Tire rotation - what's best for towing?
Have 15,000 miles on a set of Firestone Transforce ATs. Rotated them at 7,500 miles and thought it time to do it again. Rear tires have more tread left than the front. I tow a 36' 5th wheel. Would it ...
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Aside from those that got off track by the 2nd post with reccomending buying 2 new tires.......I don't agree with the more tread on the rear theory. Typically rears on trucks and rwd vehicles wears quicker overall. (At least my experience in almost 30 years of driving). If one never rotated the least tread to the front, there would be no point in rotating. Except maybe side to side up front. Not sure where this theory comes from but..... yes if you got 2 almost bald tires and 2 decent tires, I'd put the decent ones on the steering axle. Otherwise move them to where the tread will even out the best on each tire.
To the OP, my rotations are always specific to tire wear. Feathering tread gets rotated to opposite rotation if possible to correct that wear. Most tread goes on the right rear, if possible as that typically wears first, especially with open diffs. Not so much with good limited slip or lockers.
You're doing it right, look at the wear patterns and move to the location that will best correct that wear.
Sound like you took a bunch of tread off the tears when new, towing, and the current rear tires haven't caught up yet with treadwear. I'd go side to side up front to change direction on those and leave the rears alone.
However after running a set of transforce at on my similar truck, I'm having a hard time telling the difference in treadwear even after a bunch of heavy camper miles.
To the OP, my rotations are always specific to tire wear. Feathering tread gets rotated to opposite rotation if possible to correct that wear. Most tread goes on the right rear, if possible as that typically wears first, especially with open diffs. Not so much with good limited slip or lockers.
You're doing it right, look at the wear patterns and move to the location that will best correct that wear.
Sound like you took a bunch of tread off the tears when new, towing, and the current rear tires haven't caught up yet with treadwear. I'd go side to side up front to change direction on those and leave the rears alone.
However after running a set of transforce at on my similar truck, I'm having a hard time telling the difference in treadwear even after a bunch of heavy camper miles.
