Tire Rotation?

Thanks, the dealer has been rotating my 4 tires every other
oil change. I'll have to see if the spare is in good enough
shape to include next time. I once bought a whole set of
dry-rotted tires so I know _that_ drill:^(

Seahag

"mabar" > wrote:
>I highly recommend a 5-tire rotation. I rotate all 5 tires
>every other oil
> change (every 6000 miles.) Better yet, would be every 3000
> miles, but I've
> had good results with 6000 mile intervals. A 5-tire
> rotation done regularly,
> gives you 25% more mileage before the tires need
> replacing, when compared to
> a 4-tire rotation. You can use many different rotation
> patterns as long as
> you use the same pattern every time. I use the following
> 5-tire rotation
> pattern:
>
> Spare to RR
> RR to RF
> RF to LR
> LR to LF
> LF to Spare
>
> Others on this newsgroup insist that radial tires should
> not be switched
> from left side to right side. That may have been true 20
> years ago, but
> modern radials (as long as they are not uni-directional
> tires) can be
> rotated in the above pattern with no problems.
>
> Also, ultraviolet rays deteriorate rubber tires. An unused
> spare, even in
> not in direct sunlight (as in underneath the vehicle) DOES
> deteriorate with
> age.
>
> See tire rotation he
> http://www.tiresafety.com/service/serv_nav.htm
> Tom
>
>
> "Seahag" > wrote in message
> ...
>> What's the consensus on rotating the spare tire? My '02
>> has
>> 15,000 miles on the other 4 and my spare has never seen
>> the
>> road!
>>
>> Seahag
>>
>>
>
>

If your 4 have any significant wear on them, the 5th will now be of a
different circumference and then not appropriate to include in the mix. You
would need to wait until the next set is bought.
Tomes

"Seahag" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks, the dealer has been rotating my 4 tires every other
> oil change. I'll have to see if the spare is in good enough
> shape to include next time. I once bought a whole set of
> dry-rotted tires so I know _that_ drill:^(
>
> Seahag
>
> "mabar" > wrote:
> >I highly recommend a 5-tire rotation. I rotate all 5 tires
> >every other oil
> > change (every 6000 miles.) Better yet, would be every 3000
> > miles, but I've
> > had good results with 6000 mile intervals. A 5-tire
> > rotation done regularly,
> > gives you 25% more mileage before the tires need
> > replacing, when compared to
> > a 4-tire rotation. You can use many different rotation
> > patterns as long as
> > you use the same pattern every time. I use the following
> > 5-tire rotation
> > pattern:
> >
> > Spare to RR
> > RR to RF
> > RF to LR
> > LR to LF
> > LF to Spare
> >
> > Others on this newsgroup insist that radial tires should
> > not be switched
> > from left side to right side. That may have been true 20
> > years ago, but
> > modern radials (as long as they are not uni-directional
> > tires) can be
> > rotated in the above pattern with no problems.
> >
> > Also, ultraviolet rays deteriorate rubber tires. An unused
> > spare, even in
> > not in direct sunlight (as in underneath the vehicle) DOES
> > deteriorate with
> > age.
> >
> > See tire rotation he
> > http://www.tiresafety.com/service/serv_nav.htm
> > Tom
> >
> >
> > "Seahag" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> What's the consensus on rotating the spare tire? My '02
> >> has
> >> 15,000 miles on the other 4 and my spare has never seen
> >> the
> >> road!
> >>
> >> Seahag
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

I was thinking about that after reading all the posts. I'll
have to check, may just be too late!

Seahag

"Tomes" > wrote in message
link.net...
> If your 4 have any significant wear on them, the 5th will
> now be of a
> different circumference and then not appropriate to
> include in the mix. You
> would need to wait until the next set is bought.
> Tomes
>
> "Seahag" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Thanks, the dealer has been rotating my 4 tires every
>> other
>> oil change. I'll have to see if the spare is in good
>> enough
>> shape to include next time. I once bought a whole set of
>> dry-rotted tires so I know _that_ drill:^(
>>
>> Seahag
>>
>> "mabar" > wrote:
>> >I highly recommend a 5-tire rotation. I rotate all 5
>> >tires
>> >every other oil
>> > change (every 6000 miles.) Better yet, would be every
>> > 3000
>> > miles, but I've
>> > had good results with 6000 mile intervals. A 5-tire
>> > rotation done regularly,
>> > gives you 25% more mileage before the tires need
>> > replacing, when compared to
>> > a 4-tire rotation. You can use many different rotation
>> > patterns as long as
>> > you use the same pattern every time. I use the
>> > following
>> > 5-tire rotation
>> > pattern:
>> >
>> > Spare to RR
>> > RR to RF
>> > RF to LR
>> > LR to LF
>> > LF to Spare
>> >
>> > Others on this newsgroup insist that radial tires
>> > should
>> > not be switched
>> > from left side to right side. That may have been true
>> > 20
>> > years ago, but
>> > modern radials (as long as they are not uni-directional
>> > tires) can be
>> > rotated in the above pattern with no problems.
>> >
>> > Also, ultraviolet rays deteriorate rubber tires. An
>> > unused
>> > spare, even in
>> > not in direct sunlight (as in underneath the vehicle)
>> > DOES
>> > deteriorate with
>> > age.
>> >
>> > See tire rotation he
>> > http://www.tiresafety.com/service/serv_nav.htm
>> > Tom
>> >
>> >
>> > "Seahag" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> >> What's the consensus on rotating the spare tire? My
>> >> '02
>> >> has
>> >> 15,000 miles on the other 4 and my spare has never
>> >> seen
>> >> the
>> >> road!
>> >>
>> >> Seahag
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

