Where are you guys jacking up your Rams to rotate the tires. With only 11.5K miles I had
the dealer do it the 1st time with a free oil change. This time I do it but want input on the
best locations to place the jack. I have a 3.5 ton floor jack so this should work OK. Are you guys
jacking up on the frame rails (getting one side of truck airborne) and rotating front left to rear left
and then doing the same on the other side? I dont think jacking up the front or back using the
diff housing as a jack point is a good idea.

Thanks

 

Go to the local tire dealer and get yourself a matching spare rim. Then do a 5 tire rotation, this way all of your tires have the same amount of tread on them when yo go to get new ones. I do this becasue in most case people don't buy the same brand of that was on there.
As far as jacking, I just do one wheel at a time on the axle, normal jack pointsand use the spare
You should also rotate and balance every 7500miles. I makes a big difference.

 

I only rotate as needed not by mileage and could not even entertain the thought of rotating my own tires at home.

 

I finally found 5th stock rim to have 5 315s mounted on matching wheels. I will start the 5 tire rotation on next rotation. I have done this in the past with BFG 35x12.5x16s on a 3/4 ton lifted 83 Subarban set up for off road. Had 65k on the tires when I sold the truck and they still had usable tread. I will not attempt to do the rotation at home. Bought Road Hazard and lifetime balancing/rotation. These tires just too big for an old man to man handle.

 

I jack up the rear under the differential and place 2 jack stands on the outer portion of the axle, just inside the wheel/tire. Then I take the jack out and use it to jack up the front one at a time. This will let you get three wheels up at once.

On the front I placed the jack under the brackets that the radius arms mount to on the axle. I was a little worried about this the first time, could bend the bracket, but I have rotated three times now and I have seen no problems.

Hope this helps
Jay

 

That's exactly what I used to do on the old truck and plan on doing the same thing with this one. Get the rear up on jack stands, then do the front one side at a time. Did this every 7-8000 miles for 150,000 with no problems.

 

I do mine at home in about an hour or hour and a half depending on how many hydraulic sandwiches I consume. Work one side at a time.

 

Same thing hear with the front end but my track bars are bending together at the seem, so I started using the axle as the contact point with the jack, Is that OK or should I keep using the track arm spot?

Jamie

 

I'm kinda amazed at how many do their own tire rotations! The only person I've even known to do such was a neighbor once.A strict Mormon!

 

I have five of the factory aluminum wheels. Bought two on ebay, had five powdercoated the flame red, sold the extra for what I paid for the pair. As far as rotating, I wouldn't even consider having anyone else do it. To many horror stories around about overtightened lugs. I don't buy the stories about warping rotors. Our lug studs do not screw into the rotors. The rotors are sandwiched between the hub and the wheel. As cheap as they are now, get yourself another floor jack. With two, rotating is easy. IJ do a five wheel rotation. Tires are too expensive to leave a brand new one hanging under the truck's rear. As usual, JOIBO!

 

Did mine yesterday, under rear diff, stands, then one front side at a time. Bought a new 4 ton jack yesterday, as the old 2 1/2 tonner wasnt up to the task. remember, no impact gun to tighten, 135ft lbs for single wheel and 145 for the duallies. it is in the owners manual.

 

Where do you actually lift the front of the truck with the jack. My track bars are wearing out.

Jamie

 

on the axle tube for the front, just next to the track bar mountings.

 

i've got all kinds of jack stands, but i also have 2 3ton service jacks... one under the front, one under the rear per side..., then switch to the other side..

moterhead:

those red wheels look nice..., but to me, the center caps stand out too much [as there is nothing else silver on the truck].. maybe if they were painted black to match the rubber or red to match the wheels?

 

Yeah, I kind of agree on the center caps. Couldn't get 'em powder coated at the same time as the wheels because they are plastic. I might pick up a spray can of the red & try doing one to see how it looks. The silver doesn't look quite as bad in person. The area surronding the Ramshead is brush painted red & the Ram's eyes are red. Lots of "truck" guys check 'em out. They are DIFFERENT! I suspect a one of a kind set.