Tire Rotation
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Tire Rotation
Per the Lexus GX Owners Manual page 631 (can be found online) tire rotation is: Driver's side, front to rear. Passenger side, Front to spare, back to front, and spare to back.
So the driver's side will need replacement before the pass side. Seems odd, but that's what the recommend.
So the driver's side will need replacement before the pass side. Seems odd, but that's what the recommend.
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Thanks for finding that for us. It was on page 627 of my owners manual, which I have appended.
We can speculate about why it is asymmetric, but the answer may simply be there's no better way to equalize the wear of five tires without meticulous record keeping, i.e., making sure every tire gets the same amount of "road time". However, there may be another reason that the passenger side tires get more wear, which is because they have to resist the tendency of all vehicles to slide to the edge because roads have a 'crown' to shed rain water ... I'm just saying.
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SaniDel
We can speculate about why it is asymmetric, but the answer may simply be there's no better way to equalize the wear of five tires without meticulous record keeping, i.e., making sure every tire gets the same amount of "road time". However, there may be another reason that the passenger side tires get more wear, which is because they have to resist the tendency of all vehicles to slide to the edge because roads have a 'crown' to shed rain water ... I'm just saying.
Regards,
SaniDel
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You don't use the spare in the rotation because the Tire Rack says so ... in spite of what is in your owners manual or because you are aware of another reason not to include the spare?
In general, I follow what is in the owners manual even if it conflicts with public information, presuming that "Lexus knows best". More to the point, since Lexus warrants the vehicle, there seems little to be gained and much to be lost by ignoring the owners manual. However, there may be a good reason to ignore the owners manual and one good reason is that Lexus doesn't warrant the tires ... the tire manufacturer does.
May we know your reason ... other than the Tire Rack says so?
Regards,
SaniDel
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You don't use the spare in the rotation because the Tire Rack says so ... in spite of what is in your owners manual or because you are aware of another reason not to include the spare?
In general, I follow what is in the owners manual even if it conflicts with public information, presuming that "Lexus knows best". More to the point, since Lexus warrants the vehicle, there seems little to be gained and much to be lost by ignoring the owners manual. However, there may be a good reason to ignore the owners manual and one good reason is that Lexus doesn't warrant the tires ... the tire manufacturer does.
May we know your reason ... other than the Tire Rack says so?
Regards,
SaniDel
In general, I follow what is in the owners manual even if it conflicts with public information, presuming that "Lexus knows best". More to the point, since Lexus warrants the vehicle, there seems little to be gained and much to be lost by ignoring the owners manual. However, there may be a good reason to ignore the owners manual and one good reason is that Lexus doesn't warrant the tires ... the tire manufacturer does.
May we know your reason ... other than the Tire Rack says so?
Regards,
SaniDel
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Which leads to another question since the OEM tires are usually "disposable" and will need replacement earlier than, let's say, a premium tire. When you replace the tires, do you also replace the spare with the same type if you switch brands/type, or since it's unused (if you don't rotate), just leave it since you don't plan on running on the spare long? Just curious....
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Which leads to another question since the OEM tires are usually "disposable" and will need replacement earlier than, let's say, a premium tire. When you replace the tires, do you also replace the spare with the same type if you switch brands/type, or since it's unused (if you don't rotate), just leave it since you don't plan on running on the spare long? Just curious....
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Thanks for your inputs, but now I am confused. It seems that our spare tires may be different than our road tires ... several of you mentioned the term OEM. Does this mean that our spares are "not as good" as the road tires? If so, that is a very good reason not to include them in rotation, but how would we know if they are "not as good" ... other than something obvious such as their rating?
Regards,
SaniDel
Regards,
SaniDel