How to PROPERLY Rotate Your Tires

[@Kiddomike]

I learned all these stuff through experience and reading manuals, forums and articles. Now, it's summed up to this short video. Amazing work.

[@plxh6408]

30 yrs and you just now are rotating tires. I don’t buy any if it lol

[@HF1.0]

@@plxh6408 What are you talking about??

[@ccenda3109]

@@HF1.0 he means he can’t believe someone who’s been living for 30 + yrs, is just now rotating tires.

[@jamesjesus1828]

@@plxh6408 He literally said he already knows this stuff.

[@stevenholt5484]

I've been working on my own (and wife's) cars for 30 years, this is one of the best DIY videos that I've seen. Well done!

[@mootzigga4675]

STEVE HOLT!

[@Mike_Ums]

Solid. Quick. To the point. The 1% of youtube instructional videos. Great job.

[@lovinparadiki2]

When KZbin was in it's prime

[@Andy-im3kj]

Definitely from the good days of KZbin.

[@kiarnastoon6475]

I was searching for how to do 2 at once on a fwd with 2 jacks..safely...because I'm the Queen of cutting corners. Appears there is no shortcut for me today lol

[@thomaskorousgrough7778]

This is one of the most informative DIY videos I have ever seen, as well as being very simple to understand. I am beginning to teach my son (he turns five in a couple days) about cars and I think this is a perfect starter mini-project to introduce him to working on cars as it is not a hard concept to understand. Good work and thanks for the great video.

[@milanmastracci]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks Thomas

[@keithjohnson839]

to properly rotate tires on a smart car is pour gasoline all over car, and then light a match

[@baluchi430]

keithjohnson839 lol. You could not have said better

[@ar_ifm1]

keithjohnson839 whats wrong with a smart car?

[@keithjohnson839]

sharif aidarus its a death trap clown car

[@VENUEATHENS]

You should consider doing it to yourself as well..

[@imedalexandre6465]

i'm not sure of this technique, have you tested it though??

[@ccs2311]

Great video! More often than not, Fwd and Rwd vehicles need to be rotated as if they’re an Awd because of tire feathering/sawtooth wear patterns caused by slight issues with alignment and with some tire brands just wearing evenly but in a sawtooth pattern on inside and outside tire shoulders. The longer the tire stays in one position and the wider the gaps between the tread blocks, the deeper the pattern will get, the louder the tire becomes. Everyone has heard the “monster” truck going down the road with this issue. Occasionally a tire pull will reveal itself from rotating tires this way, but that just means the tire is defective and very rare on a vehicle that regularly gets alignment checks. Many $30k+ vehicles built in the last 5 years have drift/pull compensation built-in to the steering systems

[@adriangalvan2987]

Bro I Go to UTI and you explained it 10 times better than there shitty video literally stressing for there test and you just saved me 3 more hours of studying thank you saved me

[@JillyBean860]

I swear, you've been answering many questions that I've had regarding maintenance for my car. You rock!

[@milanmastracci]

Thanks buddy!! :) Glad its helpful for ya

[@theccanyon]

Bless your heart for this video. I came in with zero vehicle knowledge. The comprehensive context you gave provided me not only with instructions on how to rotate the tires for my own vehicle but added to my burgeoning, overall understanding on the topic, like the types of wheel setups (eg, staggered) and SOP for measuring tread wear (1/32, etc.). Thanks for helping building my knowledge base from both a top down and bottom up perspective. Nowadays, information is, ironically, hyper-specialized (eg, separate videos for each tire setup) or too generalized (no videos on any setup but the basic FWD/unstaggered). Keep on imparting your knowledge and sharing any asides you have. You've got a new sub and all video notifications are on! Can't wait to see what you post next.

[@AforAlex95]

I'm a lube tech at Honda and i just graduated automotive school, i don't want to sound like i know everything because i don't. But i do tire rotations all the time at work, and I've always done then front to back and visa-versa without having to worry if they're directional or not. I never knew these methods of rotating tires so thank you! Now ill use this for my own benefit to make my own tires last :)

[@ulti8106]

Maybe a late reply but i don't think it makes much difference to be honest

[@Kr4v3rd]

I always wondered about the electronic tire pressure gouges in the wheels, do these automatically switch the signals so that the rear tire now displays on the front tires when you rotate? Or is that a setting somewhere you can do?

