[hsk1610]

At 5K miles, I had the tires rotated front to back. Now at 11K, I am thinking of rotating the tires again, but this time doing an X pattern. Tried searching but could not find info as to if the Michelin Primacy MXM4's are uni-directional. Looking at the pictures of the tread pattern, it looks like they can be moved from one side to the other. Just wanted to confirm before I do the next rotation.

[CHCCubs]

Check the sidewall. Directional tires usually have an arrow on the sidewall indicating rotation direction.

[floydarogers]

Originally Posted by CHCCubs

Check the sidewall. Directional tires usually have an arrow on the sidewall indicating rotation direction.

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Originally Posted by hsk1610

At 5K miles, I had the tires rotated front to back. Now at 11K, I am thinking of rotating the tires again, but this time doing an X pattern. Tried searching but could not find info as to if the Michelin Primacy MXM4's are uni-directional. Looking at the pictures of the tread pattern, it looks like they can be moved from one side to the other. Just wanted to confirm before I do the next rotation.

1) BMW recommends NOT rotating tires. Read the manual.

2) If you do, I believe the recommended interval is 3,000 miles.

[Daftasabrush]

They look asymmetrical to me rather than directional, in which case, you can swap them around as you wish.

[hsk1610]

Originally Posted by floydarogers

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1) BMW recommends NOT rotating tires. Read the manual.

2) If you do, I believe the recommended interval is 3,000 miles.

Yeah, I am aware of BMW's recommendations and the short interval if doing the tire rotations. I guess old habits die hard. Since I have the same size tires front and back, I thought I'd do it. The BMW dealer wanted $60 to do the rotation so took it to a local mechanic to do the job.

[crono06]

When I asked my local BMW and Audi dealer, they said BMW/Audi tend not to recommend rotations because they assume that you will have summer/winter tires. At this time, you would rotate/mix them around anyways.