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Page 1 of 2  Most tire and car manufacturers recommend that you rotate tires every 7,500 miles. Why? Because tires don’t wear evenly. Even properly inflated tires wear differently in different locations on the car. Front tires get wear from turns that back tires don’t get, The front suspension system may wear the tire’s tread differently from the rear suspension system. To get the most wear out of all tires, consider rotating them regularly.
There are two types of tire rotations depending on what type of tires are mounted on your car. Original-equipment tires typically are “non-directional” meaning they don’t really care which wheel they’re mounted on. “Directional” tires must stay on the same side of the car as they were originally mounted, back-to-front and front-to-back. How can you tell which type of tire your car has? The side of the tire will have the word ROTATION and arrows indicating the direction the tires are designed to roll. The arrows point toward the front of the car. Directional tires also are referred to as “unidirectional.”
So if directional tires are rotated back-to-front and front-to-back, how are non-directional tires rotated? Back-to-front and front-to-opposite-back. Here’s the process for rotating non-directional tires:
Tech Tip
As you rotate your car’s tires, check tire pressure to make sure each tire is properly inflated (the recommended tire pressure is stamped on the side of the tire). Look for wear, too. Most modern tiers have wear indicators, colored strips on the tread that are only visible when the tread depth is too shallow for safety. Ask your tire supplier whether your tires have wear indicators and how to read them.
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