Rotating Tires

[GoldmistXL]

I have a 2007 Denali XL that has 6500 miles.
I have the stock Bridgestone Dueler H/T D684 II 18" tires (not the Dueler A/T RH-S which is an all-terrain tire).

I need to roate my tires.

Can I do this myself easily?

Do I need to have them balanced if they are handling OK?

What is the procedure? Do you switch right rear to left front and left rear to right front?

Or am I crazy to want to take the time to do this and should instead pay the tire store $50 to do it?

Thanks!

 

[Gambler]

If you have a jack and jack stands it is easy enough to do by yourself. You don't need them balanced if you don't think they are unbalanced. There are several methods to rotate tires, for your first one, I'd swap front and back tires, but keep the sides the same. Definitely do it yourself if $50 is the cheapest you can find. In the past I've had them do it while changing oil and the total is usually around $50.

 

[GoldmistXL]

If you have a jack and jack stands it is easy enough to do by yourself. You don't need them balanced if you don't think they are unbalanced. There are several methods to rotate tires, for your first one, I'd swap front and back tires, but keep the sides the same. Definitely do it yourself if $50 is the cheapest you can find. In the past I've had them do it while changing oil and the total is usually around $50.

Thanks Gambler. FYI, I checked the owner's manual and it does not recommend swapping tires front to back, especially for the first rotation which it says is the most important. The manual recommends that the left rear goes to the left front, the left front goes to the right rear and the right front goes to the left rear. My local tire place will do it for $12 so I am having them do it.

 

[Ned's LTZ]

You will have to re-learn the pressure moniters for your new tire positions. It's easy, and it's in your owners manual.