has its own quirks.
>
> My tires have about 10,000 miles on them so they are past their
> rotate-date.
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
>
> On 09/04/2012 08:57 PM, Richard A Jones wrote:
>>> What's the rule o' the thumb about tire rotation?
>>
>> Rocket J:
>>
>> Ask your tire shop. You do have a tire shop that you trust
>> and takes care of your tire and alignment needs, don't you?
>>
>> Asking experts isn't rocket science.... Trusting them isn't
>> either. Better than a crowd-source question, eh?
>>
>> Oh, my rule o' thumb is that my tires rotate when I drive and
>> don't when I'm parked. ;-)
>>
>> Richard
>>
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