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Pam, you didn't read the whole thread, we are planning a trip to Phoenix in December or January. We also don't charge if no adjustment is needed and we let you watch so you know what you're getting.
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Rotating front tires
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Pam, you didn't read the whole thread, we are planning a trip to Phoenix in December or January. We also don't charge if no adjustment is needed and we let you watch so you know what you're getting.
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Pampurrs
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BajaRon
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Not only can you trust SpyderAnn to give you a great alignment. But they are also very honest about whether or not your Spyder is in spec. (no charge). There are others that I can highly recommend as well.
Pennyrick
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We do not rotate
Pam:
We have owned four RT's in this family and except for one unfortunate experience have never rotated the fronts.
I dismounted and remounted the fronts on my 2011 RT at 11,000 miles at the same time I replaced the rear tire for the first time. There did not appear to be any excessive wear on one side or the other on the fronts but after rotating them I got a front end bounce that started at 42 mph and carried through 48 mph. We tried rebalancing several times but the vibration would not go away.
Finally the dealer took a front wheel off a showroom Spyder and we tried it on first one side and then the other on my Spyder. Once we put it on the right side the bounce went away. As a result I replaced both fronts. The theory is that the tires wear in to a certain pattern and switching them from side to side disrupts that pattern every so slightly. Eventually the bounce may go away but I didn't have the patience to wait for them to wear into a new pattern. (I didn't realize how often we go through that 42-48 mph range).
Since then we have decided to leave them be. My second RT got 23,000 miles on the original fronts and now has 10,000 on the replacement set with no problems. I went with Bridgestone Potenzas on the replacements that are non directional and they have run fine since being installed, including lots of running in the wet.
My wife's 2010 RT had 22,000 on the fronts when she traded in on her 2012 RT and we did not rotate them on either machine. I think we would have run into the 25-30,000 range on the second RT but one of the OEM's broke a belt and developed a bulge at 20,000 and we decided to replace them both at that time.
My advice is if it ain't broke... don't fix it.
Pam:
We have owned four RT's in this family and except for one unfortunate experience have never rotated the fronts.
I dismounted and remounted the fronts on my 2011 RT at 11,000 miles at the same time I replaced the rear tire for the first time. There did not appear to be any excessive wear on one side or the other on the fronts but after rotating them I got a front end bounce that started at 42 mph and carried through 48 mph. We tried rebalancing several times but the vibration would not go away.
Finally the dealer took a front wheel off a showroom Spyder and we tried it on first one side and then the other on my Spyder. Once we put it on the right side the bounce went away. As a result I replaced both fronts. The theory is that the tires wear in to a certain pattern and switching them from side to side disrupts that pattern every so slightly. Eventually the bounce may go away but I didn't have the patience to wait for them to wear into a new pattern. (I didn't realize how often we go through that 42-48 mph range).
Since then we have decided to leave them be. My second RT got 23,000 miles on the original fronts and now has 10,000 on the replacement set with no problems. I went with Bridgestone Potenzas on the replacements that are non directional and they have run fine since being installed, including lots of running in the wet.
My wife's 2010 RT had 22,000 on the fronts when she traded in on her 2012 RT and we did not rotate them on either machine. I think we would have run into the 25-30,000 range on the second RT but one of the OEM's broke a belt and developed a bulge at 20,000 and we decided to replace them both at that time.
My advice is if it ain't broke... don't fix it.
Pampurrs
Pragmatic Member
I've pretty much come to that conclusion after reading many of the comments. Thank you for your input. :thumbup:
Pam
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