Thread: D4 TYRE ROTATION

Common practice is to rotate the spare along the left side and the right only front to rear. This method often wears all 5 tyres evenly.

Rotate and wheel alignment at every service. Yes, you'll get hit for a full set of tyres at once but you'll avoid scrubbing out tyres which will cost you more in the long run.

Thanks Graeme and Mark,

One question though....

Front to back on the RHS is obvious but rotating the spare through the LHS is not so.....well I am a bit slow..... I can think of a few options.

Is it LHS front goes on the back, back becomes the spare and spare (new tyre) goes on the front LHS.....and you just continue this cycle?

How often would you need to do this....is the 13K between servicing enough?

Thanks for the help.

Cheers,

Kev.

After about 20K kms I swapped the new spare with the left front because the front was showing some wear but the rear was not. I will keep putting the worst tyre as the spare and the best on the front. I didn't touch the right tyres this time but expect to swap them in another 20K kms. My tyres are 17" LT and they look as though they will last at least 100K kms.

This is getting complicated! All I do is say to SS LR, "rotate the
". Never thought about the various permutations. Oh, I don't rotate the spare

Originally Posted by WhiteD3

Oh, I don't rotate the spare

Very tempting not to due to the effort req'd to R&R it. I have a new KM2 as a 2nd spare but doubt it will ever be fitted just to wear it out. However I might get 3 more to make a set for a special trip especially if the everyday ones are getting low.

Yeah, whilst I'm not a big fan of paying for 5 boots up front, the pro is the option of shopping around for another tyre type and not being stuck with a $500 unused spare.

Cheers guys.

Best to make sure that the tyres are not directional first. Most AT & MT tyres aren't directional.

For a 5 wheel rotation I use this method every 10,000km.

Spare -> Front L -> Rear L -> Front R -> Rear R -> Spare.

6 wheel rotation I use:

Both spares go to the same side front. The front cross over and go to the rear. The rear go to the same side spare carriers. I had a diagram somewhere but I must have put it in the secret hiding spot.