full time vs part time 4wd

Why keep the tyres on the same side of the car? Surely you end up with two worn tyres on the left and two better, less worn tyres on the right. Why not swap sides, just curious.

Yep as navaraman pointed out.You need to swap left to right as well to counter the wear effect on the outer edge of the tyres when cornering

mmm have heard this before keep left on left and right on right ....they reckon to keep the the tyres rotating in the same direction

but i think this is a carry over from directional tyres used on those toy two wheel drive cars

I rotate my tyres as such;

spare to Front right
Front rightto rear right
Rear right to front left
Front left to rear left
Rear left to spare.

I was given this tip here on the forum some time back and have been using it for 20,000kms now (every 5,000km rotate). I measure the tyre wear each rotation and have found this evens out the wear very well and have "flat" tyres across the face.

Cheers

Captain

It's to do with keeping the structure of the tyre moving in the one direction.

I believe, on advice, that continually rotating the tyres so they roll opposite directions can actually shorten the life of the tyre hence weaken the internal structure - belts etc. They get used to rolling in the one direction.

Of course major tyre sellers/dealerships may mention otherwise as it gives them more business.

Navaraman, I used the same rotations on my last all-terrains and got 80,000kms out of them with .5mm legal depth left over.

Yes, I do take them off road. never tried the other ways of rotating though. Am trialling the coopers.

Range Rover and then land Rover have had constant since the early 70's

Brian

Cant agree that that is a cheaper option, GXL V8 on road, drive away for around $59,000. LC105, + air cond, drive away around $53,000.
If you want fulltime 4wd, carpet interior and tail gate, better get GXL to start with. IMHO.

who said anything about a new car ? lmao

and if your paying 59 k drive away , its evedent you didnt call me first lol

I'll have to agree,

I got a quote for a standard 100 series diesel from Toyota at $42,000 (aircon).

I'm can't say who though, maybe try to use it for work a bit.

Cheaper if you buy two or more.

You probably get it cheaper again.

At the same time, the fancier, the more stuff that breaks.

Carpet: I don't sleep on it, but I'll tramp dirt and mud on it.(mmm vinyl)
Electrics: Make sure they're open/unlocked before you attempt a significant river crossing. Your stuffed under water in the event you do make an innocent mistake.