Tire Rotation Pattern
 

Got an '07 V6 Accord EX-L with 17" Michelin Pilot MXM4 tires (OEM) that it's
time to rotate.

Do I do an "X" rotation or just swap them front to back on the same side?

Re: Tire Rotation Pattern
 

Flatus Johnson wrote:
> Got an '07 V6 Accord EX-L with 17" Michelin Pilot MXM4 tires (OEM) that it's
> time to rotate.
>
> Do I do an "X" rotation or just swap them front to back on the same side?

I've been doing a front to back rotation for over two decades now. No
issues with premature tire wear or handling.

Re: Tire Rotation Pattern
 

Flatus Johnson wrote:
> Got an '07 V6 Accord EX-L with 17" Michelin Pilot MXM4 tires (OEM) that it's
> time to rotate.
>
> Do I do an "X" rotation or just swap them front to back on the same side?
>
>

RTFM...

What does the owner's manual say?

Re: Tire Rotation Pattern
 

M.M. wrote:
>
> What does the owner's manual say?

That has little to do with the question of tire rotation.

Re: Tire Rotation Pattern
 

Brian Smith > wrote:
> M.M. wrote:
>>
>> What does the owner's manual say?
>
> That has little to do with the question of tire rotation.

Really?

Have you looked?

Mine tells how the tires should be rotated.

Re: Tire Rotation Pattern
 

M.M. wrote:
>
> Really?

Yes, really.

> Have you looked?

I don't need to look at the manual for everyday normal things that I
have been doing for decades.

> Mine tells how the tires should be rotated.

Maybe you're one of those people who needs to read the manual, until
you gain more life experiences.

Re: Tire Rotation Pattern
 

"M.M." <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:_vWuk.4792$676.2736@newsfe01.iad...
> Flatus Johnson wrote:
>> Got an '07 V6 Accord EX-L with 17" Michelin Pilot MXM4 tires (OEM) that
>> it's time to rotate.
>>
>> Do I do an "X" rotation or just swap them front to back on the same side?
>
> RTFM...
>
> What does the owner's manual say?

That was the problem-- X for non-directional tires, same-side for
directionals. I don't know which my tires are...

Re: Tire Rotation Pattern
 

Runtime Error wrote:
>
> That was the problem-- X for non-directional tires, same-side for
> directionals. I don't know which my tires are...

Have you considered looking at the sidewalls and seeing what they are,
that's if you can't tell by looking at the tread. :^)

It truly doesn't matter which way you rotate the tires if they aren't
directionals. Corner to corner or front to back. The key is to rotate
them and keep the proper air pressure in them all the time. It's all
about preventative maintenance and tire longevity.

Re: Tire Rotation Pattern
 

Brian Smith > wrote:
> M.M. wrote:
>>
>> Really?
>
> Yes, really.
>
>> Have you looked?
>
> I don't need to look at the manual for everyday normal things that I
> have been doing for decades.
>

You've been doing front to back rotation on an '07 V6 Accord EX-L for decades?

a

Re: Tire Rotation Pattern
 

Runtime Error wrote:
> "M.M." <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:_vWuk.4792$676.2736@newsfe01.iad...
>> Flatus Johnson wrote:
>>> Got an '07 V6 Accord EX-L with 17" Michelin Pilot MXM4 tires (OEM) that
>>> it's time to rotate.
>>>
>>> Do I do an "X" rotation or just swap them front to back on the same side?
>> RTFM...
>>
>> What does the owner's manual say?
>
> That was the problem-- X for non-directional tires, same-side for
> directionals. I don't know which my tires are...
>
>

If they are directionals, there should be an arrow on the sidewall
indicating the direction of rotation.

a

Re: Tire Rotation Pattern
 

In article <mISdnUoyfcz0siHVnZ2dnUVZ_uydnZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Flatus Johnson" <fj@nonet> wrote:

> Got an '07 V6 Accord EX-L with 17" Michelin Pilot MXM4 tires (OEM) that it's
> time to rotate.
>
> Do I do an "X" rotation or just swap them front to back on the same side?

What does your owner's manual say?

You know, the instruction book that came with your shiny new $28,000 toy?

Do you even know where it is?

Go ahead. Listen to random strangers on the net instead of finding that
book and opening it and <gasp!> READING it. The engineers who created
the instructions are clearly inferior in all ways to the random people
on Usenet.

Re: Tire Rotation Pattern
 

In article <OJWuk.11880$%b7.9399@edtnps82>,
Brian Smith <""Halifax\"@ NovaScotia.Canada"> wrote:

> M.M. wrote:
> >
> > What does the owner's manual say?
>
> That has little to do with the question of tire rotation.

Pray tell.

Of course it does.

Re: Tire Rotation Pattern
 

In article <%aXuk.11886$%b7.3277@edtnps82>,
Brian Smith <""Halifax\"@ NovaScotia.Canada"> wrote:

> M.M. wrote:
> >
> > Really?
>
> Yes, really.
>
> > Have you looked?
>
> I don't need to look at the manual for everyday normal things that I
> have been doing for decades.

Ah. The old "I've been doing it this way for decades, I know what I'm
doing, I don't need anyone to tell me different" fart who ends up not
knowing is here to offer his "opinion".

Re: Tire Rotation Pattern
 

Brian Smith > wrote:
> M.M. wrote:
>>
>> Really?
>
> Yes, really.
>
>> Have you looked?
>
> I don't need to look at the manual for everyday normal things that I
> have been doing for decades.

tire rotation is a legacy of solid axle wheel dynamics. and you don't
have any on that vehicle.



>
>> Mine tells how the tires should be rotated.
>
> Maybe you're one of those people who needs to read the manual, until
> you gain more life experiences.

Re: Tire Rotation Pattern
 

Brian Smith wrote:
> Runtime Error wrote:
> >
> > That was the problem-- X for non-directional tires, same-side for
> > directionals. I don't know which my tires are...
>
> Have you considered looking at the sidewalls and seeing what they
> are, that's if you can't tell by looking at the tread. :^)
>
> It truly doesn't matter which way you rotate the tires

actually, it does. you can easily lose 20% of tire surface contact with
a rotation until the rubber blocks have worn to a new rotation sense.
that means 20% less braking and 20% less cornering and 20% less safety.
many modern higher performance cars don't have tire rotations at all
for precisely this reason.



> if they
> aren't directionals. Corner to corner or front to back. The key is to
> rotate them and keep the proper air pressure in them all the time. It's
> all about preventative maintenance and tire longevity.