Tyre rotation calculator

Pottsy · 7th May 2007, 10:28

Following a long discussion about tyre rotation, I've been meaning to make a calculator to work out the optimum rotation mileage (and more).

You'll need a tyre depth gauge, pictured below (about £3 or £4).

Anyway, here's the calculator:

http://www.civinfo.com/forum/rotate.php

You enter your current tread depths and what you consider to be the minimum acceptable end-of-life depth and it will tell you stuff like:

Quote:

You should rotate your tyres at 12,334 miles. The set will need replacing at 24,668 miles.

If you don't rotate your tyres, the fronts will wear out at 21,144 miles, and the rears will wear out at 29,602 miles.

Or, if you missed the optimum rotation point:

Quote:

You should have rotated your tyres at 8,805 miles. However, if you do it now the set will need replacing at 16,766 miles. The front tread depth will be 3.1 mm, and the rear tread depth will be 2.5 mm.

If you don't rotate your tyres, the fronts will wear out at 13,926 miles, and the rears will wear out at 23,952 miles.

treadg.jpg

sco77harris · 7th May 2007, 10:48

whats all this about then

JoeyF · 7th May 2007, 11:04

What a great idea, I just generally wait for the front to wear to something near minimum and then change over, at least now I know now when to rotate and when to start saving for a new set!!!

sco77harris · 7th May 2007, 11:06

oh i see

Kremmen · 7th May 2007, 14:53

There seem to be different schools of opinion on this one.

Some say rotate, some say leave the tyre/wheel on the corner it has got used to.

Being lazy guess which school I've joined ?

toto · 7th May 2008, 20:21

in the manual it is specified that you should rotate at 10.000 km...

Glepor · 8th May 2008, 09:12

Not a big fan of rotation. Don't like having to shell out for all 4 tyres at once!!

Coldwarkid · 15th May 2008, 11:25

You should rotate your tyres at 42,000 miles. The set will need replacing at 84,000 miles.

If you don't rotate your tyres, the fronts will wear out at 42,000 miles, and the rears will wear out at 700 miles

dave9_3 · 15th May 2008, 12:14

My tyres rotate quite nicely on their own.

Much prefer to replace two tyres at a time (fronts) rather than wait and get stung for four at once if I rotated.

Kremmen · 15th May 2008, 12:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave9_3

My tyres rotate quite nicely on their own.

I was going to crack that one but decided against it

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JoeyF Supporter Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 23rd October 2006 Location: Rotherham, South Yorkshire Posts: 399 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	What a great idea, I just generally wait for the front to wear to something near minimum and then change over, at least now I know now when to rotate and when to start saving for a new set!!!

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dave9_3 Valve Cap Join Date: 1st April 2007 Location: Merseyside Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	My tyres rotate quite nicely on their own. Much prefer to replace two tyres at a time (fronts) rather than wait and get stung for four at once if I rotated.