Taking bets...tire rotation saga.

[dustinm]

Do all tonner Dodges have this issue? We have had 3 Chevys and never rotated front to rear.


I will have to say tires are one of the lowest paying entry level automotive jobs you can get. This is why I try and buy my tires at small mom and pop shops where the owner has more of a hands on. There is no recourse on someone at a faceless corporation.

[JKZ27]

The tire and wheel service business is a funny thing. All the work is usually done by entry level people, with a general lack of interest, on poorly maintained equipment, at extremely competitive (low) prices. The expectation of seemingly most customers, 90%?, is cheap and quick and not to screw anything up mechanically. The other 10% (or less) seem to adore their cars and are acutely aware of, and spending top dollar on, the appearance and performance of them but routinely seek and choose the lowest bidder on tire and wheel service. I found it interesting when we would run $50 mount and balance ads the line of Corvettes, BMW's or anything else with custom or 30 series tires would be lined up watching, almost daring you to screw something up for the same money and time frame as the steel wheel Cobalt in front of them. Silly.

[southernfriedcj]

Originally Posted by dustinm

Do all tonner Dodges have this issue? We have had 3 Chevys and never rotated front to rear.

Rams have a reputation for front end issues. On this truck the camber was awful straight off the lot.

I've had several Ford duallys and I used to do a 6 tire dismount and rotation on them. That was at Bob's Tire in Winder. Great shop. Bob passed away and the shop closed.
I passed 10 tire shops on my 30 minute drive to Bob's.

[randy27]

Originally Posted by southernfriedcj

Rams have a reputation for front end issues. On this truck the camber was awful straight off the lot.

I've had several Ford duallys and I used to do a 6 tire dismount and rotation on them. That was at Bob's Tire in Winder. Great shop. Bob passed away and the shop closed.
I passed 10 tire shops on my 30 minute drive to Bob's.

Too bad to hear about a great shop closed. It really does rewarding to have a good friend mechanic who knows his stuff. My former neighbor sold his F150 which been sitting for 4 years due to trans and idling issue. We scored a new trans from the scrap yard and fixed the fuel pump issue, put sliders, magnaflow exhaust and 33" tires, now we got a good weekend toy.