ive always xed my 4x4 tires and alot of people say front to back.im wondering how yall do it and why.whats the best way to keep tread wear down?can you switch a radials direction?im running dick cepic mud countries (because i got a great deal on them)right now.thank for the info

 

nobody rotates thier tires here?ill stick to the x pattern then for sure.

 

On my XJ and Subaru, I rotate front to back, and back crossed to front.

 

I have always done it front to back and back crossed to front. I do it this way because it is how my dad taught me and since then, I have seen that method suggested in several manuals. Now, with some of the "directional" tires, you will either have to just rotate front to back and back to front on same side or take them to the tire shop and have them flip the tires on the rim so that way, you can do the "half-x" pattern.

 

I always go front to back without crossing any of them. Radial tires used to have a tendency to separate if you reversed their direction of rotation. Some brands will still separate.

 

ive heard of radials separating after flipping the direction and have also read that the manufactures have fixed that problem years ago..thanks for yalls info

 

straight front to back, but mine are directional.

 

I've always done front to back and then back x'd to the front with the spare put in the rotation as well. Reason people cross them is due to the extra wear on the fronts due to scrubbing while taking turns.

 

Front to back, cross the front.

 

It all depends on if they're directional or not.

If your front end is up to par then it shouldn't matter if it's on the left or right.

I usually just swap front to back

 

Cross fronts and backs straight forward. Rebalance front tires, check psi. I work for Big o and do it all day.

 

What if you want the spare rotated in?

 

Only works with matching spare but usually replace with front