Acemundo Supercharged December 15, 2003 Share December 15, 2003 Hi, just wondering how do we know if our tyres are the type that can rotate from left to right. i know rotating from front to back is the standard, but as I got 1 new vs 4 old tyres, was thinking of rotating from left to right if possible. by the way, to do our own rotation, means better to have 2 jacks at least right? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autocraze Neutral Newbie December 15, 2003 Share December 15, 2003 think car manual should advise which way to rotate them..mine was told to rotate diagonally....as for doing own rotation, I not sure liao.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness Neutral Newbie December 15, 2003 Share December 15, 2003 no need two jacks but need a axel stand to hold up one side while removing wheel from another side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acemundo Supercharged December 16, 2003 Author Share December 16, 2003 errh, i thought whether can rotate diagonally is dependent on the type of tyre threads? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acemundo Supercharged December 16, 2003 Author Share December 16, 2003 hmm, never seen axle stand before Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madarmour Neutral Newbie December 16, 2003 Share December 16, 2003 (edited) If you want to rotate left to right, your tyre's thread pattern has to be similar at both side. The top tyre cannot be rotated left to right as the inner and outer thread pattern is different. The bottom tyre can. Edited December 16, 2003 by Mikeckchong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autocraze Neutral Newbie December 16, 2003 Share December 16, 2003 izzit?? but my manual advises to rotate them diagonal, maybe some other forumers can enlighten abit... yoohoo?? anyone?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madarmour Neutral Newbie December 16, 2003 Share December 16, 2003 However, you cannot DIY a left to right rotation as the tyres has to be physically taken out from the rims and refit to the other side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madarmour Neutral Newbie December 16, 2003 Share December 16, 2003 Diagonal rotation is done the same way as left to right rotation. Which also means tyre thread dependent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acemundo Supercharged December 16, 2003 Author Share December 16, 2003 but if i have 2 jacks it can be done right.....ie support left front and right front at same time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acemundo Supercharged December 16, 2003 Author Share December 16, 2003 thanks for the graphics.......really helpful. i did heard of such thing as it being tyre dependent.....but now i see it, i understand fully. thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madarmour Neutral Newbie December 16, 2003 Share December 16, 2003 Even if you have the hydraulic lift it can't be done, unless you also happen to have the machine to remove and refit tyres. Just think.......if you take your left tyre and try to put it on the right, the tyre will face backwards instead of forward. Unless your tyre happen to be miltidirectional instead of unidirectional. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madarmour Neutral Newbie December 16, 2003 Share December 16, 2003 Sometimes, a picture is better than a thousand words....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyl Neutral Newbie December 16, 2003 Share December 16, 2003 Actually the diagram cum explanation is wrong. The lower tyre is directional too. Unless you rip the tyre from the rims and fix it on in reverse. Else the tyre thread will be facing backwards. WRONG usage. With directional tyre, the only tyre rotation you can do is only front and back. Cannot do diagional or lef/right. Unless you rip the tyre out from the rim and re-fit back on the other side. Then tyre rotation front and back is LPPL. Morale of the story, DUN BOTHER TO DO TYRE ROTATION. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acemundo Supercharged December 16, 2003 Author Share December 16, 2003 how do u see if it is directional? i thought the below tyre is non-directional Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acemundo Supercharged December 16, 2003 Author Share December 16, 2003 shld be multi-directional right since its a spare tyre that can fit on either 4? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soya Supersonic December 16, 2003 Share December 16, 2003 it costs onli $10 to rotate the tyres, wouldn't bother to DIY if i were u. in m'sia onli RM5. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyl Neutral Newbie December 16, 2003 Share December 16, 2003 The tyre picture on top is special from left to right threads. The tyre picture at the bottom is special as the threads are pointing to one-driection like and arrow head. The bottom design is such that when moving over water or other fluid, the water will escape by the side of the tyre for better friction on rainy days. So really dun bother to do tyre rotation. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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