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08/01/2018 at 17:52 • Filed to: None
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"Cash Rewards" (cashrewards)
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So when I get my Jeep, and order my angry face kit so everyone knows how aggressive I am, I order a set of massive wheel and tires. I get a 5th wheel for the back. What do I do with it? Is there a 5 tire rotation scheme? Does it never get used? If I don’t u se it , when I get new tires, do I get 5 new tires and throw the unused one away? Is that why people have tire covers: to avoid this confusion?
*Note: I'm doing none of this. But I am curious.
KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
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08/01/2018 at 17:59 |
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From the Jeep forum-
and for everything else-
Just Jeepin'
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08/01/2018 at 18:02 |
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I am a firm believer in the five tire rotation. It makes no sense to me to have one tire with a very different wear pattern than the rest, that will eventually fall apart anyway. Better to extend the life of all of my tires.
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> KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
08/01/2018 at 18:02 |
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Neat! I wonder how many do it. I feel like those are always pristine back there, and just for show.
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> Just Jeepin'
08/01/2018 at 18:06 |
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And you have a real spare that gets replaced frequently. As supposed to the dry rotted piece of trash in the truck of my 18 year old Miata, for example
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Just Jeepin'
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08/01/2018 at 18:10 |
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Somewhere there’s an even more dramatic example but I can’t find it at the moment.
DipodomysDeserti
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08/01/2018 at 18:12 |
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I utilize a five tire rotation on my Jeep. 33” skinny tires, but no angry eyes to display my adult angst.
I see a lot of people with oversized tires without a spare. I asked a guy about it once and he told me it was to save money on having to buy an aftermarket tire carrier. I just nodded and smiled.
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DipodomysDeserti
> Just Jeepin'
08/01/2018 at 18:12 |
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Same here.
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Just Jeepin'
> DipodomysDeserti
08/01/2018 at 18:16 |
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Where do you find skinnies? I’m thinking about them for my next set but the skinniest I can find are still fairly wide.
HammerheadFistpunch
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08/01/2018 at 18:18 |
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Put the 5th into rotation. Just Jeepin’ covers the basics here. Also, get a cover. UV kills tires.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> Just Jeepin'
08/01/2018 at 18:19 |
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I’ve been seeing a lot lately with NO spare on the back (on 35" + tire wranglers)
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HammerheadFistpunch
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08/01/2018 at 18:20 |
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Some people are reticent to buy a 5th tire when it comes time to replace. I mean some of those tires get SPENDY. That being said, its no good to have a rotten spare when you need it , even if it has great big lugs still. I always rotate in my 5th and buy 5 tires at a time.
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Just Jeepin'
> HammerheadFistpunch
08/01/2018 at 18:21 |
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Better than a donut.
If I had 35” or larger I’d be tempted not to carry one just because I’d be crippled trying to swap it. My back can’t take it.
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Just Jeepin'
> HammerheadFistpunch
08/01/2018 at 18:22 |
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I can’t really cover mine, my 3rd brake light lives behind the wheel.
nermal
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08/01/2018 at 18:28 |
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Buy 4 big wheels and tires, get can of Fix-a-flat in case one gets a flat.
Keep stock size on rear, with cover of choice. N
ever rotate because DGAF.
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> nermal
08/01/2018 at 18:30 |
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Oppo confession time: 2005 mini Cooper s had the supercharger up front, so battery went in back, so no spare tire. Car came with run flats. Well, screw run flats. Replaced them with regular tires and got me a can of fix a flat. Never had to use it
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DipodomysDeserti
> Just Jeepin'
08/01/2018 at 18:43 |
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“Skinny” may be a relative term. I’m running 255/80r17 Toyo Open Country ATIIs. Referred to by some as “ pizza cutters”. Not skinny by old school standards, but skinnynfor a JK.
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Just Jeepin'
> DipodomysDeserti
08/01/2018 at 18:48 |
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Skinnier than anything I found. Thanks for the tip.
Frenchlicker
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08/01/2018 at 19:02 |
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It’s very odd. I’ve seen hard core Jeepers that should know better not do five tire rotation. When I have a full-size spare mount on my XJ that’s what I will do. Definitely don’t want odd sized spares.
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Frenchlicker
> Just Jeepin'
08/01/2018 at 19:05 |
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I’ve been eyeing some Interco ones. Not super skinny but skinnier than most.
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DipodomysDeserti
> Just Jeepin'
08/01/2018 at 19:05 |
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I got mine from:
Fast and free shipping and they have some killer deals sometimes. Got $125 off my order of five tires. Paid Firestone like $50 for the install.
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Just Jeepin'
> Frenchlicker
08/01/2018 at 19:17 |
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Thanks. I’ll take a look.
nj959
> HammerheadFistpunch
08/01/2018 at 19:23 |
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Weight reduction bro
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HammerheadFistpunch
> nj959
08/01/2018 at 19:24 |
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thats good, wranglers have such low payloads...every little bit counts!
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Just Jeepin'
> Frenchlicker
08/01/2018 at 19:54 |
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What I find particularly confusing
is that most serious Jeepers
like to try different tires over time, making it even less likely that their
spare tire will be useful after the rest are worn out.
sn4cktimes
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08/01/2018 at 21:01 |
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When I had my 07’ Wrangler I put 35x12.5’s on it. I bought 5, and rotated ALL my tires 4 times a year. I’m sure someone’s already posted the pics of 5 tire rotation schemes for 4WD vehicles.
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sn4cktimes
> nermal
08/01/2018 at 21:04 |
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If I had ever gotten a flat when I had 10-ply tires I highly doubt that a can would hold together whatever savage thing occurred to the tire. Carry a m atching spare.
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Frenchlicker
> Just Jeepin'
08/01/2018 at 21:17 |
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In those cases that spare is like a hilift jack. You hope like hell you don’t need it but when shit hits the fan it’s nice.
I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
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08/01/2018 at 22:02 |
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I’ve never thought about this before, but are people with directional tires stuck with a donut spare? Can’t rotate the four if they’re directional, can only swap fronts and backs.
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Just Jeepin'
> I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
08/01/2018 at 22:34 |
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Apparently unmounting is your only option.
https://www.jeeps.net/threads/5-tire-rotation-for-directional-tires.2114/
Don’t know anything about directional tires so ¯\_()_/¯