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What are your thoughts on tyre rotation?
My MG ZR had very wide, very soft tyres and was pumping 160hp through them. Sadly, I drove her as intended :devil: I rotated the tyres every 5,000km which, incidentally, was when I gave her an oil and filter change.
It was very noticeable that this made a big difference to evening out the tyre wear. Apart from all the power going through the front wheels and the rear wheels just being there to keep her bum off the ground, power steering encourages you to turn tightly when moving slowly (car parks, etc) and that scrubs out the sides of the tyres. Believe me, this rotation policy really worked.
So naturally, I intended to do the same thing with my Panda... except I got slack and she's now up to 6,500km and I haven't done the first rotation yet.
While I still think tyre rotation is a good policy, I'm wondering if I need to do it as often with the Panda. For starters, she's pushing half the amount of power through the front wheels. She weighs a lot less. I'm still using the factory tyres which appear to have been made out of recycled concrete girders rather than the soft rubber I had on the ZR. On the other hand, I'm even more likely to scrub the front tyres when steering due to the fantastic turning circle on the Panda.
Seeing I've missed my first 5,000km (note, not miles) change, I'm tempted to leave it till 10,000 on the grounds that wear is likely to be less on this car, especially with these tyres. This also means I don't have to get off my fat arse and do it today
So, what are your thoughts?
My MG ZR had very wide, very soft tyres and was pumping 160hp through them. Sadly, I drove her as intended :devil: I rotated the tyres every 5,000km which, incidentally, was when I gave her an oil and filter change.
It was very noticeable that this made a big difference to evening out the tyre wear. Apart from all the power going through the front wheels and the rear wheels just being there to keep her bum off the ground, power steering encourages you to turn tightly when moving slowly (car parks, etc) and that scrubs out the sides of the tyres. Believe me, this rotation policy really worked.
So naturally, I intended to do the same thing with my Panda... except I got slack and she's now up to 6,500km and I haven't done the first rotation yet.
While I still think tyre rotation is a good policy, I'm wondering if I need to do it as often with the Panda. For starters, she's pushing half the amount of power through the front wheels. She weighs a lot less. I'm still using the factory tyres which appear to have been made out of recycled concrete girders rather than the soft rubber I had on the ZR. On the other hand, I'm even more likely to scrub the front tyres when steering due to the fantastic turning circle on the Panda.
Seeing I've missed my first 5,000km (note, not miles) change, I'm tempted to leave it till 10,000 on the grounds that wear is likely to be less on this car, especially with these tyres. This also means I don't have to get off my fat arse and do it today
So, what are your thoughts?