Yes, it probably is too late now to start rotating the spare into the mix. I
assume it's a Goodyear GSA factory original tire. Your other 4 tires have
15,000 miles which could be approaching 40 to 50% of the useful tread life..
I would guess that Goodyear GSA's have a useful life of about 40,000 miles.
That means your un-used spare is a slightly larger diameter than the other 4
tires. It also has more tread, with better traction, which will adversely
effect the vehicle handling, and could actually be dangerous.

Probably best to stick with your 4-way rotation for now.

Tom


"Seahag" > wrote in message
...
> I was thinking about that after reading all the posts. I'll
> have to check, may just be too late!
>
> Seahag
>
> "Tomes" > wrote in message
> link.net...
> > If your 4 have any significant wear on them, the 5th will
> > now be of a
> > different circumference and then not appropriate to
> > include in the mix. You
> > would need to wait until the next set is bought.
> > Tomes
> >
> > "Seahag" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> Thanks, the dealer has been rotating my 4 tires every
> >> other
> >> oil change. I'll have to see if the spare is in good
> >> enough
> >> shape to include next time. I once bought a whole set of
> >> dry-rotted tires so I know _that_ drill:^(
> >>
> >> Seahag
> >>
> >> "mabar" > wrote:
> >> >I highly recommend a 5-tire rotation. I rotate all 5
> >> >tires
> >> >every other oil
> >> > change (every 6000 miles.) Better yet, would be every
> >> > 3000
> >> > miles, but I've
> >> > had good results with 6000 mile intervals. A 5-tire
> >> > rotation done regularly,
> >> > gives you 25% more mileage before the tires need
> >> > replacing, when compared to
> >> > a 4-tire rotation. You can use many different rotation
> >> > patterns as long as
> >> > you use the same pattern every time. I use the
> >> > following
> >> > 5-tire rotation
> >> > pattern:
> >> >
> >> > Spare to RR
> >> > RR to RF
> >> > RF to LR
> >> > LR to LF
> >> > LF to Spare
> >> >
> >> > Others on this newsgroup insist that radial tires
> >> > should
> >> > not be switched
> >> > from left side to right side. That may have been true
> >> > 20
> >> > years ago, but
> >> > modern radials (as long as they are not uni-directional
> >> > tires) can be
> >> > rotated in the above pattern with no problems.
> >> >
> >> > Also, ultraviolet rays deteriorate rubber tires. An
> >> > unused
> >> > spare, even in
> >> > not in direct sunlight (as in underneath the vehicle)
> >> > DOES
> >> > deteriorate with
> >> > age.
> >> >
> >> > See tire rotation he
> >> > http://www.tiresafety.com/service/serv_nav.htm
> >> > Tom
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Seahag" > wrote in message
> >> > ...
> >> >> What's the consensus on rotating the spare tire? My
> >> >> '02
> >> >> has
> >> >> 15,000 miles on the other 4 and my spare has never
> >> >> seen
> >> >> the
> >> >> road!
> >> >>
> >> >> Seahag
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

Guess the spare is a spare then!

Seahag

"mabar" > wrote:

> Yes, it probably is too late now to start rotating the
> spare into the mix. I
> assume it's a Goodyear GSA factory original tire. Your
> other 4 tires have
> 15,000 miles which could be approaching 40 to 50% of the
> useful tread life..
> I would guess that Goodyear GSA's have a useful life of
> about 40,000 miles.
> That means your un-used spare is a slightly larger
> diameter than the other 4
> tires. It also has more tread, with better traction, which
> will adversely
> effect the vehicle handling, and could actually be
> dangerous.
>
> Probably best to stick with your 4-way rotation for now.
>
>
> "Seahag" > wrote:
>> I was thinking about that after reading all the posts.
>> I'll
>> have to check, may just be too late!
>>
>> "Tomes" > wrote:
>> > If your 4 have any significant wear on them, the 5th
>> > will
>> > now be of a
>> > different circumference and then not appropriate to
>> > include in the mix. You
>> > would need to wait until the next set is bought.