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I for one will not be following the tire rotation diagram as outlined in the Owner's Guide for the following reasons;
1. Some tire shops recommend to keep the tire motion going in the same direction which was used to break it in. Switching a tire from one side of the vehicle to the other means that the tires will now be going in an opposite direction (backwards) to that which was used to initially break them in. It is believed that this could possibly lead to belt separation.
2. Many tires now a days, mine included, have a directional tread pattern. Switching the tires from one side to the other will mean the tread is now running backwards. Not a good idea.
For the last 10 years I have had full time AWD/4WD Highlanders and have always rotated the tires front to back, back to front on the same side without any issues. I did not include the spare in any rotation.
I also think that in regards to point #2, this is someting that Ford should have mentioned in the Owner's Guide.
1. Some tire shops recommend to keep the tire motion going in the same direction which was used to break it in. Switching a tire from one side of the vehicle to the other means that the tires will now be going in an opposite direction (backwards) to that which was used to initially break them in. It is believed that this could possibly lead to belt separation.
2. Many tires now a days, mine included, have a directional tread pattern. Switching the tires from one side to the other will mean the tread is now running backwards. Not a good idea.
For the last 10 years I have had full time AWD/4WD Highlanders and have always rotated the tires front to back, back to front on the same side without any issues. I did not include the spare in any rotation.
I also think that in regards to point #2, this is someting that Ford should have mentioned in the Owner's Guide.