When you rotate the tires on your Max, what pattern do you follow? I know what the manual says, but I'm just curious what the masses have to say. I did this according to the directions in the Haynes manual for non-directional radials last night:



And torqued the lug nuts down to 80 ft/lbs.. I have a slight shimmy in the wheel. I remember having some shimmy at highway speeds before (haven't driven it in three weeks) but this is happening at low speed and seems more noticeable.

 

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Front to back.

Your shimmy could be from uneven tire wear, unbalanced tires, bent or warped rims, bad control arms, tie rods, and streering linkages.

 

I do front --> back and back --> front cross.

 

Thanks to you both!

 

Remember the days when the spare was included in the rotation?

*sigh*

 

What? You don't rotate your donut tire? Or am I the only one that's doing that?

 

I run directional tires so front to back only for me. Sounds like you have a balance issue with one of the tires you put on the front.