Tire Rotation

[ScottsVaporGT]

Going to do my second oil change and first tire rotation tomorrow (8k miles), but I don't know where to rotate my tires to and where to jack it up. Meaning where do I put the drivers side front...etc. I have tried searching the forum but not picking up the specifics. I know its only like $30 to get them rotated but I am trying to learn to do these things myself. Also are there any things that I need to look for when I am doing this? Thanks for the help!

 

[SLOPONY]

The front tires should cross to the rear, and the rears should go straight forward.

 

[SLOPONY]

Oh and use a torque wrench to tighten them. I usually go with 100 ft. Lbs.

 

[stkjock]

jack points are in the manual

 

[ScottsVaporGT]

The front tires should cross to the rear, and the rears should go straight forward.

Ok to make sure I understand you correctly: drivers side front should go to passenger side rear, and passenger side front go to drivers side rear, correct? Sorry for the noob question...

 

[Beerhunter]

Make sure you don't have directional tires if you do that

 

[Boozshey]

All this is in the owners manual...

 

[dagamore]

as long as you dont have directional tires cross the fronts to the back(switch sides) and move the backs to the front(dont switch sides this time).

and put the lugs on hand tight, then use a good torque wrench put the lugs to 95, then 100. but thats just me. you can see the jack points if you look under the car, there will be two dimples and you put the jack between them, for a rough idea they are marked in the manual.

 

[don_w]

jack points are in the manual

All this is in the owners manual...

they are marked in the manual.

Hmmmm... I wonder if this info is in the manual???

 

[jha1223]

Google C+ P:

"Directional tires have a "one-way" tread pattern that are optimized for the direction the tires rotate on the car. They must therefore be mounted on either the left or right side. Little arrows or triangles on the sidewall indicate which way the tire is supposed to turn. The tread blocks and grooves are angled to optimize handling. They also do a good job of channeling water out from under the tire on wet surfaces to reduce hydroplaning and improve wet traction. Directional tires can be rotated front-to-rear but cannot be rotated side-to-side."

Check your tires for the sidewall markings before rotating.

 

[ZmanM3]