Tire Rotation Question?

[Columbus104]

For those of you who have owned Wranglers in the past, I would appreciate some advice on tire rotations. Especially for the offroading-focused tires, do you recommend rotating only with oil changes? Or more often? And if the latter, approx how many thousands of miles do you go between rotations?

And when you rotate, do you rotate the spare into the rotation in order to prolong the life of the tires?

Thanks in advance!

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[Poseidon]

For those of you who have owned Wranglers in the past, I would appreciate some advice on tire rotations. Especially for the offroading-focused tires, do you recommend rotating only with oil changes? Or more often? And if the latter, approx how many thousands of miles do you go between rotations?

And when you rotate, do you rotate the spare into the rotation in order to prolong the life of the tires?

Thanks in advance!

Hey Buddy just had my oil change done and yes the tire rotation. I like to rotate the spare into the mix so the wear is even so if your on a long range trip and tracking you don’t want to be uneven so yes MY opinion says to rotate all and final yes you do prolong the life of the tire naturally. Like I said it’s just what I do and feel it works best for me. Others might have better ideas than me so good luck fella Jeeper friend. See you on the trail

 

[OldGuyNewJeep]

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/tires-and-rotation.14872/

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/using-spare-in-tire-rotation.8548/

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...w-often-are-you-planning-on-doing-them.10153/

 

[WXman]

I rotate every other oil change, or approximately 10,000 miles.

If you're doing a 5-tire rotation, just start at the spare and rotate in a clockwise direction every time. Easy to keep up with that way.

If you're doing a 4-tire rotation, the correct way is the cross-rotation method. Rears go forward, fronts cross and then go rearward.

 

[AnthemAVM]

I had a shop recommended for the Rubicon to do it every 2,500 miles. Seemed to work good for me as I got 40,000 out of the tires.

 

[mikibenz]

Usually every other oil change, I always rotate in the spare. You don't want to get stranded and have to put that wheel on with the wear being significantly different.

I take my Jeep in to my dealership for oil changes and tire rotation.

I actually had a Jeep tech "scold" me at the dealership when I requested the spare rotated in. He went on to say if I had a difference in wear it could do damage to my transfer case, etc. I replied that I know this, that is why it is important to rotate it in! He was a dick, finally I said "can you please just include the f*cking spare tire?!?!"

Some info I found with the suggested pattern for 4x4 with full size spare (need to scroll down to mid page): if your vehicle's four wheels and tires on the ground match the spare wheel and tire (if non-directional and not branded "for temporary use"), you should include it in your rotations

 

[grimmjeeper]

Holy zombie thread. And not even one of the good ones. There are so many more entertaining threads about tire rotation than this one.

 

[mikibenz]

Holy zombie thread. And not even one of the good ones. There are so many more entertaining threads about tire rotation than this one.

There are? I looked, everything I found was just as boring as this one. Maybe share some links? I like to be entertained.

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