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Do front, or rear tires wear down the quickest?

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Old 04-23-2009, 02:17 PM
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Wondering if I should rotate my tires for the last 3k miles or so.
Old 04-23-2009, 02:59 PM
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I have just over 15k miles and my tires are pretty even with even wear across the tread right now. No real need to rotate.
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One would think with the 40/60 split the rears would see more abuse, but have been wearing off pretty equally...
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Originally Posted by RS Maniac
One would think with the 40/60 split the rears would see more abuse, but have been wearing off pretty equally...
But the front biased weight distribution should even that out I would think.
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FWIW, my S4 Tip with 50/50 torque bias is wearing the fronts faster. I rotated those tires at 19k miles and the rears had about 50% more tread left than the fronts.
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I don't rotate and they wear evenly.
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I bought mine with about 14k miles and the tires are worn evenly. I am guessing they have about one more summer season in them. I use winter rims/tires for the winter so I rotate when I do the switch over. I would suggest to rotate every oil change or around every 5k miles.
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Mine are nearly shot. Right near the tread limit up front, the rear less so I'm thinking I could get a bit more logevity if I rotate them. Who needs tread right lol...thanks guys.
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I'd have to say they all wear down quickly
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