<VV> Tire Rotation Info from Tire Rack

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/19/2006 10:10:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time,  
Corvkid50 at aol.com writes:

I  thought with radials you went back to front on the same side. No  X  
pattern.
Ron T



Most companies now recommend rotation.  According to TireRack - Performance 
(and other) Tire Retailer:
 
 
Tire rotation can be beneficial in several ways. When done at the recommended 
 times, it can preserve balanced handling and traction and even out tire 
wear. It  can even provide performance advantages. When should tires be rotated? 
We  recommend that high performance tires be rotated every 3,000 to 5,000 
miles,  even if they don't show signs of wear. Tire rotation can often be done with 
oil  change intervals while the vehicle is off the ground anyway. Tire 
rotation helps  even out tire wear by allowing each tire to serve in as many of the 
vehicle's  wheel positions as possible. Remember, tire rotation can't correct 
wear problems  due to worn mechanical parts or incorrect inflation pressures. 
It's also  important to check your owner's manual for specific details on what 
method of  tire rotation the vehicle's manufacturer recommends. 
While every vehicle is equipped with four tires, usually the tires on the  
front need to accomplish very different tasks than the rear tires. The tasks  
encountered on a front wheel drive car are considerably different than those of  
a rear wheel drive car. Tire wear experienced on a performance vehicle will  
usually be more severe than that of a family sedan. Each wheel position can  
cause different wear rates and different type of tire wear. 
While no one likes their tires to wear out, it is actually an advantage when  
all of the tires on a vehicle wear at the same rate throughout their life. As 
 tire wear reduces tread depth, it allows the tires to respond to the 
driver's  input more quickly and increases dry road performance. Since tire rotation 
will  help all of the vehicle's tires wear at the same rate, it will keep the 
tires  performing equally on all four corners. 
When your tires wear out together you can get a new set of tires without  
being forced to buy pairs. If you replace tires in sets of four you will  
maintain the original handling balance. And our suppliers are constantly  introducing 
new tires, each of which improves upon their past product's  performance. If 
you replace your tires in sets, it allows you to experience  today's 
technology, instead of being forced to match yesterdays. 
Full link to the complete article: 
_http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=43_ 
(http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=43)  
Article includes diagrams for either 4-tire or 5-tire rotation.  -  Seth