Are u guys doing tire rotation? how come it is not mentioned on the manual at all....

if so at what mileage??? thanks!!!

 

I don't think you want to be rotating tires on your 04

The front and rear are different sizes, and you don't ever want to swap tires from left to right.

 

Oh shit.................you are absolutely correct......what the hell was I thinkingggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg.....thanks!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

No problem, it's late.

 

I took my car to a service station once to put the winter tires on and the service guy didn't know the size difference and put the wrong ones. I looked at it and knew that's what the guy did. I couldn't believe that he didn't know. He assumed they were the same size. I couldn't get mad at him as he was ignorant. I explained to him and he rectified it. You would be surprised to find out that some people do not know that.

 

yup. as stated. and not just on 04's.

ALL model year S2000s have staggered tire sizes. the fronts are smaller than the rears. on top of that, they are directional. which means you can't swap one side with the other, otherwise the tread pattern goes the wrong way and could cause traction issues, especially in wet conditions.

so no. dont rotate the tires.

 

The S2000 is somewhat prone to inner tire wear (fronts and rears), so you might want to check them occasionally. If you see uneven wear and want to rotate them, this entails remounting the tires to swap left & right. Swapping front & rear is ALWAYS a no-no (except for using the spare - see your users manual).

JonasM