Tire rotation or no?

Maxdog · 08-23-2015, 07:15 PM

I have 20k on my xdrive bmw does not mention rotation at dealer? Every other car I've had frt or real wheel drive recommends at 10k to do it. I know it's more critical on frt wheel drive because of torque and steering but it should still be done on xdrive?

Billfitz · 08-23-2015, 10:01 PM

I rotate mine, no matter how well set up all the tires won't wear evenly.

casualDIYer · 08-23-2015, 10:16 PM

I'd recommend rotation but keep in mind some tires are directional. If they are you can move a front to back or back to front only on the same side of the car. You can't switch sides or the tread will be reversed

floydarogers · 08-23-2015, 11:04 PM

This is a very often discussed subject; please search "tire rotation" to find some threads (here, the e90post forums, and also bimmerfest.)

BMW doesn't recommend it (it's in the manual

). But they do say you can do it (also in the manual). Many people rotate; no big deal either way.

tturedraider · 08-23-2015, 11:11 PM

If your setup is square then rotating is fine. Much better to do it every 10k kms than 20k.

Heel328 · 08-23-2015, 11:27 PM

Used to do it myself in the Audi's, but don't have a jack now so guess I'll borough one.
Probably every 7-8k miles.

Vegetable · 08-23-2015, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Maxdog

I have 20k on my xdrive bmw does not mention rotation at dealer? Every other car I've had frt or real wheel drive recommends at 10k to do it. I know it's more critical on frt wheel drive because of torque and steering but it should still be done on xdrive?

woa, your tires last 20K? I'm lucky if I get 10K out of my rears, 15K front. I'm RWD on non RFT PSS and they seem to wear out just as quickly as my stock Potenza RFTs... Anyway, when I had a 328Xi, I rotated my square set-up every 6K-8K// I got about 25K out of those.

dr adequate · 08-24-2015, 08:50 AM

I asked the dealership at my first oil change about rotating the tires and was told that it is unnecessary on the xdrive fwiw

fusion0389 · 08-24-2015, 09:20 AM

Rotating depends on the setup of the car. With a square tire setup (all four tires\wheels are identical) it makes sense. I would normally do diagonal rotations. If\when you do rotations its always a good idea to do a balance as well.

With a staggered setup found on the M Sport models, rotating is generally a bit different. If your tires are NOT directional, side to side roation is all you can do. If your tires ARE directional you're pretty much stuck, unless you have the tires removed from the wheels and remounted.

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casualDIYer Major 446 Rep 1,369 Posts Drives: 340i xDrive M Sport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	I'd recommend rotation but keep in mind some tires are directional. If they are you can move a front to back or back to front only on the same side of the car. You can't switch sides or the tread will be reversed
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floydarogers Curmudgeon and Pedant 690 Rep 3,489 Posts Drives: 2010 335d, 2014 328d Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Bellevue, WA iTrader: (0)	This is a very often discussed subject; please search "tire rotation" to find some threads (here, the e90post forums, and also bimmerfest.) BMW doesn't recommend it (it's in the manual ). But they do say you can do it (also in the manual). Many people rotate; no big deal either way.
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fusion0389 Second Lieutenant 141 Rep 288 Posts Drives: 2016 328i xDrive M Sport Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Magical Land of Peaches, USA iTrader: (0)	Rotating depends on the setup of the car. With a square tire setup (all four tires\wheels are identical) it makes sense. I would normally do diagonal rotations. If\when you do rotations its always a good idea to do a balance as well. With a staggered setup found on the M Sport models, rotating is generally a bit different. If your tires are NOT directional, side to side roation is all you can do. If your tires ARE directional you're pretty much stuck, unless you have the tires removed from the wheels and remounted.
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