[@davidphy4934]

These consistent video uploads is awesome! Keeps me from being bored and fulfill my automotive mechanic needs (somewhat) 😂

[@milanmastracci]

Good to hear buddy :)

[@eibronmonde1275]

You only mentioned about tire rotation....some guys buy thier tires with out knowing whether the tire is directional or assymetrical. You should also explain how to rotate a tire with directional or assymetrical tire. Thanks!

[@ayenunu]

Actually he already covered those topic before about directional or non.... and many more.. keep the good work Milan.

[@stevelovesgod]

See the picture bottom left at 5:23

[@Mr1tobo]

For staggered setups, rotating them side by side.. Do you need to unmount the tire? or simply just switch the wheel side to side

[@By_Any_Means_Necessary]

Nice breakdown first time I heard someone putting the full size spare in the rotation I like that

[@島袋誠-z6k]

Nice! Remember when i was a kid, the tire guys told me they are the only people can do a tire rotation, i try to explain to other people, but now i send your video, i can't explain, i get pissed very quick

[@aniketshivane5479]

Bro, awesome video. To the point, no bs. Vloggers like you are rare, who deliver the content so sharp and make it so easy.

[@craftman5632]

I always rotate my tires front to back and back to front on the same side I never crossed them over, never had a problem with my tires and they last for many many years. But I tore a tendon on my rotor cuff so I couldn't rotate my tires, so I took it in and they rotated it, found out they crossed over my tires to the other side and the truck never drove the same it kept shimming like the tires was out of balanced. And they was really surprised why my tires lasted over 5 years with that many miles on it. I don't care what anybody says I rotate my tires front to back on the same side works fine for me.

[@melrobinson6919]

RWD, FWD or AWD? Thx.

[@craftman5632]

@@melrobinson6919 RWD

[@ellerj641]

So, rotating your tires is literally just switching your tires around? I always thought mechanics were literally rotating the tire/spinning it in circles. I thought it was some scam, because like I have heard people say, your tires already spin while driving. It just did not make sense to me. Also add in the fact, I always get told that this is a very complicated thing that only mechanics can do with special tools. I'm going to start rotating my own tires now.

[@PimSchouten]

Qualified mechanic here, very useful information! This hasn’t even been tought in school. Insane!

[@milanmastracci]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MrSpaceace1999]

Because it’s a waste of time to do , my tires on my van have virtually exact wear all around after 25,000 km

[@PimSchouten]

@@MrSpaceace1999 do you have 4x4?

[@89briangutierrez]

Best tire rotation video on KZbin

[@Droflum]

Everything I needed to know or wanted to know without taking the time to research this topic! Thank you so much Milo, your coverage on your channel is fantastic and I speak for everyone in your audience, subscribed or not, thank you! You do a great job and you should keep doing what you are doing

[@milanmastracci]

Thanks Cody :) Couldn't ask any more from an awesome subscriber!!

[@Droflum]

+milanmastracci I hope that's okay shortening your name, sorry I didn't think twice

[@joeg.1119]

+milanmastracci hey bro i have a wuestion for you?? i bought new tires to my 2014 ford fusion Ecoboost at 42,500 miles and i did a tire rotation at 50,400 miles on my odometer i have clock in 52,300 miles and they aren't even the technician told me to rotate the tires at 54,000 miles os that correct or not bro am comfused 😕 should i rotate the tires at 55,000 miles? please let me know..

[@joeg.1119]

+milanmastracci sorry i mean a have a question for you lol

[@korologosmichael0]

Should have mentioned things like your drive wheels wear faster and that your front wheels wear on the edges from turning. Otherwise, great video!

[@accusingshark4375]

Great video, man! Just one question, how would I measure the tire wear mentioned in the video and what would I use to do it? Regardless of that though, thank you for making this, it’s really helped me a lot in starting my journey.

[@el_laramie3384]

I have a question I have a front wheel drive why can’t I cross the front wheels to the back?

[@carlhammill5774]

you can.

[@ramz1455]

I want to ask, why the back wheels on a (Front WD) must be crossed to the front? won't it be the same thing if theyre switched parallel? Thank you

[@rudysmachado5747]

That’s actually wat my owners manual says to do. Frnt to back. More so, if tires are uni directional - arrows on tires.

[@ruinman8722]

ok, these tires and wheels videos are really great. you helped me a lot, man.

[@milanmastracci]

No problem buddy :)

[@worldcoexist4384]

Awesome educational vids you're making!!! Very well done. Clear and precise. Keep it coming.

