Tyre Rotation - G4 Models

Bill Portland wrote:

Bob1050 wrote: After swapping the wheels around in the cold - I adjusted/set all the tyre pressures to the factory settings (F - 26 psig R - 29 psig) and it was very cold so the pressures should have been accurate. I then scrolled through the dash settings for TPMS and went for a drive down the road - after 10 mins the TPMS reset itself for each of the 4 wheels in contact with the road, although as I pointed out in an earlier post the TPMS reads slightly higher than my fancy electronic pressure gauge. No great fuss to do.

Does the spare have Tpms fitted too Bob?

Yes - all the spare wheel has the TPMS sensors fitted. Rather like the fact that Suzuki still treat the 4X4 as requiring 5 wheels that are all interchangeable - for when the going gets tough and a space saver is useless off-road..

Soeley wrote: This is interesting as I was under the impression that the spare didn't have a sensor fitted?

I checked my tyres at 6000 miles and all were even so didn't bother rotating them. Below is the print out from my first service at 12900 miles. I does make me ask why bother rotating them with such an even wear?

Also Bob, you said 29psi for rear, do you have them set at loaded pressure all the time because of what you carry?

Like you, I have noted my Jimny had fairly consistent and even tyre wear all round at 6,000 miles. However, I thought I'd just continue to share the loadings and wear by following the recommended rotational procedure. The front and rear tyres are subjected to quite different loadings/dynamics - lot of roundabouts for the front tyres and driving up hills for the rears - so I want to minimise the risks of bald tyre shoulders, scrubbed treads and the sort of uneven wear that creates more expense than you might have budgeted for. Having rotated them twice, I'm very happy with the overall results. Regarding setting the rears to 29 psig - that was for a specific couple of journeys, where the vehicle had four adults and some luggage. Don't recommend leaving them at 29 psig if you don't have a heavy load - the handling driving one up is seriously weird.

Lambert wrote: I have always rotated the tyres on Dreadnaught and have consequently had much higher than average tyre life. My current set of bfg are about 3/8ths worn at 33 thousand miles on 2 cars so yeah rotation is useful.

Thanks for sharing your experience - somehow I don't think the OEM tyres will last anything like that mileage. I have fairly even tyre wear all around but if and when snow finally arrives in this part of the world - the tyre depth is not as deep as I'd like. Even the slightly muddy track behind the stables is now making me think chunkier and deeper tread would be welcomed.

They do last well which is why I got them. My last set were a little over half worn at 45k when the Jimny they were on got stolen, fortunately I had switched to these newer ones before it was taken. Really this would be the first thing I would do if I ever get another Jimny is a set of these urban terrain. Utterly amazing.