gyasih

Hi Folks,

I haven't been able to get a clear answer. I am rotating tires at about 7k miles on my EQS 450x4. Should tires rotate from front to back, side to side or X pattern?

Thank you

W205C43PFL

Likely the X pattern (if you don't have staggered tires and the tires are not directional). If staggered then you can only do side to side, if directional you can only unmount the wheel and tires and mount it on the other side.

LAZARU5

I am on my second set of tires for my EQS 450 4Matic SUV with non-staggered wheels. For both the original 21" tires and the current 20" tires the heaviest wear was the right rear and the the least amount of wear has been the left front. I have been rotating the second set at about 5000 miles following the "forward cross" pattern, "C", described at this TireRack tech article:

https://www.tirerack.com/upgrade-gar...o-rotate-tires

After 20000 miles the tread depth on the 20" 265/50R-20 Pirelli Scorpion AS Plus 3 XL is about 9/32 on all four tires.

gyasih

Thank you both!!! How do I determine if my tires are directional or not. I have Scorpion Zero 275/45 R21 110H on Front, waiting for back tire information. I don't see any markings, would the Pirelli website tell me?

gyasih

Any reason you chose forwardcross, instead of rearward cross for AWD?

W205C43PFL

You're welcome, it will show directional and a similar symbol like this one or (the Rotation wording with an arrow pointing towards the direction of travel):
https://www.lesschwab.com/on/demandw...l-sidewall.jpg
https://trailtire.com/wp-content/upl...onal-Tires.jpg

gyasih

Thank you, I did some research after hitting send. I think I am all set!

LAZARU5

Normally, directional tires will have an arrow embossed on the sidewall showing the direction of rotation when moving forwards. Example at this link:

https://trailtire.com/blog/asymmetri...wear%20pattern.

I doubt if the factory supplied tires are directional. But there is a good chance they are asymmetrical, in which case you will see the word "Outside" embossed on the tire sidewall.

LAZARU5

Both the rearward cross and forward cross patterns eventually move the wheels to all four positions. I wanted to move the highest wear (right rear) tire to the lowest wear (left front) position immediately after being in the worst spot.

W205C43PFL

Good info, thanks for the links.