whats the best way to rotate my tires now that i can do it on my own? Thanks

 

4 Jack Stands under the frame in front, and on the rear end in back. and a 2 - 3 ton jack.

 

i have all that stuff and know how to do that im just wondering whats the best way by like which tire where and that

 

I always thought it was the front tires roll straight back to the rear. And the rear tires switch sides and then go up front. Well tires that aren't directional anyway.

 

There is a diagram in your manual.

 

i saw a diagram that said thats how it was for 4x4 so i guess ill be doing it that way.

 

You can do either front to rear or X. You just can not use the X pattern if the tires are directional.

 

Front to back work's great for me!

 

primary drive tires go strait. free wheeling ones cross. ford recomends this for front and rear wheel drive.

 

Fronts to back, backs to front. I dont like doing the X switch.

 

I worked at a tire shop for a couple of years when I was in my 20's and we only ever did front to back and back to front for directional tires and non-directional tires. I asked the owner of the shop at the time why because I seen owners manuals that did the X rotation. He said that some non-directional tires didn't react well to having their direction changed. Some will vibrate and others suffered tread separation. His 40+ years of experience in the tire industry was enough for me.

 

Here's our schedule for doing it properly.

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