I just got some tires and I need to get a spare the same size as the new ones. I was wondering if any of you get the same spare and rotate it in? Any reason not to?
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owners manual says to but I don't bother.
I'm too lazy to get my spare tire off the bumper. Last time I did it my back hurt for 2 weeks. Too damn heavy to lift it and hold it at chest height to line up the studs, which never seem to cooperate with me.
I am running 315s and I do the five tire rotation... Tires are heavy, but I want to get the most life out of the set
I rotate all 5.
I wrote the sequence on my tire carrier, and on the spare with chalk. I also label each tire with chalk before I rotate. Usually I'm doing other maintenance and pull multiple tires at once.
My sequence: spare to RR to RF to LR to LF to spare.
I wrote the sequence on my tire carrier, and on the spare with chalk. I also label each tire with chalk before I rotate. Usually I'm doing other maintenance and pull multiple tires at once.
My sequence: spare to RR to RF to LR to LF to spare.
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Never rotate spare ever. I ALWAYS get a non repairable flat in one tire before its worn out. Then 2 tires are replaced on the same axle together. My spare ends up being the best of the swap outs. I've never had the luxury of tires wearing out. They blow out on sharp rocks way before then. Regardless of air pressure.
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Like the last post, I just do a front to back swap, never even switch sides.
Like him, I seem to chowder a tire before all 4 are about shot, so I seem to have a constant cycle of just new pairs, cherry pick the 2 of the 3 as my other pair to be the rollers, let the worst one hang on the spare carrier.
In a way it's fine, I only have the surprise bill for a pair instead of a full set from time to time.
Like him, I seem to chowder a tire before all 4 are about shot, so I seem to have a constant cycle of just new pairs, cherry pick the 2 of the 3 as my other pair to be the rollers, let the worst one hang on the spare carrier.
In a way it's fine, I only have the surprise bill for a pair instead of a full set from time to time.
I rotate all 5. Might as well get 20% more mileage out of the set since they do get bad eventually, mileage notwithstanding, and it's better to have them all about the same size. Sure you can buy only 4 new ones but then you have an old spare that may fail you at the worst time.
Directional tread, you don't swap sides unless you remount the tires. If you want to do 5 tire rotation with directional you just have to do it more frequently. I'm probably moving up a tire size next purchase so I'm doing all 5 every 3k. I have lifetime balance/rotation on the truck at the place down the street... so I'm also doing it to get my monies worth.
Q for the knowledgeable. Rotating in a full tread spare into a relatively worn group shouldn't mechanically matter with open - open - open.
With newer vehicles there's often a sensing issue with wheel straight and different rotational speeds between tires.
Does a '97 80 have something like this? Does it mess with the ABS sensors?
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I rotate all five in and have for years. A spare really only needs to only hold air so any tire in the right size will do - but I like running the fifth one in - yes it costs 25% more but it last 25% longer too.
I started running five because I have a rear carrier and wanted a matched set.
Previous poster - I'm not sure the marginal difference in tread differences swapping in my spare has ever effected my drive line. I know that would be different if I was running a 33 spare when all other ties were 35
I started running five because I have a rear carrier and wanted a matched set.
Previous poster - I'm not sure the marginal difference in tread differences swapping in my spare has ever effected my drive line. I know that would be different if I was running a 33 spare when all other ties were 35
I rotate every 5K miles, unless you count the time I didn't have a spare because the 5th rim couldn't hold air. That has been taken care of thanks to awesome vendor's here on MUD. Thank you for feeding the addiction, one small hit (part) at a time.
I do all 5 also.... got 80k on my last set of BFGs. Then when I buy a new set, if I go with a different brand they'll match. Another benefit is this keeps your spare fresh as well.
no issue yet. as many complain about ABS sinsitivity/functuon as marginal on These rigs, they are not good enough systems to notice . unless somthing is wrong in alignment on a 5k mile rotation you would see very small difference at most 1/32 differnce in tread if that at a rotation. Now it you go 20k miles and the tire 1/4 worn. You could see some issues.
Mismatched front to rear like people are mentioning with buying 2 new tires at a time could have adverse affects on the VC found on the fzj80 and early failure. Think of it as open - limited slip - open
Mismatched front to rear like people are mentioning with buying 2 new tires at a time could have adverse affects on the VC found on the fzj80 and early failure. Think of it as open - limited slip - open
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I am selling the used tires I had on there. I should get enough to buy another duratrac so I think I will just do the 5 tire rotation.
Thanks for all the replies.
Thanks for all the replies.
Possibly, the same would occur for one larger tire causing the front/rear drive shafts to rotate at different speeds. One smaller tire wouldn't cause that -- so maybe instead of rotating all 5 until death if you are going with the same tire again just permanently spare one and buy 4 the next time around. Once those 4 are worn to the same level as the spare, move one of those to the spare and cycle in the older tire. Of course... that's presuming you don't need the spare at any point.
I rotate it in. i like to have it match if a tire does go out and if i change brands then i dont' have an oddball spare
I rotate the spare for 3 reasons:
1. tires rot with time as well as mileage so the concept of leaving the spare and only buying 4 doesn't really work unless you are putting lots of miles on the truck
2. Then I have a high degree of confidence the spare will be aired up and balanced when/if I need it.
3. Keeps the winch from rusting/jamming by using it every so often.
1. tires rot with time as well as mileage so the concept of leaving the spare and only buying 4 doesn't really work unless you are putting lots of miles on the truck
2. Then I have a high degree of confidence the spare will be aired up and balanced when/if I need it.
3. Keeps the winch from rusting/jamming by using it every so often.
