Things You'll Need:
- Floor jack
- Jack stands (4)
- 1/2-inch drive breaking bar
- 1/2-inch drive socket (to match the lug nut size)
- 1/2-inch drive adjustable torque wrench
- Portable air compressor with tire pressure gauge
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Step 1
Determine if the steel-belted all-terrain tires on your vehicle are directional tires. There would be an arrow stamped on the sidewall of the tire dictating the direction for the tire tread to rotate in a forward motion. Not many all-terrain tires are directional, but if they are, this would alter the suggested rotation pattern.
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Step 2
With the vehicle parked on a flat paved surface and the parking brake applied, break the lug nuts loose on all of the tires using the breaking bar and the socket.
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Step 3
Lift the front axle of the vehicle first using the floor jack and placing the jack stands under a secure and safe lift point. Lower the floor jack and remove when the front axle is safely elevated.
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Step 4
Lift the rear axle in the same manner and place the jack stands in a secure and safe lift point.
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Step 5
Remove the lug nuts on all the wheels and then rotate by bringing the rear tires straight forward to the front. Rotate the front tires by crisscrossing them to the rear. Left rear would go to the left front position. Left front would go to the right rear position. Right rear would go to the right front position. Right front would go to the left rear position. In the event the tire tread pattern were directional tires, you would only be able to rotate them front axle to rear axle.
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Step 6
Replace the lug nuts and tighten them snugly by hand. Lower the vehicle one axle at a time slowly and torque the lug nuts in an alternate fashion with the torque wrench and the socket, abiding by the recommended torque specifications for the vehicle.
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Step 7
Use the portable air compressor and tire gauge to check and adjust the tire pressure in each tire, abiding by the recommended tire pressure per axle for your vehicle.
