Hi folks,

Anyone knows if it's possible to do a tire rotate on this model of car, given different sizes of front and rear tires?

Thanks,
~A

 

u have to take the tires off the rims and swap sides (front to front, rear to rear)...That's the only way u can rotate ur tires...

 

yea it sucks. no way to do it without taking the tires off the rims, which means you have to balance again. totally sucks so just get used to paying for either the rotate/balance or not bothering to rotate.

 

Thanks gurus,

Do you think it worth to do the rotate/balance other than shorterning the tires lifes. Anyone can post a rough cost for rotate/balance and if I dont do that how long would 4 tires be replaced?

Thanks!
~A

 

Thought it should be mentioned...

If the OEM 19s on the 2005 are the same as the 2006, the tires are not only uni-directional (preventing left/right rotation), but they're also asymmetrical (preventing left/right flipping). You can tell if your tires are asymmetric by the word "OUTSIDE" printed on them. The tires are also staggered (fronts are different widths than rears... preventing front/back rotation).

Basically, this combination prevents any meaningful method of preserving your tread life.

*sigh*