That's interesting ... the three shops I've used here most extensively have
all recommended side-
to-side rotation, except when the tires are directional. I've been rotating
BFG T/A KO's for the last
3 years through 4 rotations on my Syncro side to side. Evens out the wear on
them, as well as
moving them front to back, as I drive decoupled most of the time.

bob
'87 Syncro Westy

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:31 PM, Alan Felder <dieseldoofus@gmail.com>wrote:

> I have been told that for at least some tires, radials, that they should
> never be changed to the opposite rotation, as would be neccessary if you
> were to rotate the spare thru.  This appears to be true with the brand new
> tires on my sedan, as told to me by the manager at the tire shop.
>  something
> about delamination if you reversed the rotation after the tire has "set".
>  I
> suppose you could rotate the spare on one side only, but you would not be
> getting the full life out of the spare and the other side would still wear
> 1/3rd quicker.  I would like to do this on my westy but have not, because
> of
> this advice.
>
> flame on..
>
> --
> Alan Felder
> Austin TX
> 82 Diesel Westy
>