teuhl

Can the Bridgestone tires be rotated side to side on my 2013 GS 350 F-Sport?

ItzFilyO

For the staggered RWD, if they're not directional, yes u can. I don't think the stock Bridgestones are directional.

But I don't see the point in doing that. Front to back, yes, but side to side won't do much good.

I would leave it as is, just make sure ur alignment is good.

Afrosheen

Eh, I could make a case for side to side rotation. Let's say you like to drift right hand turns a little now and then, or you have a favorite on or off ramp that you stomp it on. You'll end up with uneven wear eventually and rotating left to right will balance that out.

At the end of the day though, staggered fitments rarely get rotated, and directional staggered? Forget it.

terrycs

It would make sense if your car if lowered enough to have serious camber wear.

NewSpace

Yes. Side to side helps because camber causes differential wear across the width of the tire. I don't know how aggressively the camber is dialed in on the GS F Sport. Anybody have those numbers?

Afrosheen

It's not very aggressive on the RWD if you ask me, certainly not like the E46 M3 was. I think they replaced camber angle with "more rubber". AWD with non-staggered fitment is different but it's not what we're discussing.

SlangBlade

Unless you're going to dismount the tires and flip them, rotating them side to side, even when lowered, seems like a waste of time. The uneven camber wear is still going to be on the inside.

Afrosheen

Haha, you're right, I actually had to think about it for a second. So rotation on staggered fitment = almost 99% pointless. No wonder I've had the 5k and 10k service and neither service record mentioned rotation.