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Does tire rotation require re-balance and front end alignment?
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<blockquote data-quote="smurfslayer" data-source="post: 1386380" data-attributes="member: 21926"><p>No, you absolutely do not require a rebalance for a tire rotation, until or unless you’re driving so hard as to shed some wheel weights or they weren’t properly balanced in the first place. Absent some other mechanical problem, tire rotation is a benign maintenance item. </p><p></p><p>You don’t need it for tire rotation.</p><p></p><p>Now, if you have abnormal tire wear showing either uneven wear, feathering of the tread in an abnormal pattern then yes, maybe an alignment is in order. </p><p></p><p>Listen for weasel words. Is the s/a saying ‘mechanic found an issue, you need ...’ or is it softer like ‘we recommend that you do...’ </p><p></p><p>Now, that said... i did have an old Ford Exploder that had a bent wheel, so when I rotated that wheel to the front, huge vibe in the steering wheel was immediately noticeable. shoved it to the back, problem solved.</p><p></p><p>Edit to add: I’ve had 2 rotations on the Rap, no new vibrations, shakes, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smurfslayer, post: 1386380, member: 21926"] No, you absolutely do not require a rebalance for a tire rotation, until or unless you’re driving so hard as to shed some wheel weights or they weren’t properly balanced in the first place. Absent some other mechanical problem, tire rotation is a benign maintenance item. You don’t need it for tire rotation. Now, if you have abnormal tire wear showing either uneven wear, feathering of the tread in an abnormal pattern then yes, maybe an alignment is in order. Listen for weasel words. Is the s/a saying ‘mechanic found an issue, you need ...’ or is it softer like ‘we recommend that you do...’ Now, that said... i did have an old Ford Exploder that had a bent wheel, so when I rotated that wheel to the front, huge vibe in the steering wheel was immediately noticeable. shoved it to the back, problem solved. Edit to add: I’ve had 2 rotations on the Rap, no new vibrations, shakes, etc. [/QUOTE]
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