Groupthink Thread

[Fatbob Frank]

The 35" 10plys I have on my Power Wagon are brutal!
After that, the 33's on our Wrangler don't seem so bad...
But, yeah- easiest oil changes ever...

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[zouch]

which part of the tire change required lifting?

jack the vehicle up only enough that the tire leaves the ground; that way we never have to lift a tire more than about an inch.

for the spare, balance it on the floor jack and lift it all the way up; from there it's only a few inches to the mount.

i've got 37s that weigh~110 lbs, and this makes it pretty easy for me.
were i to need to do this on the trail, that spare would require some adrenaline, but i can still make it work.

Basic routine maintenance, right? I’ve done countless oil changes and tire rotations before but since this is my first Wrangler I was looking forward to today. The changing of oil was quite possibly the easiest I’ve ever done. Filter up top, plenty of space to work below… Awesome. The five tire rotation was brutal. First, I’ve never rotated 33” tires before. That wheel/tire set up must be 90lbs+ so, holy crap, my arms are burning. Them UCL’s are talking to me right now. Lol
I was in denial by thinking I can do it solo and come out unscathed. My hubris got the best of me. I’m not young anymore.
Next time it will be $20 well spent at the local tire shop.

 

[jadmt]

I am a beat up old drunk and I have never once had anyone rotate my tires for me and I have been driving since the early 70's. I regularly swap back and forth between two sets of tires and the heaviest set 35x12.5-17 Mickey thompson MT's on AEV wheels tips the scales at a combined weight of 111 lbs. the lighter set is ~90lbs Mickey t's ats on stock wheels. I have zero issue rotating them and have no issue getting the spare on....I guess I kind of wonder what technique the people who struggle with this are using....maybe you are even older and more beat up than I am...or maybe just using the wrong technique..or it could be genetics.....

 

[Fatbob Frank]

Lift with your legs...not your back.

 

[jadmt]

old, beat down, drunk and ugly and can still throw rubber up...

 

[The Last Cowboy]

^^^

This right here, use your legs and thighs. Not near as difficult or complicated as some make it to be.

 

[sherpaJL]

I am a beat up old drunk and I have never once had anyone rotate my tires for me and I have been driving since the early 70's.

 

[sherpaJL]

Sherpajl
that would be perfect with some casters. Been thinking about how to do this myself. I had my 35” spare off and I had to get my wife and adult daughter to help lift it to the bracket. Darn they are heav!

I just ordered these casters

 

[Ratbert]

I think @Oso Fell might have been offended by the chest thumping.

 

[Mguy]

So, nobody wants to do it like a girl? See this amazing video.

 

[DarthAWM]

My last tire rotation resulted in about a week of back pain. My 37s aren't exactly light and I don't have anything to help with the spare.

Another instance of my wife making me aware that I probably should let a shop handle it.

Wrong, your wife just doesn't want you to buy a forklift.

 

[DarthAWM]

which part of the tire change required lifting?

jack the vehicle up only enough that the tire leaves the ground; that way we never have to lift a tire more than about an inch.

for the spare, balance it on the floor jack and lift it all the way up; from there it's only a few inches to the mount.

i've got 37s that weigh~110 lbs, and this makes it pretty easy for me.
were i to need to do this on the trail, that spare would require some adrenaline, but i can still make it work.

That would be the spare to make a 5 tire rotation

 

[zouch]

of course; i wouldn’t do a rotation without doing the spare too (using the floor jack to lift it as i described).

That would be the spare to make a 5 tire rotation

 

[longfiredragon]

I do as much of my own work as I can including tire rotations. By jeep standards I have small tires. 285x70x17 STT pros 10 ply. I am small but in great shape for my age.

I can lift them but it basically sucks. So I put my small shovel under the tire and push down and lift them right up. I only have them about an inch off the ground. After doing it this way the last 3 or 4 times it's super easy.

As far as the spare goes, I can lift it but my issue is I am afraid I will start struggling with it and break the cheap plastic back up camera. So I just have the wife help for now.

Hopefully one day I will have a garage again and a good set up.

 

[Ratbert]

So, nobody wants to do it like a girl? See this amazing video.

She has some great advice / techniques in that video.

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