Tire rotation question.

[grumpyunk]

No you didnt. I just replaced the tires on my antique. They were 30 years old. They looked like new. I've never had a tire blow out. More things to worry about. It's your money , spend it as you see fit I have been driving 50 years, if I replaced tires every 8 years on all my vehicles, trailers etc I'd be broke.

From your thingy under your name, you live in MI. You do not get the sun and airborne chemicals that cause the tire sidewalls to decay nearly as much as some people get elsewhere.
If you see the sidewalls start to look like a wall made of tiny tiny bricks, tire 'checking', it is likely time to start shopping for replacements. I think the span quoted of six-seven years is favored by tire vendors and makers. I don't think tires suddenly become "dangerous" at that vintage, and if your driving is around town at urban speeds, I wouldn't worry about replacing due to vintage. OTOH, if you were regularly driving the freeways and lived in areas with much more solar exposure, you might pay attention to age more than miles on a set of tires. It takes a long time for the sidewalls to fail even after they have started checking. Most times(not all...) there will form longer sections of cracking in the sidewall, and that is an indicator of impending failure. In addition, the tread may start to separate from the carcass, causing a 'lumpy' ride as the tire can become out of round. This can occur even with a high percentage of tread left.
I have been driving since the firs Mustang production lines were engaged for retail vehicles, and never heard of ties expiring due to age. Likely because they all wore out long before that, as getting around 20,000 miles was considered average wear back then, and most were worn out or ready for recapping by the time the sidewall was getting damaged by sun and aerosols.

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[surfstar]

I have been driving 50 years and have never rotated tires on any of my vehicles. I have a 16 year old ram with the factory firestones, all 4 tires look the same after 16 years at 39,000 miles. The factory continentals on our 23 mav all look the same at 37,000 miles. If your suspension isnt faulty you shouldn't need to rotate. Just my 2 cents. Spend your money how you see fit

Now do brake fluid! Is that 16 years fresh also?

(I don't follow the brake fluid needs flushing every 2 year dogma, but I did replace trailer tires that had fine tread but were manu'd in 2016 and 2019 - if they were both 2019, I'd have waited)

 

[Geo8866]

Do you lift the Mav from a central jacking point?
I like to strain myself as little as possible!

I’ve never done it on the Maverick yet so I’m not sure. I have done it right in the middle on some cars and on others I’ve jacked up the front, put a jackstand, and then jacked up the back. I know the Maverick’s manual specifies Jack points in the front and in the rear. I don’t know if the pinch weld can support a central jack point.

 

[Cherokee]

I chalk each tire to make sure they properly rotate. My ford dealer has never done it wrong yet.

 

[Car Nut]

Straight front to rear and rear to front always for all my vehicles. Tires like to continue to turn in the same direction for their lifetime. I'm a retired auto tech. I do not believe that shit they put in books. If they must rotate my tires, I request that I watch them, but usually do it myself at home.
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[Car Nut]

Whenever I do the dealer Quick Change oil change, they rotate tires. I wonder what the tech doing it really does?

Have you visited their bathroom ?

 

[CajunMick]

Have you visited their bathroom ?

Yep. At least the one dealer I use, acceptable.

 

[ScottyC]

The best tires age out around six or seven years under the easiest conditions.
At seven years your tires are called,
“May Pop’s”
At ten years they are called, “Will pops”

The above applies no matter how much tread depth is left. The above applies even if they sat in an air conditioned warehouse for that long.

Driving on 16 year old tires, well, the gene pool does needs cleaning out every now and then. I hope you don’t take anyone with you.

Or did I read your post wrong ?

When I picked up my 2006 Mustang GT this past June...it had 29K miles on it and the original Pirelli P Zeros...the ride back home was downright squirrel-ly and my first order of business was to replace them.....got some BG Goodrich Elite-Force's on her and replaced the struts and shocks while she was in the air in the garage....much-o better ride....smooth as glass.

 

[ScottyC]

Do you lift the Mav from a central jacking point?
I like to strain myself as little as possible!

When you jack up the Mav from the front jacking point, if you go high enough, it will pick the rear tire up enough to pop it off too...

 

[matmondro]

For those talking about side-jacking or central-jacking the Maverick, I have done this with success. I just keep the jack pad on the pinch weld halfway between the front and rear jack points. I'll do one side first, then put the jack stands under each of the prescribed jacking points, then repeat on the other side so I have all four wheels off the ground.

With this *technically* not being a listed jack point from Ford, I'll say do this at your OWN RISK.

 

[dalola]

For those talking about side-jacking or central-jacking the Maverick, I have done this with success. I just keep the jack pad on the pinch weld halfway between the front and rear jack points. I'll do one side first, then put the jack stands under each of the prescribed jacking points, then repeat on the other side so I have all four wheels off the ground.

With this *technically* not being a listed jack point from Ford, I'll say do this at your OWN RISK.

A load spreading bar will alleviate any concerns. I use a ~30" piece of oak 2x4 salvaged from a pallet.

 

[Tim d]

Now do brake fluid! Is that 16 years fresh also?

(I don't follow the brake fluid needs flushing every 2 year dogma, but I did replace trailer tires that had fine tread but were manu'd in 2016 and 2019 - if they were both 2019, I'd have waited)

Factory brake fluid yup! I also have a 54 year old antique Plymouth cuda. I have owned it 35 years and have never changed the brake fluid. Brakes work fine.

 

[matmondro]

A load spreading bar will alleviate any concerns. I use a ~30" piece of oak 2x4 salvaged from a pallet.

Yes, that will work too.

 

[Jalopy Technology]

No you didnt. I just replaced the tires on my antique. They were 30 years old. They looked like new. I've never had a tire blow out. More things to worry about. It's your money , spend it as you see fit I have been driving 50 years, if I replaced tires every 8 years on all my vehicles, trailers etc I'd be broke.

This guy gets it....

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