Spare tire rotation??

[Charly]

Originally Posted by Kiwi Jeeper

Are you sure it has to be the same? How do you technically explain space saver donut spares? They are legally on many cars from the factory.

From my past experience space savers are still the same rolling diameter just a narrower width. I remember having them in my cars in New Zealand but never heard of them before that mostly seemed to be a Japanese import thing


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[Billnick]

Originally Posted by chris0375

I could be wrong but I thought because we drive on the opposite side of the road to some other countries this should actually be reflected?

I agree. LF wears the most, RR the least so it would make sense to rotate the mirror of the attachment.

[pete 56]

Originally Posted by chris0375

I could be wrong but I thought because we drive on the opposite side of the road to some other countries this should actually be reflected?

Bugger!! I hadn't thought of that, thanks for thinking for me [emoji15]


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[Nanook]

Originally Posted by PureCaboose

Never had a flat and didn't need to use the spare.

Neither have I in all the years I've been driving. Didn't want to say it though in case I jinked myself

[Charly]

Originally Posted by Billnick

I agree. LF wears the most, RR the least so it would make sense to rotate the mirror of the attachment.

But if LF wears the most doesn't it make sense to do the same as the picture and put that one as the spare next??


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[SeaComms]

I do exactly as per that pic and have for 35 years, it was the way my dad taught me. All 5 tyres have equal time on all 4 corners so wear is even and would be if you did reverse of that too.

When I traded the Wrangler I had 53000km on the Duratracs and they all had 11mm of the original 14mm tread remaining. Whilst the missus was working close to home, 12km trip with 17 roundabouts each way, I rotated every 5000km. Once she changed jobs and was doing 35km each way of nearly all highway I dropped back to 10000km.

Current Cherokee is at 31000 on its Duratracs and rotated twice so far in the same pattern again. Barely noticeable wear on any tyre.

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[pete 56]

Originally Posted by SeaComms

I do exactly as per that pic and have for 35 years, it was the way my dad taught me. All 5 tyres have equal time on all 4 corners so wear is even and would be if you did reverse of that too.

When I traded the Wrangler I had 53000km on the Duratracs and they all had 11mm of the original 14mm tread remaining. Whilst the missus was working close to home, 12km trip with 17 roundabouts each way, I rotated every 5000km. Once she changed jobs and was doing 35km each way of nearly all highway I dropped back to 10000km.

Current Cherokee is at 31000 on its Duratracs and rotated twice so far in the same pattern again. Barely noticeable wear on any tyre.

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That makes me feel better, thanks!


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