I'm getting ready to put the Advans back on, and I wanted to see if this was a good idea or not. My last set wore on the inside much worse than the outside, making me want to switch sides with my fresher set. They have around 7k miles on them.

 

People have done it in the past but i wouldn't recommend it. Advans don't last long because of the type of tire they are. You'd have to dismount to tire from the rim which could break down the sidewall if you do it enough. I would just keep the car aligned and in spec anr rotate every 3,000 miles.

 

Well, chances are, you'd only do it once no matter what kind of tire it is. I was considering doing this myself, but it depends on how uneven the wear is in the next few thousand miles.

 

Give it a try if you want. Doing it once shouldn't hurt your sidewall.

 

The tires are already off the rims. I use the same wheels with my summer and all-season tires.

I'm more concerned with how handling would be affected with the Advans already being worn the way that they are.

 

I'm not 100% sure, but I would assume that depending on how unevenly worn the tires were before flipping them, through a corner, the outside tires might not be as grippy as before. But of course after you drive for a while and let the wear balance out, it shouldn't be too different. Like I said, this is all speculation.

 

I did the same thing you did with the stock Advans from my Enkeis. I got a set of BBS rims with fresh rubber. I drove the Enkeis around to wear out the tires and sell the rims. I got a nail in one tire so I decided to keep two and trash the other. I found a good pair(remember I already had a pair from the Enkeis) of tires and got them. I looked at the bead of the tire to see if it was torn or damaged in any way before I put on any tire on the rims. I also flipped the tires to get max life out of them before they went on. I've driven another 4k on these tires and beat the hell out of them in the canyons and have no complaints about the sidewall becoming weak. I would recommend you inspect the tires beads first and flip them as you please. If the tire is worn out enough, it won't give you any squealing warning when the are about to lose traction. This is sometimes misinterpreted as the tires sidewalls are giving out, or the tire is no good anymore. Just find the right air pressure setting and you'll be surprised in the new found grip.

 

With a zero toe alignment you shouldn't have uneven wear at all. Even camber doesn't cause noticeable wear. Just rotated the entire wheel front to back and call it a day. But definitely get an alignment.