[@murtuzajeelani86]

I've noticed that tyres tends to wear out more on the outer edge, than the inner edge. My tyre technician takes the tyre off along with the rims and performs the rotation. This results in the outer edge remaining on the outerside, even after the rotation. Alternatively, can the tyres be removed from the rims and rotated, such that the outer edge becomes the inner edge? That way it would even out the difference in wear? I'd appreciate your inputs.

[@brando1303]

simply could just be the type of car you have some cars have natural camber and it’s usually not noticeable but maybe a playing factor 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@GriffinWelch]

Best car tutorial I've yet to find, subscribed! (:

[@jeffjgarrett269]

Amazingly clear video! Thanks!

[@skybluefeather397]

What kind of bottle jacks are these and it seems like a good way to get the whole car up. Using a flat jack currently.

[@jayshah9462]

Perfect explanation, paper drawings are best

[@milanmastracci]

I'm glad you think so! 👊

[@PetesModz]

This might be a dumb question, but can you make a video of where and how to jack up your car, a ton of people don't know where to put the Jack stands and where to put the Jack

[@milanmastracci]

Yeah for sure :)

[@Miat2213]

smh...

[@warikplaya]

Unless you do these yourself, doing them so often will end up costing more than the thread you are saving. Doing it once every 7.5-10k miles is more than enough with normal driving.

[@williameddy2826]

This is meant for people who are going to do the job themselves , in order to save money or because they like to work on cars . If they are paying to have the job done , they don`t need to know how to do the job .( although it is useful to know how easy or difficult a job is when you are paying for it .)

[@ajalvarez3111]

I would strongly recommend anybody to stick to the manufacturer's recommendations. Additionally, I can't remember buying tires from anywhere that didn't offer free tire rotations.

[@Themoigt]

It's 1:50 in the morning in Spain and I'm watching a wheel aligment video. What the heck I'm doing with ma life?

[@Themoigt]

At least is a nice video. Thumbs up

[@darkunicorn1208]

Getting educated :)

[@JillyBean860]

lol

[@sunlite9759]

Know exactly what you mean! You wouldn't want to be hit with a car out of wheel alignment! RIP

[@youdagoob]

Using your time wisely by imbuing knowledge.

[@yaterspoon57]

Very clear & concise. Good job with editing too. Thanks!

[@juanagudelo409]

After a tire rotation, aren't you supposed to balance the wheels?

[@Froggability]

No mention of demounting? We used to switch a tyre diagonally but demount and switch to ensure the outside shoulder becomes the inside shoulder to even out the wear

[@mattsmith6828]

So, what would you tell someone that has symmetrical, NON-staggered tires on a PART-TIME 4WD that drives almost exclusively in RWD? I would assume to adhere to the RWD method?

[@Duckmaster82]

If you have a truck or other vehicle with a solid rear axle all you need to do is switch front to back on each side. Really even with independent suspension it’s still just fine as well. Just think about it.

[@thejawzzz398]

The only way you can do this cross rotation for FWD is to remove the tires from the rims and the do this in order to get tge right movement rotation of the tire

[@sabirbutt2653]

what if we have a fwd with a spare tire ??? I understand a little what you teach but it is better than nothing. .. and I share all of your videos bcz they are awesome. ... stay blessed buddy.......

[@milanmastracci]

Do you have a full sized tire? It has to be rated for use, not just a small spare that is rated for no more than 80 km/h and no more than 100 km's from a shop.

[@sabirbutt2653]

milanmastracci yep of course buddy I have a brand new tire....

[@andrewan8855]

Do we need to do wheel alignment every time we rotated tyres?

[@IrajMatthee]

Thanks for the information and have a question. For FWD, if your back tire has a V-shape pattern and needs to be diagnally crossed over you'll get an A-shape look from the front. Would this affect the performance and fuel efficiency of the car?

[@jerrycanoinsa9355]

It means the tire tread is backwards. Some tires are designed and are marked with a “left” or “right” for either side of the vehicle. Ifput on the wrong side you won’t get the same performance (braking, acceleration, traction in muddy/wet conditions) and may cause unwanted noise as the tread block is supposed to be moving the other way and uneven tire wear

[@endoffate5475]

I have all 4 winter tires on rim but i dont kno wwhere they were.. How do i know where to put them?

[@callofdutyguy9]

My owners manual says to just swap front and back with out crossing any of them.

