How to rotate radial tires?

I know you need to rotate radials in a certain order. I can't remember 100% which way I did it last time but I know it was the "right" way. I don't want to get the order wrong and end up with the tires I previously rotated on the same corner as they had been on a couple months ago!

Memory tells me it was the front passenger to rear passenger and front driver's side to rear driver. Then rear passenger to front driver etc. Or is it switch sides when moving the fronts to the rear and move the rears to the front keeping them on the same side?

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This one is the traditional way.

http://www.csaa.com/global/articledetail/0,1398,1004010306%257C2063,00.html

HI
Yes streight front to back and back to front
RF to RR and LF to LR
RR to RF and LR to LF
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So you're not supposed to change sides. Just change them from front to back? Glad I asked!

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I read that also, straight front to back and vice versa. Saw them say for the tires of today. Maybe the first radials were different or they discovered that it wasn't beneficial to do it the other way. Not sure.

HI
Sence I can remember radial have always be streight front to back well sence 1966 anyway when I worked in a service station my dad owned. the old Bias ply tires were crossed (X) such as RF to LR and LF to RR and vise versa..
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Doesn't matter unless they are a directional treaded tire. Usually directional tires will have V or higher speed rating.
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I don't think it matters. My '97 Toyota's owner's manual showed a criss cross pattern. It certainly had radial tires. However, our '97 Volvo's manual showed front to rear only. Maybe it depends on the type of tire and the car that it's on.

I think I'll check the owner's manual (I really should have done that first!). Thanks for reminding me about that.

It's for my Denali (first non-ford I've ever owned) and I don't think it has directional tires.

Thanks for the replys!

I know the old radial tires would self destruct if you swapped sides when rotating the tires. Something about being turned one way for a while and then the other separated the tread from the tire...The "correct" way for most new tires is fronts to backs, then backs to opposite corner fronts. My dad still holds to the old method, he won't swap sides just because it seems like it would be bad for the tire.

On the new radials it isn't supposed to matter, but better safe that sorry.

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