When To Rotate Dunlops

[YOOT]

Just measured the tread depth of my tyres on both sides to see how they are wearing after 28,000kms and have the following results attached (PDF).

Whats the minimum legal depth for old tyres and do mine need rotating. They are wearing pretty even with the exception of the rears which show up all the skids I've been doing turning right .

I just noticed teh car is tram tracking a lot lately and pulling hard down the camber in the road, I will get an alignment done today but was thinking of saving a few bob and rotating the tyres first.

Opinions?

Tread_depth_28_000.pdf

[ColinT]

I'm sure this has been discussed in another thread.

Opinion is that tyres should be rotated front to rear every 15,000km, at each service. A few dealers will say it's not necessary as there is not sign of wear yet.

By the time you see uneven wear it's getting too late.

There are tread wear indicators built into the tyres to show when you should replace the tyres.

[Guest]

My tyer joint does front to rear every 5000k and then balance the wheels going on the front

vik...free of charge got 30,000 out of the last set

[YOOT]

My tyer joint does front to rear every 5000k and then balance the wheels going on the front

vik...free of charge     got 30,000 out of the last set

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Minimum tread depoth is 1.6mm so I have a fair bit left yet (should see more than 30K then) getting the tyres rotated and balance the front set as well as an alignment.

[Worpor]

My tyre guy says 5000kms and does them for free

[ColinT]

My tyer joint does front to rear every 5000k and then balance the wheels going on the front

vik...free of charge     got 30,000 out of the last set

Currently 32,000km out of this set and 4mm depth left on all tyres.

[Guest]

My tyer joint does front to rear every 5000k and then balance the wheels going on the front

vik...free of charge     got 30,000 out of the last set

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Currently 32,000km out of this set and 4mm depth left on all tyres.

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I thought I drove like Miss Daisy

vik...unblevid

[YOOT]

Just had them rotated and balanced and alligned, toe was way out (as usual).

They put the meatiest tyre on the front right and the worst tyre on the rear left and rotated the other two accordingly. Without a shim kit its going to pull to the left a tad because the castor and camber are a little off factory specs. Nothing new, every Ford I have driven pulls to the left, only mt ute never did when it was new, took 5000kms for it to start though

[ktford]

Yes Alex, get the castor kit fitted, much better for me since. Get them rotated every 5k as Wik suggested and look at the tread wear indicators, they'll say when enough is enough

[Guest]

Mine were on the indicators pretty spot on,and must say the wear was pretty even all round,no real dodgey scrubbed out sides or anything

vik...it you leave it more than 5000 k,then you might get uneven wear