Anyone read the latest update? They say that their dealer did an oil change and rotated their tires from side to side. They claim that the coupe cannot have a traditional rotation because the front and rear wheels have a different offset.

Didn't they notice that the rear tires are wider than the fronts? And more importantly, didn't their dealer know that the Pilot Sports are directional tires? If they swapped tires from side to side, then the tires are turning in the wrong direction! Unless of course they remounted the tires on the rims.

BTW, they ARE driving a 6 speed coupe, so yes, they have the 18 inch wheels/tires.

 

They only work for a car magz, what do they know about cars...LOL

Bo
6M/T Coupe, DP/Willow, Premium

 

I just read that and was thinking the same exact thing. I wasn't sure if the tires were directional or not- I was about to go out and check yesterday but got side tracked. I guess these guys are clueless.

2003 Black/Willow Coupe- Aero/Sport/Prem

 

I read the article, too. The charge for the oil change and tire rotation was over $90 BECAUSE they had to break the tires off the wheels and remount them on the other sides to maintain tire directionality.

2003.5 G35 Coupe 6MT
CB/Graphite/Prem/Aero
Clear Corners/Tint
Alum Pedals
Zaino!

 

Here's the link http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...2_0306_up_g35/

 

The service dept. did this to my coupe. I drove it about 10 ft. and the car wobbled like it was drunk. This was an error by both the service writer and the mechanic. Both should have known. They do now and I doubt it will happen to anyone else at this dealership. They were very apologetic about the whole thing.

 

can anyone explain to me WHY we aren't supposed to rotate the tires?

2003 6MT Laser Red Coupe, Premium, Chrome 18's

 

Removing it from the tire from the rims and switching them is fine. Due to our camber the inner tire wears alot faster than the outer edge. Switching them around can increase the tire wear to another 5+ miles

I had Pilots Sports on my other car, they lasted about 27K miles.

G35C 6MT / AMG E55

 

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can anyone explain to me WHY we aren't supposed to rotate the tires?

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Due to our stagger setup, we can not rotate them the tradition way.

G35C 6MT / AMG E55

 

I got my tries rotated from my dealer. I have a 6MT Black Coupe. The tires are directional. What they do is they remove the tire from the wheel and switch it to the other side. It's 50 bucks for a set of 2 tires. I didn't notice a difference after I tried it. I don't recommend you getting weedled into doing it at 8,000 miles. I also talked to this guy Tom I know who is the service manager at Cresmont Volkswagon. He was my Scuba Diving Instructor. He said that I didn't need it and that I was wasting my money. It can't hurt though.

Thanks - Joey Avino

 

I have 12,800 freeway and commuting miles on my 6MT and there is plenty tread left for I think another 12k. The wear seems to be pretty consistant with lower that Z rated tires and I drive like a maniac. Also in my opinion it is a waste of time and money get the extra few hundred miles afforded by having the tires removed from the wheel and rotated right to left or whatever. Also I remember talking about this with somebody at America's Tires with my last car and he said when you remove the wheel from the rims repeatedly there is more chance for damage to the sidewall and is not recommend as a rotation procedure. Peace.

-Jason
Laser Red '03 6MT

 

you rotate tires to get an even wear. why not just fix whats causing the uneven wear?