# Rotations **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** pontiac, montana\ **Created:** [June 13, 2010, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotations/50273 "2010-06-13T22:03:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![doolie92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@doolie92](https://community.cartalk.com/u/doolie92)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotations/50273/1 "2010-06-13T22:03:28Z")
how do you think tires should be rotated.front to back orfront left to right rear. my tire guys do it both ways. ---
**Author:** ![jayhawkroy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jayhawkroy/32/33_2.png) [@jayhawkroy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jayhawkroy)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotations/50273/2 "2010-06-13T23:02:14Z")
Unidirectional tires are supposed to stay on the same side. Most cars with non-unidirectional tires call for an X-rotation, but check your own owner’s manual to verify what your tires guys should be doing, depending on the tire type you have installed. ---
**Author:** ![Wha-Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9f8e36/32.png) [@Wha-Who](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Wha-Who)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotations/50273/3 "2010-06-14T01:11:10Z")
For all but directional tires, there are a few different tire rotation patterns that are used for front drive cars. I have used front to rear same side and rear to front, opposite side for quite a few years with good results. I can’t comment on other patterns; have not used them. It is likely better to do something rather than not rotating at all. Your owner’s manual will have a suggested rotation pattern. ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 3:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotations/50273/4 "2010-06-14T03:51:55Z")
My OWNERS MANUAL tells me how to rotate on my truck and it was a surprise to me as to GMC’s method. So, it almost doesn’t matter to me any more. Urban legend debunked! ---
**Author:** ![geeaea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@geeaea](https://community.cartalk.com/u/geeaea)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotations/50273/5 "2010-06-14T12:30:32Z")
My last two owners manuals wanted the rear tire’s “X’d” forward and the fronts taken straight back. That was for a 4 tire rotation. I forget where the spare is pulled from, but it was introduced at the right rear. I think that makes me want to put the right front at the spare position since its next stop would be the right rear. ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rotations/50273/6 "2010-06-14T14:19:56Z")
I rotate the tires on my car according to the instructions in the owner’s manual except when I had a set of directional-tread tires. Then the tires had to stay on the same side of the car. I think the important thing is to rotate them, not which method you use.