Ah, so that makes it much easier for rotation. No need to dismount tires if using 5 tires, or use 6 tire rotation ( 2 spares).

I'm with Dennis about the rotation procedure.  Or you can do the diagonal front to rear swap and bring in the spare . I think that way is in the owners manual.

Alistair 

> On Jul 12, 2015, at 10:15 AM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> According to the literature - these are an asymmetric and not a directional tread design.
> 
> BT
> 
>> On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 9:50 AM, <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks Dennis...any thoughts on when the best time to rotate the tires in terms of mileage...as per Bentley / VW or prior?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Bruce‎
>> ‎
>> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Rogers network.
>>   Original Message  
>> From: Dennis Haynes
>> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 10:31 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Reply To: Dennis Haynes
>> Subject: Re: Spare tire rotation - Syncro
>> 
>> For the Syncros if using directional tires I set the spare for the right side and rotate the 3 tires on the right and just swap front-rear on the left. Due to the crown of the road and our driving mostly in the middle or right lanes I found the right front usually wears the most.
>> 
>> Dennis
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Chris Szpejankowski
>> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:13 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Spare tire rotation - Syncro
>> 
>> Indeed they are. Can't do a full 5-wheel rotation without dismounting at some point.
>> 
>> I use Nokian WRC on my Syncro. They are superb. I only do 4-wheel rotations. I also have a decoupler so I don't worry about putting my spare on.
>> 
>> Wysłane z iPhone'a
>> 
>> Dnia 11 lip 2015 o godz. 12:01 Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> napisał(a):
>> 
>> > Bruce, are the wrg3 tires directional?
>> >
>> > Alistair
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> On Jul 11, 2015, at 8:50 AM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> OK - my apologies if we are covering old ground here. I just bought
>> >> new tires and wheels - upgraded to 15" and rubberized the van with
>> >> Nokian
>> >> 205-70-R15 WRG3s. I bought a fifth wheel and tire to rotate through
>> >> as a spare.
>> >>
>> >> In terms of wear - when would the rotation be optimum and what
>> >> rotational pattern would work to account for even wear? Keeping in mind this is a 4WD.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> Bruce
>> >> 86 Westy Syncro
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