tire rotation

RichieZ

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So my car is FWD and it has:
font 4/32 remaining
rear 6/32 remaining

should i rotate the tires? Forgive me I"m not much of a car guy
 

flamingelephant

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your tires are pretty close to toast... I wouldn't bother 3/32 is the minimum legal tread depth where I live
 

EagleKeeper

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If all tires were purchased at the same time, the the front is getting more wear.

Rotating will allow a little more mileage out of the current front before you replace all four.
 

funboy6942

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Front tires on all cars FWD, AWD, RWD will always wear faster hence the reason for tire rotation. OP I would rotate your tires and by the time the front tires get down to 3/32 or more the rears (used to be the front) will have matched the, now, fronts and you will be ready for a complete set of all 4 then for sure.
 

Thorny

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Originally posted by: funboy42
Front tires on all cars FWD, AWD, RWD will always wear faster hence the reason for tire rotation...

Thats funny, for some reason the rear tires on my Z always wear faster. Must be my driving style :p

 

funboy6942

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Originally posted by: Thorny
Originally posted by: funboy42
Front tires on all cars FWD, AWD, RWD will always wear faster hence the reason for tire rotation...

Thats funny, for some reason the rear tires on my Z always wear faster. Must be my driving style :p

OH well if you drive like a nut job burning rubber, like I do too, then yes the backs will wear out faster, but for sane of folk driving style my comments are correct.