Albany,n.y. Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I looked at my new car's tires & noticed the front and rear tires are different sizes. Here's what the manufacturer's website says regarding tires and wheels: Staggered-width wheels and tires Staggered-width alloy wheels and tires are wider at the rear for greater launch grip, and narrower up front for crisper steering feedback. Standard on the Sport Sedan are 7.5 x 17 front/8.5 x 17 rear 5-spoke wheels fitted with 225/45R17 front and 245/40R17 rear all-season tires. How do I rotate the tires? I'm leaning towards no rotation since all I would be doing is rotating the right side to the left & vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I'd at least do right v. left rotation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Left and right, that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I looked at my new car's tires & noticed the front and rear tires are different sizes. Here's what the manufacturer's website says regarding tires and wheels: Staggered-width wheels and tires Staggered-width alloy wheels and tires are wider at the rear for greater launch grip, and narrower up front for crisper steering feedback. Standard on the Sport Sedan are 7.5 x 17 front/8.5 x 17 rear 5-spoke wheels fitted with 225/45R17 front and 245/40R17 rear all-season tires. How do I rotate the tires? I'm leaning towards no rotation since all I would be doing is rotating the right side to the left & vice versa. i have a g35 coupe with with similar sized wheels except 18inch. do you have the sedan? if so, you can't rotate without taking the tires of the rims as they are directional tires and even then can only rotate front for front and rear for rear. you'll pay a bit to get someone to do that as low profile tires are a pain in the ass to remove and replace from rims. very few tires that size of any make, even all seasons, last more than 30,000 miles. may just want to leave them til they get too noisy or wear down and then change them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I put the car in drive and the tires rotate. That's kind of how a car works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 i have a g35 coupe with with similar sized wheels except 18inch. do you have the sedan? if so, you can't rotate without taking the tires of the rims as they are directional tires and even then can only rotate front for front and rear for rear. you'll pay a bit to get someone to do that as low profile tires are a pain in the ass to remove and replace from rims. very few tires that size of any make, even all seasons, last more than 30,000 miles. may just want to leave them til they get too noisy or wear down and then change them out. May be correct - some tires are not meant to be rotated. For example on the SLK we have the owners manual specifically instructs that tires are not to be rotated (fronts smaller than backs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 May be correct - some tires are not meant to be rotated. For example on the SLK we have the owners manual specifically instructs that tires are not to be rotated (fronts smaller than backs). not may be. if you have directional tire it is so. look on the tire...if it has an arrow for direction of rotation it's directional. many high performance tires are like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 i have a g35 coupe with with similar sized wheels except 18inch. do you have the sedan? if so, you can't rotate without taking the tires of the rims as they are directional tires and even then can only rotate front for front and rear for rear. you'll pay a bit to get someone to do that as low profile tires are a pain in the ass to remove and replace from rims. very few tires that size of any make, even all seasons, last more than 30,000 miles. may just want to leave them til they get too noisy or wear down and then change them out. It's a Mercedes c300 sport sedan. I haven't rotated tires in the past, so I might just skip rotation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eSJayDee Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Some radials (does any one use anything other than radials these days?) are unidirectional, ie they should NOT be rotated left to right. I'd ask the svc dept at Keeler & see what they recommend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 It's a Mercedes c300 sport sedan. I haven't rotated tires in the past, so I might just skip rotation. Ask the Dealer's Service Manager. Sounds like round-robin rotation is not in order. Follow the manufacturer's directions out the window. No need to run afoul of any warranty that you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebug Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 It's a Mercedes c300 sport sedan. I haven't rotated tires in the past, so I might just skip rotation. You didn't have to start a fake "how do I rotate my tires?" thread just to brag about your car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkyMannn Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Seems over the years any time I had tires rotated, I ended up with a vehicle that pulled to a side. I gave up tire rotation. Basically go thru 2 front sets for every back set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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