I will bet most dealer techs never looked at a owner's manual and just go front to back. I had a dealer charge me for a rotate after paying walked out to car always had a scratch on R/R wheel and their it was R/R again, what they do they said they were sorry and gave me a free car wash ticket, the RO had 2 things on it, 1. oil change and 2. rotate tires, that's it, Tech said he didn't see number 2. rotate tires. Always mark your tires. Never went back there and sold vehicle and ordered a Maverick, that was in Oct of 21 got it in June of 22 that was my retirement gift to myself.
I had two tires have tread seperations this year.Ty. I try to save people money and they get pissed lol. I wonder if those people work at tire places
That's why you don't pay someone else to do something you can do yourself.Ty. I try to save people money and they get pissed lol. I wonder if those people work at tire places
Sounds like they should at least pick you up instead - and then drive slowly thru the lot on the way to your truck.
I agree, never jack in the middle unless you stretch out the load evenly, a simple 3/4' 2x4 should do it, remember to loosen lugs first. Never did a maverick that way but have done hundreds of unbody vehicles that way in my younger years in a shop when lifts were tied up, just go high enough to get tires off the ground and never get under it without horses.
Im been driving 63 years & like you, have never rotated tires. Also never observed unusual wear. Perhaps Im just lucky?? My 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid had 95K miles when I sold it, original tires, only half worn, never rotated. But I'm always open to correction.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
Except for 1 prior vehicle and current Mav - all my prior vehicles were used and various states of rust underneath.
But tires last longer if you rotate, supposedly. So that is not really generating anything for tire companies.
I will monitor my Mav tires & rotate if I feel necessary based on wear patterns. I might discover it beneficial in spite of never rotating in my life. Time will tell.
In the distant past before radial tires became the norm, fires were rotated from side to side and front to rear. They'd eventually be placed on all positions. That changed when radials were used because they couldn't tolerate being moved from side to side where the direction changed after turning one direction for a while. Today it doesn't matter because they indeed can change direction without harm. But I still keep them on the same side because that's what I used to doing
