Who rotates the spare tire?
- Thread starter AndyG
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Same rotation pattern here but I never even thought about being able to do one wheel at a time. I still put all four corners on stands, remove all 23 lug nuts, move each tire to its new position, then put on and torque all the nuts. I think it's faster but your way would be the only way to do it if you don't have four jack stands.
Do you tell them what pattern to use? I tried that but they didn't do it the same way the second time which gave me the impression they don't have a standardized 5 tire rotation and I may get something different from different locations or different techs.
I go in often enough that I don't think about it. Plus, whenever I remove two or more tires, I mix them up.
OP
Awesome-I’m joining the club- rotating all now-put the pintlers on the black one to get the mud tires on the white one -
I currently only have one jack and pair of stands, so the one tire at a time works best for me. I'm getting quicker having done it a couple of of times. It's like choreography, all steps done on one then repeat on the next.
I have ruined a tire several years ago and took it out of the rotation. I just got a decent used tire as a spare until the others were worn. It's a good solution if you loose one mid-life. I just let the used tire sit on the carrier until the others were worn.
Call me lazy or smart but I take mine to the tire dealer where I bought my tires and they do a 5 tire rotation for me every 5000 miles at no charge because I bought them there… Rotating tires was easier when I was younger!
WestCoastDan
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I did...PO put 33" KO2s on this Jeep. Spare still had the new tire nubbies whereas the rears were about half gone.
Found out the spare is pretty well out of balance.
It's on the right rear now...had it up front but that was a really bad place.
-Mac
Found out the spare is pretty well out of balance.
It's on the right rear now...had it up front but that was a really bad place.
-Mac
Does the same thing go when the IRS asks if all information is correct on your taxes?
I do a 5 tire rotation using that same pattern. Besides lasting longer, another reason to do a five tire rotation is the tires stay the same diameter. My rear detroit locker would not be happy with tires that are different sizes. And if the spare goes on the front the jeep tracks better with tires the same size.
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