slicks/rotate per pass

[FARRIGNO]

whats everybodys opinion on rotateing slicks per pass wise? i do mine every 5-10-passes,on a 3500-lb ladder bar car with true 10.5 slicks stiff style,whats the general consensus?

[Pegasus]

I run the same tire. I rotate mine at least each time out . I make 2 qual. Fri night 2 qual. Sat. and hopfully 3 rounds elims. So it looks like every 7 passes.

[supernova]

I think rotating slicks tears the fibers in the slick and cause's premature break down or falure of the tire.
It's like bending a peace a metal both ways. It breaks sooner then if only bent one way.

Just my thoughs, beside my tires don't last long enough anyway!

[John_Heard]

Billy Glidden says he rotates his every pass, and he's a tire tester/sponsored by M/T so there's probably a good reason for it. I don't have the help to do it after every pass so we do it after every race.

[vegaracer]

I do it every 15 - 20 passes. I find it helps to make the tires wear more even.

[sunsation540]

i have tried both. the thing i found was if u rotate the tires every pass they do work better to a point. after 20 passes they are shit in the sidewall dept.. but some guys only run 10 passes or so if you are one of them it's a good deal (every pass rotate) if u run 20-30 passes(me) rotate them half way through . this only applies to my exp on 10.5 28@3575. for what it's worth after 30 passes on my car the 10.5 stiffs won't stand up when dismounted the sidewall is so bad...

[stroker1]

Rotate?? Uhh, Ahh, Yeah, sure I rotate mine. Everytime they get worn out, I rotate on a new set.

[Volvo240GLT]

I rotate mine 183 times going down the track

[bracketracer]

Hooser says to rotate every 20 to 25 passes

[BillyShope]

Swapping slicks, left-to-right, is treatment for a symptom. Why not cure the disease? If the rear tires are equally loaded during a run, there's no reason to swap. Do what's needed to equalize loading and check out your efforts with a traction dyno setup.

[John_Heard]

Swapping slicks, left-to-right, is treatment for a symptom. Why not cure the disease? If the rear tires are equally loaded during a run, there's no reason to swap. Do what's needed to equalize loading and check out your efforts with a traction dyno setup.

So Glidden does it just because he's bored in between rounds???

[BillyShope]

So Glidden does it just because he's bored in between rounds???

No, he does it because he doesn't have equal rear tire loading.

If two non-directional tires are experiencing the very same loads, it doesn't matter whether they're mounted on the left or right side of the car.

[John_Heard]

You don't think pulling on the cords in different directions has anything to do with it?

[BillyShope]

You don't think pulling on the cords in different directions has anything to do with it?

If cord damage has occurred, I would find it difficult to believe that a load reversal will somehow bring about a cure.

But, as anyone who watches NASCAR knows, fresh tires perform better. And, the more heavily loaded tire is going to tire first. (That's a terrible pun, but I couldn't resist it.) So, when the tires are swapped often, the performance remains consistent over a longer period of time.

But, again, it's better to cure the disease.

[Craig W.]

M&H has me running 7 passes, then rotating for one pass and then swapping back. Their tires are marked for direction.