Tire Rotation Patterns The tire rotation pattern that’s best for your vehicle depends on several factors, including: Manufacturer’s guidelines The type of tire Your vehicle’s drive type — Front-Wheel Drive (FWD), Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD), Four-Wheel Drive (4WD), or All-Wheel Drive (AWD...
What is a Tire Rotation We’ll tell you why you should never miss a tire rotation and find the best tire rotation pattern for your all-wheel, front-wheel, or rear-wheel drive vehicle. Read More > Tire Repair Basics How can you tell if your damaged tire needs repair or replacement? Lea...
Modified Cross Rotation The "Modified Cross Pattern" can be performed on any front- or rear-wheel drive vehicle equipped with four non-directional tires (directional tires must be rotated front to rear only). Free rolling axle tires are crossed and installed to the drive axle, while the dri...
A vehicle's powertrain influences tire wear and the rotation pattern followed for tire rotation. Tires on drive wheels, powered by your engine, frequently wear more due to the twisting force they experience, unlike non-drive wheel tires. In a front-wheel drive vehicle, you may notice the fron...
What is the Proper Tire Rotation Pattern? The tire rotation pattern varies based on the type of car and the type of tires fitted. See graphic for a common rotation pattern – but in general, tires will often be rotated front to rear, in some cases crossing side to side as they move ...
A tyre or tire is a device covering the circumference of a wheel. It is an essential part of most ground vehicles and is used to dampen the oscillations caused by irregularities in the road surface, to protect the wheel from wear and tear as well as to p
Alternatively, each wheel unit transmits an RF burst of a predetermined length and a received RF burst envelope modulated with a periodic modulation pattern is used to calculate the period of one wheel rotation for each wheel. A central vehicle electronic control unit monitors wheel speed signals ...
2. FRONT-TO-BACK (FOR DIRECTIONAL TIRES) All tires are moved from one axle to the other but remain on the same side of the vehicle. For example, the front left tire is moved to the left side of the rear axle while the rear left tire is repositioned on the left side of the front...
Tire sidewalls are a jumble of numbers and letters. Let us help you decode the tire size, age, speed rating, and other important data that is found on a tire.
Remembering Your Next Rotation We suggest you come in every 5,000 miles and get your Les Schwab tires rotated for free. The type of vehicle you drive, where you drive, and how you drive could mean you need to get your tires rotated more or less often. But, waiting too long between ...