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Old 08-10-2011, 07:17 PM
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tire rotation

makin a trip down to the dealership in a few weeks. planning on asking for a tire rotation bc car is just about a year old now. from those with experience, how much should i expect to pay for a simple tire rotation? no idea what the proper amount is on average.
Old 08-10-2011, 10:43 PM
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Not sure if you have the Base, X, or S. But if you have an S you can't rotate your tires. Otherwise it shouldn't cost more than 50 bucks and shouldn't take any more than 20 minutes. But if you're going to the dealership to do other work to your car ie oil change, they might rotate them for free.
Old 08-10-2011, 10:46 PM
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^ this is dead on.
Old 08-10-2011, 11:40 PM
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Local tire shop should not be more than about $30 for rotation and balancing.
Use this to find a quality local shop.

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Old 08-11-2011, 11:49 AM
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Mr Tire does free rotations.
Old 08-11-2011, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by mummy2
Mr Tire does free rotations.
I think that's providing you bought the tires from them.
Old 08-11-2011, 02:23 PM
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I see you in NYC, which dealership?
Old 08-11-2011, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by 2008G-Man
I think that's providing you bought the tires from them.
It doesn't matter. Look on their website for the coupon.
Old 08-11-2011, 04:24 PM
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on my previous cars (98, 01 montero sports,01 acura 3.2 CL-S,08 acura TL), before i got staggered fitment, i used to rotate them on my own using the spare tire....gives you a good chance to clean your wheels properly.

also helped that i had a friend who owns a tire shop so after if i had any concerns i'd bring it to him and he'd balance for me if need be.
Old 08-14-2011, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by SpinG37X
I see you in NYC, which dealership?
legacy infiniti..so far so good with them..no bad experiences yet
Old 10-18-2011, 05:23 PM
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so since the tires are different sizes you cant do a traditional roation. But could/should you swap lefts for rights or are the tires directional (i have Hankooks). If so, how often should you do this?
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If they're directional you definitely shouldn't. What type of hankooks do you have? If have the V12s then no you're SOL. No rotating.
Old 10-18-2011, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by OB G
If they're directional you definitely shouldn't. What type of hankooks do you have? If have the V12s then no you're SOL. No rotating.
With directional tires, you can't technically 'rotate' tires but you can swap from left to right and vice versa. The rotation of the tires will still be the same, but will be on the other side of your car. Doing this helps especially if you are lowered and you get more inner tire wear. Once you swap them, the inner side will be on the outer. This however requires unmounting tires and re-balancing.
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^yeah I knew that... Do people actually swap tires though? I feel like that takes alot of extra work and most don't go through the trouble. Plus this puts you at more risk of scratching your wheels up.
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if you have staggered wheels then you have to remove the tires, remount and balance from side to side.


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