tire Rotation

[highlander123]

Two times back to dealer for oil change, the invoice mention had tire Rotation, but I think they just ratate four tires, not five. they never take the spare tire out.

[TrailDust]

That is normal. As far as I know most dealerships will not rotate with the spare unless you ask them to do it. Personally, I think it's unnecessary: a spare is simply a spare, and not worthy of inclusion into regular usage and/or rotation, but that's just me.

[Oh6War]

Depends what the customer wants. now a days the spare is a temp. but even if its not, I cant remember the last time I did a 5 tire rotation.

[Ralph6410]

Tire rotation questions will bring up as many opinions as how often to change oil. Both 4 and 5 tire rotations have merit.. your choice (I am in the 4 tire camp)

[Dman1]

I typically do the 5 tire rotation, but when I last brought my HL in for a rotation, I forget to ask them to do this. I will rotate the spare into the mix once I do my tire changeover from my winter tires, in the spring.

My reasoning is that it should make your set of tires last 25% longer, and the next time that you replace your set of tires, just keep the best out of the five for your spare, and then go back to a 4 tire rotation. You don't necessarily need great rubber with a spare (I wouldn't go with a bald tire, but something with 3 to 4/32nd trad depth should be fine, IMO), since you should be cautiously driving to the nearest tire repair shop to repair or replace your flat tire. Since a tire is only good for 5 to 7 years (i.e. before safety concerns start to arise with cracking, etc.), does it matter if it is bald or if it is brand new?

Again, this is just my opinion, and it's not meant to criticize the way others do it.

[R1ceRocket]

Originally Posted by Dman1

I typically do the 5 tire rotation, but when I last brought my HL in for a rotation, I forget to ask them to do this. I will rotate the spare into the mix once I do my tire changeover from my winter tires, in the spring.

My reasoning is that it should make your set of tires last 25% longer, and the next time that you replace your set of tires, just keep the best out of the five for your spare, and then go back to a 4 tire rotation. You don't necessarily need great rubber with a spare (I wouldn't go with a bald tire, but something with 3 to 4/32nd trad depth should be fine, IMO), since you should be cautiously driving to the nearest tire repair shop to repair or replace your flat tire. Since a tire is only good for 5 to 7 years (i.e. before safety concerns start to arise with cracking, etc.), does it matter if it is bald or if it is brand new?

Again, this is just my opinion, and it's not meant to criticize the way others do it.

I agree.

I prefer to to put the 5th wheel into rotation because eventually that will need to be replaced anyhow, might as well get some mileage out of it.

I like the idea of using all 5, and when the time comes to replace the tires, just replace 4 of them and keep 1 of the best remainder tires left as the spare.

From there, you could do 4 wheel rotations until it needs to be replaced, and then by then probably 5-7 years will have elapsed, then you can change out the spare with a new tire too and start the process over.