Tire rotation...
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darkie3495
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JB.
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It mainly boils down to 4 options.
1. Front to rear, with or without spare. (This is owner's manual method, with spare)
2. Cross, like the 2nd pic, with or without spare.
On my first set of tires I did it the owner's manual way, without the spare. Currently, on my Revo2 LTs, I'm cross rotating with the spare and, so far, I prefer this method.
Apparently the front to back method in the manual is a conservative, philosophical holdover on Toyota's part from the days when radials needed to be rotated this way. So, there's Toyota's idea of what's best for your 4runner (front/rear), and the broader tire industry's idea of what's best, which is the cross. Unless you go through sets of tires really quickly and then buy the same tires again, rotating in the spare is a good idea whether you cross rotate or not.
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snhrph
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I rotated my Michelin CTs front-to-back, without spare. That presented a problem only once, when I had a flat in my right rear tire. There was a big difference in thread depth between right and left rear tires, so I had to find a tire shop rather quickly. Not a problem in NJ, but I can imagine it being a problem in more remote areas.
However, with new Silent Armors I will do the 2nd diagram and include the spare. Hopefully that will make the SAs last 20% longer. :driving:
However, with new Silent Armors I will do the 2nd diagram and include the spare. Hopefully that will make the SAs last 20% longer. :driving:
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You can rotate them any way you immagine and desire, but I'd stick with 4Runner user manual that shows this pattern below:
TechWrench
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no no no dont swap in your spare as its prob a steelie...
its rear driver to front pas.
front pas. to rear pas.
rear pas. to front driver
front driver to rear driver
basically fronts go straight back and rears cross and go forward. trust me im an expert
Unless Toyota has changed something in recent years, the spare is mounted on the same type of wheel that the other four have. This is assuming you still have the oem wheels on vehicle.
TechWrench
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The Owners manual indicates a front to back rotation without crossing sides. Since I use Bridgestone tires, both summer and winter sets, I use the crossing method recommended by Bridgestone on their site for 4wd vehicles (TireSafety.com). I have two sets of tires and wheels, the original oem Bridgestone Duler HT's for summer, and a set of Revo's for winter. I retain the oem HT as my spare. I use the 5 wheel rotation method for the HT's, and use the 4 wheel method for the Revo's. I rotate when I swap sets each spring and fall. I keep a log book in the vehicle, and keep track of each rotation (both sets of wheels are numbered so I can easily keep track of rotation position). Been doing this for many years, on every vehicle I have owned, and never had a wear related tire problem yet. Contrary to what some people think about crossing sides (a holdover from early tire construction issues which is no longer valid, IMHO), as long as you don't have directional tires, cross rotation is a good idea.
corrado
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You can rotate them any way you immagine and desire, but I'd stick with 4Runner user manual that shows this pattern below:
this method doesn't seem right to me since the driver side will wear faster than the passenger side...
JB.
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Yeah, tires are expensive enough without the 25% surcharge of that method.
The recommendation does, though, have the interesting side effect of implying what Toyota considers an acceptable range of tire size difference for front and rear diffs.
audiqtr
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^^This^^
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Toyota's idea not mine...
hmm, my 06 sport has a factory alloy under the vehicle.
4Runner8
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well damn they do put them under there... my bad but still usually no ones spare is the same tire as the rest of the set. jmo though but if you want better wear do the way i do it and the way discount tire (americas tire) does it. hmm arent they one of the biggest tire specialists in the country and has been around for a very long time.... Psshh but we wouldnt know anything now would we?? haha
