rotating tires

[rice]

i've used the search function and did not find anything, my question is about rotating tires on my 94, the manual says to not criss-cross them but some of my other friends criss-cross on theirs even though it doesn't mention it, anyways, should i or should i not criss-cross them? and what about torquing them? do i need a torque wrench? cuz all the times i've changed tire with my friends, we never use torque wrenches, just by what we thought was "tight enough". I also have a wrench that toyota gave me with my spare tire in the back trunk, should i just use that thing to torque my wheels? just snuggly on or VERY TIGHTLY bolt them on? any advises?, THANK U LOTS!

[terrastrife]

dont criss cross if your tyres are directional.

tighten em up, then back it off a tiny bit...er... 1/2 an arm of power is good enough.

check em again when you fill up the petrol.

[rice]

Originally Posted by terrastrife

dont criss cross if your tyres are directional.

tighten em up, then back it off a tiny bit...er... 1/2 an arm of power is good enough.

check em again when you fill up the petrol.

how can u tell if they are directional/non-direction/radial, etc etc? would it say on the tire somewhere?

[Flashmn]

They have rotation markings.

[REN69]

yeah.. they're on the sidewalls. They will have an arrow pointing at which way the tires are supposed to rotate and that's the only way they can be installed. Usually high performance tires are directional, but lately there's been lower models coming out with directional thread.

[terrastrife]

if you have an aggressive Y or V tread pattern, its probably directional.

[PhantomS]

Originally Posted by rice

i've used the search function and did not find anything, my question is about rotating tires on my 94, the manual says to not criss-cross them but some of my other friends criss-cross on theirs even though it doesn't mention it, anyways, should i or should i not criss-cross them? and what about torquing them? do i need a torque wrench? cuz all the times i've changed tire with my friends, we never use torque wrenches, just by what we thought was "tight enough". I also have a wrench that toyota gave me with my spare tire in the back trunk, should i just use that thing to torque my wheels? just snuggly on or VERY TIGHTLY bolt them on? any advises?, THANK U LOTS!

I don't think it matters whether they're directional or not just keep them on the same side and swap front to rear and vice versa. Or just never rotate them, and change fronts as they wear out...LOL - rear tires left there will last a long time on a fwd car driven "normally".

[redgtxdi]

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Originally Posted by terrastrife

dont criss cross if your tyres are directional.

tighten em up, then back it off a tiny bit...er... 1/2 an arm of power is good enough.

check em again when you fill up the petrol.

Well, I wouldn't recommend 'backing off' at all. While, for somebody who's unusually strong, that might *net* something closer to the proper torque, most folks don't have enough strength in their arms with a descent 1/2" drive ratchet & socket, to over-torque lug nuts. I'd say to use as much arm as you can to tighten 'em up good & tight.

Definitely don't *stand* on the wrench to tighten 'em up, but again, I wouldn't recommend backing off.

And I agree to *NOT* criss-cross with your rotations. Just do front to back, back to front.....nothing more.

Lastly, I've known more than one person (especially truck owners) who never rotate their tires & simply replace 2 tires at a time as needed.......(fronts will go first in that scenario).

[terrastrife]

the reason for cross corssing is to rotate the 5th (spare) into the cycle.

your front 'drive' tyre willl gehte most wear.

[touringcamry]

I believe the 94 Corolla has a compact spare, so it would not be involved.

[Ukrainian102]

Why wouldn't you criss-cross? (I mean I don't cause I have directional, but why not cross normal tires? Fronts cross to back, back straight to front.)

[abimanyu]

I have the 2003 Corolla , I criss cross them.