A tire rotation question
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You can do whatever you want.
Doing a left > right tire rotation on the same axle won't do anything unless that one corner is wearing more than the other corner.
ie. 2WD FWD - the front (2) tires will wear out faster, because it does the work.
ie. 2WD RWD - the rear (2) tires will wear out faster, because it does the work.
I don't know what trim 4th Generation 4Runner you have, because you didn't state it, nor do I know if you have 2WD or 4WD. But for me, since I have a V6 w/ has a selectable 2WD. I'll do the same rotation method as a 4WD.
Five Tire Rotation Pattern:
The 4th generation 4Runner comes equipped with a full size spare tire mounted on a matching full size aluminum alloy wheel. I have upgraded the spare tire as well to a 32" Bridgestone A/T Revo tire. The one inch larger than factory P265/70/R17 tire does fit in the stock spare location.
A Five tire rotation pattern results in equally distributed use that will help maintain equivalent tread depths on all five tires throughout their life. When applied to the 4Runners full time four wheel drive system (all wheel drive is standard with the V-8 engine option), this will prevent driveline damage if a flat tire forces a spare to be put into service with partially worn tires on the other three wheel positions.
By rotating the spare into the pattern, you accomplish a secondard benefit of extending the other tires life a little longer and getting useage out of the spare. Remember, tires have a shelf life and do dry out after many years. You may as well get some use out of the spare rather than discarding it unused when your main four tires wear out.
I have chosen to rotate my tires every 5,000 miles using the pattern shown below. The spare will be inserted in the passenger side rear position at each rotation. Place the tire that would have gone to the right rear in the spare location until the next tire rotation.
Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo with UNI-T AQII P265/70/R17
http://top4runners.com/ja/2007/tires.html
via J.A.
TechWrench
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Not saying it is impossible, but I have never heard of excessive drivers side tire wear because of the extra weight on the drivers side of the vehicle. Lets assume, for the sake of the discussion, that the driver weighed 300 lbs. that weight would be spread among all four wheels, though not equally. I would guess the front left wheel would get the more of the additional weight since you sit somewhat closer to it, but some would go to the rear left, with some also going to both front and rear right side tires. I have a hard time thinking that the slight extra weight on the front left would cause any significant additional wear to it. If you are seeing unusual wear on the left front tire only, I would first suspect an alignment problem. I would have it checked by a shop capable of a 4 wheel alignment service.
