Does anyone bother rotating their tyres? Obviously the fronts are wearing faster than the rears, so I was thinking of swapping them around. Also means I replace all 4 at once which id prefer.
I used to rotate them on my old
Mk1 Leon. It was serviced every 10,000 miles which was usually every 6 months, so got them changed over each service. Certainly seemed to
help balance the tyre wear.
As a FWD TDI, I always wanted best grip on the front tyres but was always told that the grip should be on the rear.
Either way, I'd rotate new to front and old(er) to rear. Then, when due, replace the rears and get the new rubber put on the front.
With my newer
Leon Mk3, I'm slightly out of sync. I bought it 2 years ago with some part worn Conti 5's on the back and the dealer fitted some £35 cheap concrete tyres on the front (with hindsight, they really weren't right for the car). Used them for a year and replaced with something like Dunlop Blue Response - they were on offer but didn't inspire confidence. The front end was just a bit loose. I then got some Rainsport 3's and moved the Dunlop to the rear. So much better. The squarer profile of the RS3's on the front was much better and the rear seemed happy with the Dunlops. Been like that for just over 12 months.
So - I don't want to rotate the tyres as I don't want the Dunlops on the front. Both F&R are around 3-4mm, so I might bite the bullet and replace all of them at the same time for RS5's. I can then rotate them if needed in the future.
Never have I paid so much attention to tyre choice!