How are you guys jacking up your Yaris?

[TheSilkySmooth]

My Papa says it is not good to rotate tires so - now I have one less thing to forget about. Some thing about the " carcass set"

[TheSilkySmooth]

My brother says WHAT IS THIS "carcass set"?
is that The Dead Girl's Boobs?


sick boy

[john21031]

Originally Posted by TheSilkySmooth

My Papa says it is not good to rotate tires so - now I have one less thing to forget about. Some thing about the " carcass set"

You are right. No need to rotate them unless they are wearing unevenly or the fronts are so worn out that you want to give rears a chance to catch up.

Tire rotation is an old thing when cars had horrible alignment issues and had to have tires rotated. These days it's just a way for service technicians to earn a living... just like 3,000 mile oil change.

[SilverGlow]

Originally Posted by john21031

You are right. No need to rotate them unless they are wearing unevenly or the fronts are so worn out that you want to give rears a chance to catch up.

Tire rotation is an old thing when cars had horrible alignment issues and had to have tires rotated. These days it's just a way for service technicians to earn a living... just like 3,000 mile oil change.

You are spreading complete lies.

Tire rotation on today's cars is a must and the ONLY way to squeeze out the most milage from tires. It is as relevent today as it was 100 years ago. Surely you're not so ignorant to realize that the front tires will wear two or more times faster then the rear, yea?!?

I run the original Bridgestone tires that came on the 2007 Yaris Hatchback, and I over inflate to 50 PSI, and get this: I'm at 48,000 miles and can easily reach 50,000 and still have thread left.

So how and why you guys are getting sheet milage from your Bridgestones is beyound me...it must be your lack of good driving habits and lack of tire rotation.

The proper way to rotate radial tires is front to back, back to front. Only the old bias ply tires switched sides of the car....never do this with today's radials....

[b_hickman11]

Originally Posted by SilverGlow

You are spreading complete lies.


The proper way to rotate radial tires is front to back, back to front. Only the old bias ply tires switched sides of the car....never do this with today's radials....

So you're saying that cross rotation will hurt our tires?

[SilverGlow]

Originally Posted by b_hickman11

So you're saying that cross rotation will hurt our tires?

Yes, cross rotation will mean faster and uneven wear.

Talk to any tire tech and they will tell you that radials must stay on the same side of the car.

Switching sides when rotation worked great years ago when tires were bias ply. But nobody makes bias ply for passenger cars anymore.