did you take them off the rim? did the weights fall off? does the wheel wobble at speed? if you can answer no to all these questions, then don't worry about it

 

yea, everything is fine just how i got it from the dealership. its just that i think i should rotate my tires now.
another thing, there are different ammount of weights on each rim, whats the deal with that?

 

Not all rims and tires are created 100% equal. Depending on the combination of the rim and tire weight a different amount of weight will be needed in the appropriate location to balance.

 

u certain u know how to rotate them? if they are unidirectional tread u can only swap them front to rear (same side). the procedure is different for omni-directional tread tires. don't forget to torque them to 80 ft/lbs once u have swapped them out.

 

dumb question....but are you sure of 80ft/lb torque?

Edit: I meant my question is a dumb question.

 

80ft/lb is the right amount of torque to apply to the lug nuts on the car, at least for a type-s anyway. Look in the owners manual it will tell you the proper amount of torque to apply to your lug nuts.

 

I did my oil change & tire rotation today. RSXTypeS25 is correct that 80 ft/lb torque on lug nuts. make sure do the X-Cross rotate. however, some people just do Front & Back rotation.

 

Can't do a x-cross rotation with unidirectional tires.

 

talking about stockie here

 

If you do rotate your own tires and have access to a lift and air supply buy yourself a 80ft/lb torque stick and use an impact gun this way you can not over tighten your lug nuts.

 

im goin to rotate my tires soon myself, should i just jack up one side, and switch front to back? or should i do a diagonal rotation? i have 4k miles btw.....

 

help anyone?

 

You don't need a tire rotation at 4k miles.

 

required to rotate tires @ 10k miles.... dont have to but ur choice =o)..i did

 

must be diagonal, each tire has a direction in which is has to be mounted. If the tires are not mounted correctly you will have little braking on wet conditions...

 

Constant rotating only guarantees 4 worn out tires when winter or rainy season comes. See, the ideal tread dist is not 50/50, but more like 60/40r or better 70/30r. I wait and rotate for seasons or will wear out a pair in summer as "smokers". Just PLANNING on buying 2 every winter for front on FWD is a good approach. Fu k tires salesman, thay are idiots and greedy. Keep on the same side, cross-rotation is just for wear problems. As for lug torque, 80ft/lbs is just that, 80 lbs a foot from the center of rotation (the lug) Your wrench is about 1ft, apply 80 lbs (half your weight???) to the end of it and you are in the ballpark.:thumbsup:

 

Also, rotating ACCELERATES wear! When a tire is worn-in on a position on the car, it's ~already~ in it's lowest wear mode. (wear/mile) Change the position and it must re-bed to it's optimal "pattern" and wear is accelerated during that process. Here is the best overall plan- Buy new tires in Fall, drive them all the way to next Fall then rotate the good ones up front for the 2nd winter. Next year buy new tires. If you drive a lot more, get 2 new tires every Fall for the front and rotate them to the rear asap in spring to "preserve" them for the next year. Variations in this scheme are necessary, but this is the basic plan. Personally, I use 2-3 sets of all-seasons. (I drive 30k a year) Fresh for winter, intermediates for spring and fall and summer "smokers". Sets are rotated down the line as needed, but usually I get 2 good winters out of a set if I take them off asap in spring. I always have just the right tread for the season. My woman has a CRV, she has a winter set (fresh all-seasons) and a summer set that are the worn a/s tires. Same thing, 2 good winters out of a set is the target.

 

i drive the car everyday but only like 10 miles, thats y i have such little mileage, but my friend has a tread gauge and the front are noticebly more worn down then the back, so i want to even it out......should i just do a front to back and vice versa, or do it diagonal? or i heard some people switch front to back and then switch the back to different sides?

 

Your fronts will always wear more than the rear, you'll be replacing them early if you swap them too fast because you are accelerating the wear

But if you MUST do it, besides it is your car anyway

are you on stock tires?

Stock tires, you put the left front tire, on the right rear of the car

and the right front, to the left rear

also known as the X pattern

 

someone help, i was planning to do this tomorrow

 

i've always heard to criss cross them, so front left to back right, back right to front left, you get the idea. That's only if they're not unidirectional tires though, but if they're not, i'd do that...ya.

 

yea im stock, the reason i got alot of wear is because of me being stuck in the snow alot of times and my fronts were just spinning and burning rubber alot of the times

 

just do X Pattern. It shows on Manual.

 

Wait and buy 2 new front tires in Fall. You say you wnt to even out wear, but why? Would you rather buy 4 tires in Fall?

 

wasnt it 45 something ish ft/lb

i thought i read it somewhere in the manual

gotta check when i get home