problem after use of spare tire

[FLAVIOVX]

Hi everyone ! Regarding the spare problem, someone mensioned a TOD switch. Can that be done? If yes, how? And could 'nt this be the remedy? FLAVIOVX

[Francesco Rizzo]

hey, I was thinking on doing the whole fullsize spare and load warrior. do you think that by through the new tire in everytime we do a rotation would work to eliminate the whole issue of being different thread use?

[dkmiller68]

I thought tire rotation was front to back and back to front making it a little harder to work the full time spare into service. i didn't know about that proper way to rotate them and did it wrong (a cris cross pattern) last (first and only) time with no ill effects.

[Tone]

Cross rotation is fine for our vehicle and the method is often chosen by wear or by laziness. I cross and believe I get better tire life.

[Jolly Roger VX'er]

I use method "C":

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=43

[a745035]

I've heard read that criss-cross rotation is okay for bias-ply/polyester types, but for steell-belted radials, it's said that the counter-roation (or reverse rotation) is a bad thing, which could cause the belts to shift or separate, causing "out-of-round" situations or worse. Additionally, doing this on a vehicle where the tires had been running on less than perfect alignment previously might compound those types of situations.

I'm not saying I know this for myself first-hand, but have read & heard this from a few tire experts in situations where they were not trying to sell me tires. Anyone else heard of this? I figure better more information is better than not enough.

"Roll well...."

Brian