Four or five tire rotation

rich67

Caught the Bug

• May 30, 2016

• #1

Getting ready to do the first rotation on my new tire/wheel setup. I did 5 tire rotations on my stock wheels and tires. Wanted to get opinions on whether to keep doing it with the KO2's or to reduce it to the 4 tire rotation so I have a fresh tire always on the back. Only advantage I see with that is not having to buy 5 tires when these wear out. Opinions? Reasons? Open to all..thanks.

 

cozdude

Guy with a Red 2-Door

• May 30, 2016

• #2

I do a 5 tire rotation. It extends the life of the tires and allows them all to wear evenly. When your paying as much as we do for tires you mine as well get the most out of them

 

Napalm

New member

• May 30, 2016

• #3

Five tire rotation here too, that way they wear evenly.

 

GraniteCrystal

New member

• May 30, 2016

• #4

I do a 5 tire rotation with my KO2s. 4 tire rotation with a full size spare has never made sense to me.

 

dannymalkin

New member

• May 30, 2016

• #5

I do a 5 tire rotation as well, is this how everyone does theirs or are the other patterns?

 

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jagrubb99

New member

• May 30, 2016

• #6

5-tire rotation here also. Yes you have to buy 5 tires but being off it would bother me to carry around a brand new spare the whole time. Plus I figure if you only rotate 4, your spare will dry rot and you have to buy 5 at some point. You bought 5, why not use them. And to the above, that's the same rotation I use.

 

Honor2afault

Caught the Bug

• May 30, 2016

• #7

5 tire rotation here, and if you bought them from Discount Tire, they will do a 5 tire rotation every 5k miles for free

 

JeepDrum

New member

• May 30, 2016

• #8

I just did my first rotation with this set a few weeks ago and rotated the spare in. I used the method shown in the diagram. I figure I might as well use all 5. It will extend the life of the set by 20%.

 

cozdude

Guy with a Red 2-Door

• May 30, 2016

• #9

dannymalkin said:

I do a 5 tire rotation as well, is this how everyone does theirs or are the other patterns?

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This is the proper way to do a 5 tire rotation

 

jesse3638

Hooked

• May 30, 2016

• #10

I do the same 5 tire rotation using that pattern. Plus I read somewhere on the internet if you rotate in a brand new spare with tires that are severely worn the size difference could make your ABS throw a fit. Not sure if this is true or not.

 

rich67

Caught the Bug

• May 30, 2016

• #11

Thanks guys. Five tire it is.

 

jeeeep

Hooked

• May 30, 2016

• #12

dannymalkin said:

I do a 5 tire rotation as well, is this how everyone does theirs or are the other patterns?

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this - 5 tire rotation - modified X

 

Labricon

Caught the Bug

• May 30, 2016

• #13

Screen shot from WAL for 5 tire rotation.......

 

DWiggles

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• May 30, 2016

• #14

I do 5 tire rotation every 3k miles. :thumb:

 

NevadaZielmeister

Caught the Bug

• May 30, 2016

• #15

While we can all agree that one should rotate all five, any opinions on rotation intervals? How many miles between rotations?

 

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MR.Ty

Token East Coast Guy

• May 30, 2016

• #16

NevadaZielmeister said:

While we can all agree that one should rotate all five, any opinions on rotation intervals? How many miles between rotations?

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I do mine every oil change.

 

BamBamDeer

New member

• May 30, 2016

• #17

I do a 5 tire rotation every oil change. It's easier for me to keep up with it that way.

 

jeeeep

Hooked

• May 30, 2016

• #18

agree - every oil change

 

DWiggles

Caught the Bug

• May 30, 2016

• #19

I do an Oil change every 5k
And Rotate tires every 3k

 

cozdude

Guy with a Red 2-Door

• May 30, 2016

• #20

Agreed every oil change between 3-5k miles is what I do.