Rotating tires?

[ilovetocamp]

I had my Camry in for the TSB on the brakes and I noticed this evening that the tire that was on the left front is now on the right front. I thought radial tires are not suppose to be crossed from one side to the other. The manual shows moving front to back only not crossing them. Any idea if this is going to hurt anything?

[JSM1284]

You are suppose to cross them. LF to RR, RF to LR, Move both rear straight forward.

[w203]

You must be mistaken them for the directional ones.

[Yazovets]

Originally Posted by Tangerine

You must be mistaken them for the directional ones.

Well as far as I know, only some sports cars get directional tires. I really don't think the Camry ever will, unless you buy them yourself. I think the difference in handling is negligable with directional tires by the way.

[tymekeeper]

not according to the owners manual. With temp spare: rf to rr, lf to lr

[marc780]

It used to be, years ago that tire makers warned never to change rotation direction when rotating the tires. The steel cords supposedly did not like rotating in reverse direction from what they were "used to" and would occasionally come apart and break the cords. I saw this once in the Air Force (1980). A sergeant showed me a truck tire with cords showing out the rubber. And he thought this had happened because of rotating the tire from one side to the other. But he could have been wrong, for all i know.
Now sometimes i have to swap tires side to side on the front just to find a pair that wont make the car pull to the side.
The pulling drives me nuts (which wouldn't be a long drive really ); so i just took the risk. So far, so good.

[ilovetocamp]

Originally Posted by JSM1284

You are suppose to cross them. LF to RR, RF to LR, Move both rear straight forward.

Thanks, I was confused because the owners manual shows the oposite. I really appreciate the answer

[Aceventura9586]

bottom line, directional tires are the only thing you gotta worry about. and all those you get aftermarket.