Rearranging the wheels — does changing the order of the «components» change anything? (Honda CR-V 1)

"Some motorists do not change the wheels during the next maintenance after 10 thousand kilometers of mileage (as required by the instructions), claiming that it does not give anything. Are they right?"

Both options have their advantages and disadvantages. Tires on any vehicle wear unevenly and unevenly. This is due to its design (for example, the leading and controlled ones are loaded more), technical condition of the suspension (silent blocks, springs, shock absorbers) and other reasons.

To ensure that tires (including the spare tire) wear out simultaneously and evenly during operation, manufacturers recommend changing the wheels at each maintenance, i.e. after 10-15 thousand kilometers. However, each tire, when placed in a new place, first undergoes a break-in period, and this does not always happen without consequences. Let's say her outdoor paths are better preserved. Taking the place of the one where the same tracks are more worn out, it will quickly wear out its own, since they will initially be loaded more heavily than the worn out internal ones. This type of tire running-in "eats up" a larger portion of the resource (mileage) the worse the technical condition of the car, primarily the suspension.

In addition, after repairing the chassis or adjusting the wheel alignment, the wear pattern of the tire remaining in the old position will show whether anything has changed here.

Taking all this into account, experienced car enthusiasts change tires after 25-30 thousand kilometers, that is, one or two times before they fail. In this case, replace (and buy) you don't have to buy the whole set of tires at once, which suits many people. As for the overall mileage of the kit, in the second option its value is usually greater.