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Jack car up, remove wheels, fit the wheels that were originally on the front to the back and vice versa. 10-20 minutes if you have the proper tools such as a vehicle lift and air gun.

But as stated, this can only be done if the front and rear tyres are the same size. The size will be stamped on the side of the tyre and look something like 245/40 R18. 245 is the width of the tyre in millimetres, 40 is the depth of the sidewall in millimetres and 18 is the size of the rim in inches. Why they mix metric and imperial sizes on tyres I don't know. A few manufacturers have tried to use strictly metric sizing in the past but it never really took off.

There is no recommended mileage to rotate your tyres at. Tyres wear differently on different vehicles according to factors such as how the car is driven, tracking, environmental factors etc. and rotation should be done based on a visual comparison of wear between front and rear.

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Bear in mind that cars with 17-,18-,19-inch rims usually have uni-directional tyres on the rims. This means that the tyre can only be used on one side of a vehicle, since the tyres were made to rotate in only one direction at high speeds. Therefore, these tyres cannot be fitted to the other side of the car, even if they are the same size. 

Rotating this tye of tyre to the other side of the vehicle will almost certainly cause catastrophic tyre failure, so have a good look at what type of tyres you have before you rotate them.

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Thanks guy it interesting to know some deep facts about tire rotation and it importance, Never thought about this fact before!!! Can anybody help with a diagram for tire rotation patterns or process??? Is there are specific tire rotation patterns that should be followed??

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