Tyre Rotation, any point?

[dishman]

I was musing rotating my tyres as I've done about 6000 miles on this set (all from new).

But I keep seeing differing opinions, with a quite a few saying that for modern cars, rotation is not as needed or as useful as it used to be.

Should it be as simple as (for a FWD car) fronts to the back and rears crossover to fronts?

Or are there other factors that could come into play, such as wheels now not being balanced for their new positions. Or, if wheels are balanced should they stay correctly balanced regardless of position.

Again, I have seen videos saying other issues can crop up with camber and balanced when trying to rotate tyres.

Thoughts?

 

[pcaouolte]

Do you want all 4 tyres to wear out at the same time or would you rather spread the cost by having the fronts wear out at a different time to the backs?

Do you do enough miles to wear back tyres out before they start cracking and need to be replaced anyway?

 

[Burnerman]

Personally I don't bother.......on FWD vehicles I keep the best tyres on the front, maybe putting them on the back depending on wear. I don't mix up offside and near side.
Balancing won't be affected, unless in a rare occasion the wheel is balanced on the hub. Camber wear shouldn't be evident these days so long as the vehicle hasn't been altered in any way.
On some cars, a brand new tyre on the front N/S for example, paired with a worn one on the O/S may set the tyre warning lamps on - if governed by the ABS system.
4WD vehicles may have special requirements for their tyre replacement.
Observe the tyre rotation markings, if any!
Wheel alignment checks are a good thing.......maybe yearly.
John