Is It Really Necessary to Rotate my Tires Every 5k Miles?!!?
 

Geez, this seems a little excessive. Every time I go to the dealer to have my oil changed they tell me I need to have my tires rotated every 5k miles, which takes my bill from $37 to $70. Seems like a nice little way for them to make money to me.

Watch out for the injector cleaning, brake cleaning, combustion cleaning dealer crap as well :)

You will get better wear out of the tires if they are rotated that often...but you can also buy a new set with the money they charge you to rotate them that often :)

Learn to DIY..

That's what I'm thinking! Maybe 10k but 5k is just stupid.

Rotate them once when they are about half way worn then you'll know the alignment.

My tyres don't even last that long so i guess it all comes down to your driving style and needs :)

Find a dealer with better prices. Where I go, full price for an oil change is $30 (but there's usually a coupon for a lot less) and tire rotation is $20.

If you follow Old Rotor's advice, keep an eye on the back tires to decide when you're halfway.

Ken

I once waited till 8k and my front and rear were worn significantly different.
my tires last about 20K.

pffft I rotate mine everytime I drive.

I rotate mine every time I change my oil. But again its a whole lot cheaper than the dealer. I would suggest you get them re-balanced every 10K

Buy jack stands and rotate them yourself.

rotate them yourselves. Its not rocket science.

I actually always drive cars that I cant rotate my tires on. Staggered rim/tire sizes. :)

If you wanna get the most mileage out of them, yeah you rotate but pfff.... not worth the trouble. Tire pressure imo affects the tire life more.

^..............what about compound as well?

There are too many variables that need to be taken into consideration here for any of us to blatantly just make this call for the OP. :banghead:

5k is probably excessive, But.....there are a few variables that might actually drop that need down to 5k and not knowing all the info, it's impossible to really tell, other than to make a generic statement(such as I lead off this run-on sentence with). :)

Just rotate em every 5k I do, next set of tires go to americas tires and they give you free rotations for tire life

Sorry my bad, I meant when comparing the same tire.

rotate them, it lets you see if the alignments out. Get them balanced every 8 - 10k. The rear tires will wear faster because they are receiving more pressure due to the drive train.

You mean more pressure from your right foot..........

basically

lol, I never rotate my tires. I wait until they wear down, then replace them in front or rear pairs.

thats a bit rough on your abs system. It prefers the same wheel speed in the front and rear...

Never gave that a thought. I don't think they'd spin more than a whole rotation even if the rear were totally wasted and the fronts were new.

If I am wrong - ah well. I don't keep any tire past the point where you can physically see wear anyway.

I wear mine down to the wear indicators. Then replace them being thats the 2/32 mark :P

I just had to replace a tire on my R3 (sidewall puncture). It was $260...and that was a GOOD price. Point is, that car wears some pretty expensive shoes and unless money is no object, you're definitely going to want to rotate your tires to extend their life.

I would never pay someone to rotate my tires but, again, if money is no object (or if you don't know how remove and install a wheel), you may decide to. Frequency really comes down to personal preference. Every 5000 miles is "recommended".

Personally, I rotate mine during every other oil change (6000 miles).

discount tire, if you have them in your area does rotations for free. regardless.