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Car Forum / Jeep / July 2006Jeep 4-tire rotation
I have a first rotation coming up on my new tires. I was told when doing a 4-tire rotation that the rear two go straight forward and the two front go to opposite rear. So far no uneven wear or cupping. I'll have them rebalanced also. Is this procedure correct?  SignatureFRH That's the 4 wheel rotation that I use. If you have a full sized spare on a 4wd vehicle, it's best to include the spare in the rotation. Right rear goes to the spare, spare goes to the left front. Prepare to hear a discussion about tire taking a "set", and needing to always rotate the same directin. This means they stay on the same side of the vehicle. This was the case in early radial tires (1970's) and with racing tires. IMHO 985 of the vehicles benefit from full rotation. > I have a first rotation coming up on my new tires. I was told when doing > a 4-tire rotation that the rear two go straight forward and the two > front go to opposite rear. So far no uneven wear or cupping. I'll have > them rebalanced also. Is this procedure correct? I strongly advise you read your owners manual to find out. Both of my Jeeps call for a front to back rotation with no crossing. I wear my tires out perfectly even. If doing a 5 tire rotation, the spare goes on the main drive tire, the right rear, with the RR going to the right front and that tire going to the spare. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > I have a first rotation coming up on my new tires. I was told when doing > a 4-tire rotation that the rear two go straight forward and the two > front go to opposite rear. So far no uneven wear or cupping. I'll have > them rebalanced also. Is this procedure correct? > -- > FRH My TJ owners manual calls for a 4 tyre rotation. Rear tyres go to front tyres, no crossing. Front tyres go to rear tyres, with crossing. Section 22-4 of the FSM if any one is interested. Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ > I strongly advise you read your owners manual to find out. > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > -- > > FRH Hi Mike, That's the only way I will rotate tires, they stay on one side. Not many years ago I replace two BFGoodrich AT KOs, and of course wanted them on the same axle which meant reversing one of the oringinal tires with over halt the tread left. That tire exploded with massive tread sparatetion in less than a thousand miles. God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > I strongly advise you read your owners manual to find out. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > when doing a 4-tire rotation the rear two go straight forward and the two > front go to opposite rear. Duh! RTFM! LOL! Page 196 of my owners manual. Thanks guys. That's what Jeep says for my '04 TJ. SignatureFRH That is the same rotation listed in the WJ manual. Please note that some tires are directional and must always stay on the same side of the vehicle. These tires have arrows that denote the required direction of rotation. Finally be sure that you torque the dry lugs evenly to 85-115 ft-lbs >> when doing a 4-tire rotation the rear two go straight forward and the two >> front go to opposite rear. > Duh! RTFM! LOL! Page 196 of my owners manual. Thanks guys. That's what > Jeep says for my '04 TJ. This is true, but directional tires on passenger vehicles are getting to be a thing of the past. Even my John Deere riding mower has non-directional turf tires. Earle > That is the same rotation listed in the WJ manual. > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Duh! RTFM! LOL! Page 196 of my owners manual. Thanks guys. That's what > > Jeep says for my '04 TJ. >> when doing a 4-tire rotation the rear two go straight forward and the >> two front go to opposite rear. > Duh! RTFM! LOL! Page 196 of my owners manual. Thanks guys. That's what > Jeep says for my '04 TJ. Yes, this is the second oil change since the tires were mounted and they are non-directional. I like the 4 tire rotation. No reason except it is simple enough for even my dealer to get right. ;-) And I re-torque when I get home. Wasn't it Ronald Reagan that said "Trust, but verify."? :-) Thanks all! SignatureFRH >>> when doing a 4-tire rotation the rear two go straight forward and the >>> two front go to opposite rear. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I get home. Wasn't it Ronald Reagan that said "Trust, but verify."? > :-) Thanks all! Yes he did, but he said it in Russian! I love that quote and wish I could say it in Russian like President Reagan. Jeff DeWitt Wasn't it Ronald Reagan that said "Trust, but verify."? >> :-) Thanks all! > > Yes he did, but he said it in Russian! I love that quote and wish I could > say it in Russian like President Reagan. > > Jeff DeWitt ???????, ?? ???????????? Spdloader (???????????? ????????) > Wasn't it Ronald Reagan that said "Trust, but verify."? > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Spdloader > (???????????? ????????) Yep, that's about how much Russian I understand. <G> Jeff DeWitt ???????, ?? ????????? >>>> when doing a 4-tire rotation the rear two go straight forward and the >>>> two front go to opposite rear. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Jeff DeWitt Straight from the 2006 Wrangler Factory Service Manual 4-tire rotation: right rear to right front right front to left rear left rear to left front left front to right rear In the early days of radial tires there were some problems when using this method, but for the last 20 years or so, this has been one of the accepted methods, and it works great. No problems running modern radial tires on either side of the vehicle, as long as they are rotated regularly. This does not apply to uni-directional tires, which must be kept on the same side of the vehicle. I personally use this 5-tire rotation pattern, and have used it for years with good results: spare to right rear right rear to right front right front to left rear left rear to left front left front to spare A regular 5-tire rotation will give you about 25% more miles out of your tires. There are many good rotation patterns, but the important thing is that you stick with one pattern and rotate every 5 or 6000 miles. If you change your oil every 3000 miles, then it's easy to remember to rotate every other oil change. Tom > I have a first rotation coming up on my new tires. I was told when doing > a 4-tire rotation that the rear two go straight forward and the two > front go to opposite rear. So far no uneven wear or cupping. I'll have > them rebalanced also. Is this procedure correct? |
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