Tyre Rotation

[TobyJ82]

Yeah, dealer will do that I imagine. Easier enough to do myself, but will let them do it. Dealer is less than 5 mins from work. Plus I want them to check a couple of things.

[Dr freedom]

tyres fitted the wrong way .. good gawd
says to me the dealer didnt even get the apprentice to fit them, they used the sales secretary instead

[Masker]

Bridgestone tips and advice

bridgestone.com.au/tyres/passenger/care/rotation.aspx

Great resource

[TobyJ82]

Masker, was referring to rotation of the tread more so than the roatation of the tyres for life.

Anyhow, just had the unpleasant expereience of replacing a near new tyre at the cost of $440. Ouch.

[donweather]

Just a quick question about wheel/tyre balancing. When you get new tyres fitted, should every wheel/rim have a weight on it for the supposed balancing they do when fitting the tyre? I have two rims now that don't have any weights on them after getting new tyres the other day??

[Guest001]

Did u look on the inside of the rims With mags they are not always visible Also you may have scored two perfect tyres.

Unlikely but maybe possible

[blutopless2]

i guess not all wheels may need weights for balancing. depends upon the production process as to how well the weight is distributed. Also you are adjusting for imperfections in the tyre moulding process.
As mentioned above weights on mags are usually stuck on the inside of the wheel so they don't look ugly on the outside lip.

I have had wheels & tyres in the past that haven't needed balancing, its not unusual. If youre not sure if the weights have come off ask where you got them balanced if they kept a record of the weights they added.