iamhomin

For those that have, how was your tire wear and what miles were on your car?

Anyways, I noticed a huge difference after the rotation at 12k miles, the handling was so much tighter, the ride felt somewhat smoother and the overall feel felt much better. So to those that have yet to rotate their tires, do it!

hondaboy_tsx

Rotated at 12,000 miles. Significant wear in the front. (No, I don't beat on my ride & spin the tires.) I think Winter driving took its toll on the fronts. Rear looked like brand new.

sveet

I rotated at 10K. I have concerns that these tires arn't going to last very long. Fronts had alot of wear.

I don't beat it, but I drive somewhat agressively. How can you not drive this car somewhat agressively. It begs to be used aveytime I drive it.

iamhomin

Yeah same here. I think the tires will last at least 40k miles though, which isn't bad.

The NJ/NY roads are way too rough for the wear to be minimal. I expected the wear to be somewhat greater than it should be. And I also don't drive the car aggressively.

biker

That's par for the course for most FWD cars.

majormojo

I rotated at 16,000km and again at 24,000 km. Little noticeable difference between F/R at 16K, but I had a lot more wear on the fronts from about 20+ autocross runs in between 16k and 24k.

Arcticcl9

There is more wear and "rounding off" of the edges of the front tires in FWD cars. When you rotate "late" (like 12k or more), the worn tire goes to the rear..and the rear tires (that are not as worn) has more tire edge when you corner. That's why it feels more "nimble" after you rotate tires. I prefer to rotate my tires more frequently...like 3500 miles, but I do it myself to save money. :P

masmole

Just rotated after 13K miles last week.... yes, it does make a noticeable difference. Nose-heavy front-drivers like this should definitely have tires rotated more often.

ClutchPerformer

I got mine rotated at my 10k mile service. My rears were more worn than my fronts...

masmole

E-brake turning much?

I usually save those manuevers for rental cars or when I want to display my all-show no-go skills at an autoX

iamhomin

I actually rotated them because my steering wheels needed to be dragged to the right to go straight.

Although the ride felt better, the steering issue hasn't changed. Anyone experience the same kind of problem? Or is it my alignment?

biker

Pulling to one side is usually an alignment problem - not tire related.

slo007

Rotated at 11K, right after I got a huge screw into the front right tire. Now that tire has to stay in the back.

vwong

I'm surprised that so many of you rotated the tires so late..... I rotated mine at 5k miles and will be rotating my tires every 5k miles.

moda_way

Just rotated mine at 15k. Maybe a little late, but I'm not noticing significant tire wear.

Arcticcl9

If you drive your car agressively, you should rotate your car more frequently. I do it often because I can actually feel my front tires wearing out from my agressive cornering :P