Tire Rotation - How often?

[IMMLaw]

Hi guys, at around how many miles are you rotating your tires?

[Kidscollege$]

Originally Posted by IMMLaw

Hi guys, at around how many miles are you rotating your tires?

By "Rotating" do you mean get new ones? My guess is my rears will only last around 10k...I am at 7k right now. My fronts are fine. My guess is a ratio of 2 rears to 1 front change out.

[gvan1998]

I thought our MPSS and Contis are not directional tires. Therefore you can rotate front wheels together and rear wheels together without dismounting the tires.

[x.shell]

Bro, my tire rotates around 767 times per mile. With traction control off, it rotates quite a bit more though. Bro.

[gvan1998]

Originally Posted by SakhirM4

All you have to do is look at the tread pattern on the PSS to see that it is unidirectional.

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Again they are not directional. they are asymmetric design.

[JamesGames]

Originally Posted by SakhirM4

You are correct. Very strange, because the tread grooves are directional.

The way I determine what type of tire it is if the tire has a contact patch thats wider on one side vs the other side then it's a dead give away they are asymmetrical and not unidirectional; I can't think of a tire off the top of my head that is unidirectional that isn't a mirror image on both sides.

To the OP the only rotation you'll be doing on this car is lighting up the rear tires and replacing them.

[IrvineTim]

These tires are expensive!!! We have to buy them again???!!!!

[Xtabi]

Originally Posted by SakhirM4

All you have to do is look at the tread pattern on the PSS to see that it is unidirectional.

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A better picture representation would be that of the sidewall. If an arrow is present it precisely indicates a directional tire.

With that being said you can still make the determination, less precisely, via the tread pattern. With a directional tire it will look symmetrical across the entire width. Subjectively the look really 'cool'.

I had directional tires on a car long ago.

[vonmayr]

Originally Posted by thoevelk

These tires are expensive!!! We have to buy them again???!!!!

Sounds like we need to sue! BMW sold us cars that go through tires! Where's myzmak when we need him!

[myzmak]

Originally Posted by vonmayr

Sounds like we need to sue! BMW sold us cars that go through tires! Where's myzmak when we need him!

LEMON!!!!!!!!!!



also, class action anyone?

[LubDub]

Originally Posted by exo

Bro, my tire rotates around 767 times per mile. With traction control off, it rotates quite a bit more though. Bro.

That's pretty funny bro

[IMMLaw]

Sorry Im a bit of a noob. I meant to take the front wheels and tires and put them in the back of the car and the rears to the front. Do we have to do this on the M4? I came from a very modest Honda Accord and rotated every 6,000 miles or so.

[Wei718]

Originally Posted by IMMLaw

Sorry Im a bit of a noob. I meant to take the front wheels and tires and put them in the back of the car and the rears to the front. Do we have to do this on the M4? I came from a very modest Honda Accord and rotated every 6,000 miles or so.

You can't because the front and rear wheels and tires are different width.

[Xtabi]

Originally Posted by Wei718

You can't because the front and rear wheels and tires are different width.

What if you have the same size tire (255) on both for winter?