Way to verify that they did/did not do the work: $5 tire crayon at AutoZone. Mark the inside of each tire 1-5. Make a note of it before you drop it off.
Thats a great idea
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Way to verify that they did/did not do the work: $5 tire crayon at AutoZone. Mark the inside of each tire 1-5. Make a note of it before you drop it off.
It appears as of 2017 at least there is no law concerning tire age (state or federal)Just a word of warning to those that live in a area with mandatory inspections,you may get a fail on your tires at year 5.
Mine rotate every time I drive. The wheels on the bus and all..I would say very few people rotate their tires.
Almost all vehicle manufacturers and inspection stations say 6th year and beyond,and tire shops wont touch after 6 yrs(even in Canada)It appears as of 2017 at least there is no law concerning tire age (state or federal)
https://www.abc15.com/money/consume...ey/why-many-tire-shops-wont-touch-older-tires
But point taken that tires don't last forever.
Some of us (OBX) are trying to wear out the tires as quick as possible to justify new onesThe correct answer is G. Less complicated than F.
And YES YES YES, you do need to rotate that 5th tire, your tires will last 20% longer that way. Do the math.
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IE...it costs 20% more.so when it’s time to replace tires, now you have to replace 5 instead of just 4 since you put the spare in rotation...
See...that’s the differenceI have decided that I cannot convince you to rotate your spare tire in.
You are going to overpay for your second set of tires and you are going to do that change earlier than you should, but it its not my money and hopefully it will keep the nice people at Discount Tire employed.
Carry on...
I think they were referring to the cost of traveling x miles, not net $ spend. The dollar spend is neutral but rotating 5 is more efficient. Rotating 5 you will travel more miles for the same $ resulting in a lower $/mile avg.2) your math will never add up....if we both replace 5 tires at some point, why would mine cost more because i didn’t rotate 1?
Enjoy your travels and stop worrying about the extra 20% you’re trying to squeeze out of it.
You're fine doing 4 if you KNOW you won't be changing tires when you buy new ones...I would never want to be locked into that. You also have to keep that back tire lubed up all the time, and since it is not rotated, it will look like crap anyway most likely, especially sinc you are only going to buy 4 apparently when you buy new tires. So, to avoid basically no extra cost or real labor difference you: 1) Have to buy new tires in more frequent intervals 2) You lose flexibility in being able to change to another brand or size tire (without also changing and wasting an unused tire). So two cons, no real pros to only rotating 4.....and that treadwear thing you are claiming just doesn't hold water. It all evens out and you won't be able to tell the difference in the tread once they've all taken a turn on the back...from someone who has always rotated 5 when I had a tire exposed on the back.See...that’s the difference
1) I’m not trying to convince anyone to do 4 tire vs 5 just giving you 5 tire people a different perspective
2) your math will never add up....if we both replace 5 tires at some point, why would mine cost more because i didn’t rotate 1?
3) another math...tread wear will never be even on 5 tire rotation...even your first rotation, you will automatically have 1 different than the 3 on the ground. On your 5 rotation, i will give you a slim “Maybe” They’ll be even but that’s only if you drive the same roads every single day and rotate exactly at the same mileage every single time. Not sure about you, but i like to go to random places every now and then and definitely will not be pulling over just to rotate at the exact mileage just to say i got 20% more out of my tires..
4) lastly....i will not put a used ugly tire on the back for all to see on a beautiful vehicle like a bronco...
Enjoy your travels and stop worrying about the extra 20% you’re trying to squeeze out of it.