Rotating Tires

[Madcowranch]

My BMW was like that.

Lucky, I just use 12"X12" blocks at all four corners. Well, under the axle and lower A-arms.

 

[Madcowranch]

Oh, and chock wheels first.

 

[winvest]

I like rotating my own tires so I can check suspension, brakes, etc. while the tire is off

 

[SOCOMech]

If you want to rotate your own tires I say go for it. Should only take half out. I would put the jack stands under each of the front control arms then put your jack under the center of your rear diff. then when you take off your tires cross the non driving wheels move the driving wheels to the front. have fun torque spec I believe is 148lb-ft

Right here.


As for some of you who cringe at taking it to a dealer, just remember that there are ford techs on here that do things right. I know myself and every other tech I work with rotates in the criss-cross pattern. Saying you can't trust a tech at a dealer is like saying every Raptor is a POS because someone has a clunking sound on theirs. Oh and 1/2" cordless imapcts are great

 

[Lucky14]

My BMW was like that.

Lucky, I just use 12"X12" blocks at all four corners. Well, under the axle and lower A-arms.

I thought I saw something in the manual about not jacking or putting jack stands under the A-Arms?

 

[Madcowranch]

I don't RTFM.

 

[bfr]

First time in new town I had my FJ's winter set swapped (simple bolt on) by a Tire Factory.

They had so much torque on their impact...they stretched and snapped two of the lug bolts!! They made up some story about hearing there was some defective batch from Toyota. Of course I made them fix them. But I always thought I should have had every lug bolt replaced because who knows how much they stressed the rest of them.

Thank god for forums to vent frustration.

Anyway...I'll probably have Ford dealer or oil shop do mine. If the oil place, I'll be watching and giving specific direction prior.

 

[bfr]

JDOwens and MadCow...

Manual says jack on frame rail only.

No front or rear differential.
No control arms.

 

[Madcowranch]

JDOwens and MadCow...

Manual says jack on frame rail only.

No front or rear differential.
No control arms.

Too much jacking.

 

[pirate air]

Too much jacking.

I didn't know there was such a thing..... hmmmmm