[@mojojoji5493]

callofdutyguy9 in fact why would you cross the tires that would leave you're tire pattern facing different directions

[@landlubber42069]

It applies for asymmetric tries, but you're right for directionals

[@gatorage850]

callofdutyguy9 ---- IMO that is the best way. I found from racing off-road R/C cars. the tire has blocks (unless it's a slick). the front half of the tire block pattern develops a groove from it wearing faster. the back half of the block keeps its shape longer which keep support to the block. if you turn it around your wearing out your supports (it can make the tire chunk off) overall wear out the tire faster. not only that it will take a little bit time to get the grove back on the block to get back your grip. the best extreme example I can think that will help most understand--- take a Maxxis High Roller II (bike tire) and run it against the pre-groove. it's not that big of a deal/affect on a car tire but it is the same effect!!!

[@rummimg]

So if I have five tires including the spread and FWD. I can do the five tire rotation right?

[@thegeneralrepairguy3711]

Can you share a link for the jacks you are using in this video.

[@milanmastracci]

These are them: amzn.to/3Izupz2

[@MadjidFragrance]

Well explained 👌🤗

[@milanmastracci]

Thank you 🙂

[@joshjahada4238]

So I have a toyota sequoia 4x4. It is the same drivetrain as a truck, the tundra. Question is do I rotate it like a 4x4 or rwd? I dont drive with 4x4 engaged so I'm just a little confused. Also, I have the 1st gen with solid rear suspension (not irs)

[@capedoryus]

Nice video. Production values are very professional.

[@juanperales3351]

Question: What’s the properly rotation for Nissan Titan non directional tires?

[@cre8tivity06]

My Lexus IS300 has two different size tires on it from the dealership. Well they told me there was no way I could rotate my tires. I’m glad this video proves them wrong! Also I have an AWD SUV, do you have any videos showing how to jack up and use jack stands when you need to rotate all the tires around. It would seem to me the whole vehicle would have to be off the ground to do that right?

[@4for4phillylang]

Myman. Your extremely thorough and

[@zephir8804]

What about directional square tyres though? Can't switch sides without flipping the tyre on the rim.

[@josephortiz7726]

They way you cross tires in front Radials. That will bend the opposite way will make a ball seen it hundred of times

[@richardreese5377]

I agree. Changing tire direction half way through it’s life is how you get broken belts

[@demetriosa7646]

What about cars example. My Hyundai Santa Fe is Awd. But it’s primarily front wheel drive. As soon as slippage occurs the back wheels engage. You also have the option to switch button awd. I would assume I would use the front wheel drive tire rotation? What do u think?

[@SuperChevrolet02]

I have a 2013 GMC Sierra lifted 7.5 inches how should I rotate my tires?

[@johnkent6866]

On a fwd car what if you move front to back but don’t rotate the back tire when moving to the front ? Would that be an issue ? I have Goodyear eagle sport tires

[@sreville]

Well explained and easy to watch, thank you!

[@johntyxeros7120]

should i move each tyre and rim as a set, or keep the rim and move the rubber? because the second is not a job for my yard...

[@spikedaffy]

why do we cross the wheels on a front wheel drive? what if the just switch back to front and front to back without crossing them ?

[@superodfx]

So how’s it go for an all wheel drive front left - back right, front left- back right ;) lol I had to repeat that three times.

[@SuchABradAS]

Been here since about 10,000. Love your stuff

[@milanmastracci]

Thanks man!! :)

[@who8dapple]

Brilliant! Clear, concise and easy to follow, you’ve earned my Subscription!

[@hirensheth786]

excellent video man ... excellent! one request for novice DIYers, could you please make a detailed video on how to properly remove and put back wheels safe and secure again keep it up!!!

[@milanmastracci]

Yeah I can do that for sure :)

[@aleecezongoose]

good thing i have both wheels and tires on my car

[@johndenver5029]

I got the same straight from the dealer. Must have been an add on from the factory. Id never go without this combo now

[@PetePuebla]

So I'm no longer using OEM tires on my Toyota Corolla. The owners manual says to change it the directional tire method. I could ignore that now and do a standard FWD rotation?

[@Sweaty-Guy_Orlando]

front wheel drive u cross the back rear wheel drive u cross the back. and different tires from front and back are just side to side switched?

[@kewalbrar-d5q]

Can you sujjest how to rotate Hyundai Tuscon tires

[@ochicore]

Small mistake in video. 3:21 (Front right, back left).

[@milanmastracci]

I said front left and back right too much :P But thanks for the catch!!

[@wanglee21]

Can you explain the reasoning for the 5 tire rotation with a full spear? Makes no sense to me for "ALWAYS" have a tire that will be off tread the entire life of your vehicle.

