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Old 08-27-2011, 04:43 PM
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#1 I never knew that BMW was in the business of selling tires..

#2 It's not rocket science not rotating tires. As has already beed stated: Make sure you have a good alignment proper tire pressure, and good driving
habits. then of course no rotation will be needed.

#3 for those "Many owners DO get uneven wear" they need to find out
what the problem is that is causing the improper wear and fix it.
In this case. "There is NO ONE ANSWER"!!!

$4 "The people that MAKE the tires still recommend rotations" but they don't make the cars that use the tires and their recommendations cannot and do not apply to every vehicle that uses a specific tire.

#5 If it makes one feel good to rotate tires then have at it. At the end of the day the driver has to do what he has to do to get the best wear out of a set of tires.

Finally In my view I would think the MFG of a vehicle would have the best recommendation regarding how the suspension provided on the vehicle and the other components shock's ect. will interact with the tires.
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N They have nothing to gain by discouraging tire rotation, e.
I disagree. They avoid having to rotate tires every 5k miles when the oil service is 15k!

And if the response is 'they could rotate at 15k' then clearly this is ill advised as wear issues would be apparent and you should not rotate at 15k intervals.

Like I said, Michelin recommends rotations...unless they are on a BMW, in which case they wienie out and say 'follow the car mfg recommendation'


Kinda like hearing 'don't need to change the ATF until 100k' when you come in for service at 50k miles...then at 95k, the SA says "nothing but trouble messing with ATF at high mileage- I wouldn't do it"



BMW spends huge sums to convince the public that everything they do is for handling and performance. Seems to work.

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Old 08-28-2011, 01:36 AM
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Listening to a tire company that promotes rotating tires unnecessarily (ie ones that are wearing evenly) is like listening to a motor oil company that tells you you should change it more frequently than the engine actually requires. It is in their own interest, not the consumer's.

Ever rotated brake pads? Same theory. You could get longer life. But braking would be compromised, you would get increased noise, and if the brake pads are wearing evenly (ie no sticking calipers or slides) there isn't a reason to even consider it. Sort of like rotating tires.
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I rotate my tires every 4k miles but only because I have a full size spare. I do a 5 tire rotation to keep the spare close to the other 4 in rolling circumference to make it easier on the Xdrive.

But, if I was still using run-flats or only had a temp spare, I don't think I would rotate at all. In my experience with this vehicle, due to the even F/R weight distribution, you have little to gain with a 4 tire rotation.

I still would recommend taking off the wheels periodically not only to clean off the corrosive brake dust from the alloys, but to clean and lubricate with anti-seize the steel hub that the wheel rests on. Often the wheel will stick and corrode onto the hub if left unattended.
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