Tire Rotation

The tire-rotation procedures charted below are not as difficult as they seem. At any given time, only one chart will pertain to any car. First find the number and type of tires you will be rotating. Then read down the column at the left. The top entry on the left is for regular rotation without snow tires. The second and third rows are for snow tire rotation. Remember, if radial tires are used in the front, then the snow tires should be radial also. When storing tires, it is a good idea to record its position on the inner face of each one, using chalk or tape. This will help when remounting the tire. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 TIRES (Non-radial) Rotation ------------------------------------------------------------------- From: R-front to: L-front to: R-rear to: L-rear to: Storage ------------------------------------------------------------------- Routine L-rear R-rear R-front L-front Fall storage storage R-front L-front R-L:rear Spring L-rear R-rear storage storage R-L:front ------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Tires (Non-radial) Rotation ------------------------------------------------------------------- From: R-front L-front R-rear L-rear Rear Holding Storage ------------------------------------------------------------------- Routine L-rear Rear/H R-front L-front storage L-R:rear Fall Rear/H storage R-front L-front storage L-R:rear Spring L-front Rear/H storage storage R-rear L-R:rear ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Radial Tires ------------------------------------------------------------------- From: R-front to: L-front to: R-rear to: L-rear to: Storage ------------------------------------------------------------------- Routine R-rear L-rear R-front L-front Fall storage storage R-front L-front L-R: rear Spring R-rear L-rear storage storage L-R:front ------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Radial Tires ------------------------------------------------------------------- From: R-front L-front R-rear L-rear Rear Holding Storage ------------------------------------------------------------------- Routine Rear/H L-rear R-front L-front R-rear L-R:rear Fall Rear/H storage R-front L-front storage L-R:rear Spring Rear/H L-rear storage storage R-rear L-R:front -------------------------------------------------------------------