rotating tires
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rotating tires
I have 96 maxima and would like to start rotating tires myself instead of paying someone all the time. Has anyone been able to jack up one side of the car to rotate one side at a time, I mean is it safe for the car (metal)? i was thinking of jacking up the front, place stand, jack up back and place stand. stupid ? maybe, but i don't want to crush or dent any sheet metal
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Re: rotating tires
Originally posted by nfaustino
I have 96 maxima and would like to start rotating tires myself instead of paying someone all the time. Has anyone been able to jack up one side of the car to rotate one side at a time, I mean is it safe for the car (metal)? i was thinking of jacking up the front, place stand, jack up back and place stand. stupid ? maybe, but i don't want to crush or dent any sheet metal
I have 96 maxima and would like to start rotating tires myself instead of paying someone all the time. Has anyone been able to jack up one side of the car to rotate one side at a time, I mean is it safe for the car (metal)? i was thinking of jacking up the front, place stand, jack up back and place stand. stupid ? maybe, but i don't want to crush or dent any sheet metal
Jack it up and place jack stand on either front or rear side then jack up on the other jack point to get the whole side to raise. If we had somewhat of a rigid car it would raise both wheels from one jack point, (VW does this).
#4
Technically the ideal rotation pattern for non directional radials is to criss cross fronts to the rears and rears foward....
LF to RR
RF to LR
LR to LF
RR to RF
So you would have to raise the front, lower on jack stands, raise the rear as well.....
LF to RR
RF to LR
LR to LF
RR to RF
So you would have to raise the front, lower on jack stands, raise the rear as well.....
#6
Re: rotating tires
Originally posted by nfaustino
I have 96 maxima and would like to start rotating tires myself instead of paying someone all the time. Has anyone been able to jack up one side of the car to rotate one side at a time, I mean is it safe for the car (metal)? i was thinking of jacking up the front, place stand, jack up back and place stand. stupid ? maybe, but i don't want to crush or dent any sheet metal
I have 96 maxima and would like to start rotating tires myself instead of paying someone all the time. Has anyone been able to jack up one side of the car to rotate one side at a time, I mean is it safe for the car (metal)? i was thinking of jacking up the front, place stand, jack up back and place stand. stupid ? maybe, but i don't want to crush or dent any sheet metal
Don't get underneath it and just pull and swap the tires. Takes me about 20 minutes to rotate front to rear both sides.
-RMB
#8
For those who dont have two sets of jackstands, you might want to rotate swapping out the spare with each tire. A bit laborious but it gets the job done.
The alternative is to get a friend with a lift
The alternative is to get a friend with a lift
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