Tire rotation
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Tire rotation
The owners manual page 281 talks about tire rotation. I can't find anything in the manual about the tires being "directional" like the Goodyear Eagles on previous Corvettes.
Does this mean we can rotate left to right and right to left?
Does this mean we can rotate left to right and right to left?
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http://www.chevrolet.com/content/dam...14corvette.pdf
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I don't think I would swap tires on a C5 thru C7 despite what the manual says. If you're getting abnormal wear an alignment would probably be called for, anyway. Several of my GM cars have needed alignment from day one and I keep telling myself that the next car I buy will have the conditional agreement to have the alignment checked and guaranteed before I sign.
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I can't really see any benefit from rotating the C7 tires unless you were tracking the car, let's say on a track with mostly left hand turns. The tires would then show some abnormal wear and tire life could be extended by the rotation.
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Correct.....they are not directional, but will have an "Inside" and "Outside" which will prevent you from flipping them on the rim. Not that anyone here would do that, but I get alot of "drifting" guys in my shop to have their tires flipped after one side is wore out.
I can't really see any benefit from rotating the C7 tires unless you were tracking the car, let's say on a track with mostly left hand turns. The tires would then show some abnormal wear and tire life could be extended by the rotation.
I can't really see any benefit from rotating the C7 tires unless you were tracking the car, let's say on a track with mostly left hand turns. The tires would then show some abnormal wear and tire life could be extended by the rotation.
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And aren't some of the wheels, such as the "Torque" style, "directional" in appearance. Not necessarily a big deal but just sayin...
Pro
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Yes. Although as I understand it, the "turbine" style wheels all face the same direction. So on one side of the car the "blades" face forward, and on the opposite side of the car they face the other direction.
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Page 10-56 in the C7 OM shows the tires being swapped left for right, and right for left. So apparently, the tires on the C7 are not directional. They are different sized rear and front, so obviously they can't be rotated front to rear and rear to front.
Cars with the same tires front & rear that are the same size and not directional can be rotated in the cross pattern (RH rear to LH front, etc).
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I believe that rotating the tires would be beneficial with respect to reducing cupping. Even with normal driving, the leading edge of the tread blocks wear more than the trailing edge, so rotating the tires should help keep the tread blocks relatively even, and more important for me keep the tire noise down.
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I was wondering about this as well and did a quick WIKI read of Direct TPMS. It seems there are both basic and high end systems, and the high end system will automatically learn a new location - perhaps the C7 has the better system?
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I don't think I would swap tires on a C5 thru C7 despite what the manual says. If you're getting abnormal wear an alignment would probably be called for, anyway. Several of my GM cars have needed alignment from day one and I keep telling myself that the next car I buy will have the conditional agreement to have the alignment checked and guaranteed before I sign.
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I believe that rotating the tires would be beneficial with respect to reducing cupping. Even with normal driving, the leading edge of the tread blocks wear more than the trailing edge, so rotating the tires should help keep the tread blocks relatively even, and more important for me keep the tire noise down.