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Exactly, that is why I'm considering rotate only 4 tires instead of five. In addition, I think the spare rim doesn't look as good as the four that are already on the vehicle. I just want to make sure I'm not missing any major advantage by rotating only 4 tires instead.You can eek out a bit more life on the tires if you spread the wear evenly across 5.
Personally, I'll just purchase new tires 5k miles sooner rather than go through the hassle of dropping the spare every time.
Do you rotate all five tires? I'm thinking of just rotating 4 tires. What's the big downside of just rotating 4 tires instead of 5?
Interesting. If you are running the stock wheels all 5 should be identical. And it you rotate all 5, all the wheels will have the same amount of trail damage.Exactly, that is why I'm considering rotate only 4 tires instead of five. In addition, I think the spare rim doesn't look as good as the four that are already on the vehicle. I just want to make sure I'm not missing any major advantage by rotating only 4 tires instead.
I don't think there is a great solution for dealing with a ruined tire doing 4 or 5 tire rotations. To me if you do 5 tire, it's most optimal to replace the bad tire with a new tire that's been shaved to match, or find a used tire that is similar tread. This is probably the most optimal of all solutions. I've never had to do this, but if I was in that position, that's what i would try to do. Edit: oh yeah, also, if you can't find a used/shaved tire, using a 5 tire rotation you have the option of using your 4 matching good tires as your running tires and putting your new tire as the spare, then running a 4 tire rotation until you get to the end of tread life. This would not really be an option with a 4 tire rotation.Since when purchasing new tires, it's recommended to get a pair of new tires each time. If I only use the spare during an emergency to get home or to get a new pair of tires, does it really matter? On the other hand, if I rotate all 5 tires, there will be three tires that are worn out the same and two new tires. When I rotate these 5 tires, it's not going to be the same amount of trail damage. Am I over thinking here?
I think I have free tire rotation at Discount Tire since I purchased all of my five tires from them. Should I tell them that is the way I want them to rotate? Or, is this something they should already know?I also rotate all 5 tires every 5,000 miles using the Rearward Cross protocol recommended by Tire Rack:
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This not only evens out Front/Rear and Left/Right wear patterns for all tires, but assures that my spare is the same diameter as the other 4 and ready for use if needed.
HTH
You need to ask, but they will happily do it. Ever since the spare lowering mechanism on my son’s 4R froze and needed a sawzall to remove it, I’ve done a 5 tire rotation on my LC.I think I have free tire rotation at Discount Tire since I purchased all of my five tires from them. Should I tell them that is the way I want them to rotate? Or, is this something they should already know?
The advantage is that you are using all five tires which all five have a shelf life regardless if used or not. So in six to ten years you are replacing the spare even if the spare is never used.I just want to make sure I'm not missing any major advantage by rotating only 4 tires instead.
Okay, so I just checked and I think I'm bit late to rotate all 5 now. It's about 10K miles now since I got all 5 new tires. I forgot to rotate them.