How to rotate dually tires
The manual for my 2016 Ram 3500 dually shows tire rotation only side to side. Specifically, switch the driver front and the passenger front tires, switch the outer rear tires driver to passenger, and ...
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Grit dog wrote:
While I may be inclined to agree with you with respect to rear duals, you are insinuating “all” wheels and all vehicles……
All I can say is folks ignorant about tire rotations hopefully don’t read this and believe what you said.
Do some of you just write opposites stuff to watch what ensues or actually believe it?
And bobbolotune don’t be gullible. Your “tire guy” is a ripoff.
I used to commute 70 miles a day. I went 180K miles on my Honda CRV before I retired and sold it. No tire rotations ever. I was on my third set of tires with no issues. My Izuzu went 290K miles when the tranny died. No tire rotations. I kept gas mileage and all the maintenance miles on that vehicle. I got 80K on one set of Michelins and about 60K on some off brand my local shop recommended. Average for tire changes was in between at about 70K. I did have to replace one additional tire because of a puncture.
I did some rotations on my SRW truck camper. With my first truck, I had a front right tire with a sidewall cut. That was at a bit less than 30K. I put the rear tires on the front and got a new pair from the rear axle. At about 50K, the fronts were gone and I again moved the rears forward and got a new pair for the rear axle.
So no tire rotations but I did buy tires in pairs and keep the newest on the rear axle. I did the reverse with my Honda Accord, front wheel drive. I blew a rear tire due to metal in the road. I put the new pair on the front and moved the fronts to the rear.
Other than moving tires when replacing damaged tires, I haven't done a tire rotation in 50 years or more. I think I had two alignments in all of those years. Once my wife hit a big pothole and needed 2 rims and an alignment. When my shop replaced the Accord tires, they told me I needed an alignment. I think they just ripped me off because there was no uneven tire wear, just road damage. I did it anyway.
It has also been at least 30 years since I gave up with the 3000 mile oil changes. I also don't follow the dealer recommendation for severe use. Same with my diesel. It is made to tow so I follow normal service with oil changes every 15K miles.
