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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 01:42 PM
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BMW says not to.

I didn't w/great success on my 4x4 Explorers.

I did w/very poor success initially on a rear drive -- then stopped and was much happier.

What do you folks think -- I have 2012 LR4.

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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 08:42 PM
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I rotate my tires every time I drive.

I never rotate my tires.
On a front wheel drive car the rears will last twice as long as the fronts if you do not rotate them.
On a full time 4x4 they wear out at about the same time as long as you dont have alignment issues.

This is what I do, others will say rotate front to back.
Yet others will say to rotate in a "X" pattern, and others still will say to include your spare tire in the rotation.

I say that is alot of work to save a few thousand miles of tread wear.
 
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Old Dec 23, 2012 | 02:47 AM
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oddly enough in my owners book for my '96 discovery on page 148 in General Data it states "DO NOT interchange tyres from front to back.

 
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Old Dec 23, 2012 | 08:47 AM
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Part of the 1yr/15k service (paid by LR) included rotation: rear to front -- front crossed to back.
 
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Old Dec 23, 2012 | 09:02 AM
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We already know Rover knows very little.
I always rotate front to rear, usually only twice in a set of tires cause I get so little wear and if I do it is because of my rear Detroit.
 
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