[@GhostTownOutdoors]

If you don't have a full size spare, this is for a van with 4 identical tires, do you recommend getting one and adding it into regular rotation? Will that keep the cost down over the long run? Thanks! Great video!

[@beretta0222]

My 4x4 2023 Grand Cherokee manual shows your first pattern (FWD) as a correct way to rotate my tires.

[@hpatrick46]

Can you make a video showing the connections for the reverse signal and speed signal wires on your head unit please

[@21FEEZY]

Great video!..Super Informative, Straight to the point. 👍

[@christopheradithyaa391]

Hi, mine is a FWD, SHOULD I ALSO BRING THE OUTER TREAD OF THE TYRES TO THE INNER EDGE. TYRE OUTER TREAD TO THE INNER EDGE.

[@FIG147]

Very thorough and easy to understand, great video!! Thanks brother 💪🏼👍🏻

[@zxcvbnm2428]

is wheel alignment a must after whell balancing n rotation?

[@milanmastracci]

It is not.

[@janmachac6394]

Well explained.You answered my question.Thanks a lot

[@kpballa1009]

after i got new tires, i didn't rotate them the first 30,000 miles and just did them recently. when should my next rotation be?

[@JerryEirhart]

How do you tell a directional tire from a nondirectional tire?

[@WayneSelf1]

Thanks for you video! However, you only showed rotation with a spare for 4WD. How about the FWD, RWD, and directional tread scenarios?

[@finley614]

Directional tires can only be rotated from back to front and front to back. The direction of the directional arrow needs to stay the same as driving forwards

[@cancunence35]

ok give me an idea about mi van is front wheeldrive but i got 235/65/16 in the rear and in front i have 225/65/16 so could i will have a problem if i do front tires to the rear and rear crossway to the front ?

[@zhaiken6607]

Hi master, I have accidentally done a rearward crossing on my front wheel driven car, to correct my mistake do I just swap the front tires left to right and same for the rear wheels to a forward cross ?

[@tonyd1z3]

nice👌 I had no idea how to rotate the tires

[@milanmastracci]

Well there ya go :)

[@rogue66v]

hi when rotation the tires will also need to exchange the rims?

[@kellyhaingl9275]

what if you have all wheels the same size and front wheel drive vehicle? Can you do the fwd rotation as well as any of the same sized wheel rotation?

[@rkgsd]

I've had a Chevy and Toyota car, both with aluminum wheels. Discount Tire torqued them all to 80 foot pounds.

[@2weeksago642]

Where did you buy the jacks?

[@milanmastracci]

▶︎ Low Profile Jack - amzn.to/3yKaRnr ▶︎ Aluminum Jack Stands - amzn.to/3c5mOu9

[@justinglebell]

I have rear wheel drive. Can't I just switch the front left to rear left and rear left to front left? And why? I really need to know please thanks!

[@finley614]

You can but correct method is if your tires are all the same size that you take front right and take it to back left and take back left and move that tire to front left now take front left and put it on back right and back right will move to front front right. Easy way to remember is front tires do an x pattern to backs and the backs just move straight forward on same side

[@finley614]

And why u want to rotate properly is to extend tread life and save $$$ in the long run

[@davidgunther1282]

I have a question. For awd vehicles you say to swap the front left for the right rear and front right with the left rear. So the 2nd time you rotate them you just put them back to their original position? So the front left will never be rotated to the front right?

[@milanmastracci]

That is correct, however you can change them up after the 2nd rotation. So the front left that was moved to rear right, you can move to front right, and then change it to left rear. If your alignment is in spec, you shouldn't need to do that, but it can't hurt 👍

[@HHE-FILMS]

Great video. very informational. Thanks.

[@finley614]

Running 235/40-18 on front of my 09 Accord Coupe and 255/40-18 on the back so I gotta do the staggered method…. Quick question are your fenders rolled?

[@x3trece13]

what do your do when it's time for your SECOND Tire Rotation???

[@anthonygomez8392]

Thanks for explaining that

[@Outkast281]

On my 2016 civic I was doing it opposite.. It's front real drive but when I do it my two back tires come forward and two front wheels crosses my manual doesn't say how to do a tire rotation

[@TheBushcraftBrothers]

Great explanation man

[@milanmastracci]

Thanks Cole :)

[@manuelsalvatierra2940]

What about RWD with a full size spare? would you use the 4WD rotation even if it's a RWD?