Originally Posted by
noglider
OK now I'll be honest. I don't think I've ever rotated from front to back and then put a new tire in the front. I do think it's a good idea, but honestly, I've never had a front blowout. The risk of it is extremely low, but the point of the practice is that while the risk is low, the consequence can be serious. But I'm considering how so many lives have been saved by fire codes, not because all of the risks they mitigate are big but because their consequences are so dire.
I lean to the first part of this. And honestly, if I hit something that causes a flat at 25mph, it probably won't matter if that tire has 50 miles or 1,000 miles on it.
Oh, in case it wasn't obvious, I was joking about rotating when changing my oil.