▲ 760 ▼ Me_irl (thelemmy.club) submitted 3 weeks ago by VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to c/me_irl@lemmy.world 145 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (5 children) You don't rotate your tires? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago I never have intentionally rotated them, the only uneven wear I've had is sides vs center, not left vs right. All I do is check that the better two tires go on the rear axle when changing between winter and summer tires, but that's only when I have four of the exact same tire. When I've had two different pairs, I make sure that the better pair goes on the rear axle, at least in the winter. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Philippe23@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children) Yes. They always move in matched pairs. https://www.familyhandyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AutoTech_Tire_Rotation_Patterns.800_x_1200.svg permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) So no full sized spare? We do a different rotation than that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago I thought these days you don't cross because it's important to keep the same direction of spin for the life of the tire. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Philippe23@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago* Okay my "always" qualifier was overzealous, but ... Since 2020, about 9 percent of the cars tested by Consumer Reports have come with a full-sized spare. Studying our database, we found that 46 percent came with a temporary (aka space-saver) spare tire, and the rest were equipped with a sealant kit (34 percent), a run-flat tire (7 percent), or nothing at all (4 percent). https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/tires/some-newer-cars-are-missing-a-spare-tire-a9928775934/ And I'm betting that if you could find stats that broke that down by AWD, it'd be even smaller since I expected the correlation of full-size spares is more toward pickups and 4x4s. Further, I'd bet that most people with full-size spares leave it out of the rotation anyway because many (most?) don't have a cosmetic hub cap and becomes an eye sore. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago I never have intentionally rotated them, the only uneven wear I've had is sides vs center, not left vs right. All I do is check that the better two tires go on the rear axle when changing between winter and summer tires, but that's only when I have four of the exact same tire. When I've had two different pairs, I make sure that the better pair goes on the rear axle, at least in the winter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Philippe23@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children) Yes. They always move in matched pairs. https://www.familyhandyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AutoTech_Tire_Rotation_Patterns.800_x_1200.svg permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) So no full sized spare? We do a different rotation than that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago I thought these days you don't cross because it's important to keep the same direction of spin for the life of the tire. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Philippe23@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago* Okay my "always" qualifier was overzealous, but ... Since 2020, about 9 percent of the cars tested by Consumer Reports have come with a full-sized spare. Studying our database, we found that 46 percent came with a temporary (aka space-saver) spare tire, and the rest were equipped with a sealant kit (34 percent), a run-flat tire (7 percent), or nothing at all (4 percent). https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/tires/some-newer-cars-are-missing-a-spare-tire-a9928775934/ And I'm betting that if you could find stats that broke that down by AWD, it'd be even smaller since I expected the correlation of full-size spares is more toward pickups and 4x4s. Further, I'd bet that most people with full-size spares leave it out of the rotation anyway because many (most?) don't have a cosmetic hub cap and becomes an eye sore. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) So no full sized spare? We do a different rotation than that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago I thought these days you don't cross because it's important to keep the same direction of spin for the life of the tire. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Philippe23@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago* Okay my "always" qualifier was overzealous, but ... Since 2020, about 9 percent of the cars tested by Consumer Reports have come with a full-sized spare. Studying our database, we found that 46 percent came with a temporary (aka space-saver) spare tire, and the rest were equipped with a sealant kit (34 percent), a run-flat tire (7 percent), or nothing at all (4 percent). https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/tires/some-newer-cars-are-missing-a-spare-tire-a9928775934/ And I'm betting that if you could find stats that broke that down by AWD, it'd be even smaller since I expected the correlation of full-size spares is more toward pickups and 4x4s. Further, I'd bet that most people with full-size spares leave it out of the rotation anyway because many (most?) don't have a cosmetic hub cap and becomes an eye sore. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago I thought these days you don't cross because it's important to keep the same direction of spin for the life of the tire. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Philippe23@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago* Okay my "always" qualifier was overzealous, but ... Since 2020, about 9 percent of the cars tested by Consumer Reports have come with a full-sized spare. Studying our database, we found that 46 percent came with a temporary (aka space-saver) spare tire, and the rest were equipped with a sealant kit (34 percent), a run-flat tire (7 percent), or nothing at all (4 percent). https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/tires/some-newer-cars-are-missing-a-spare-tire-a9928775934/ And I'm betting that if you could find stats that broke that down by AWD, it'd be even smaller since I expected the correlation of full-size spares is more toward pickups and 4x4s. Further, I'd bet that most people with full-size spares leave it out of the rotation anyway because many (most?) don't have a cosmetic hub cap and becomes an eye sore. permalink fedilink source parent
