How to Rotate your tires on Front Wheel Drive Car with Jack and 2 Stands

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Published 2018-12-31

Tired of paying for a shop to rotate your tires for you? Well, you can do it yourself, with a jack and 2 jack stands. It is possible to do, and once you get the hang of it, rotating the tires on your front wheel drive car (FWD) will be a breeze. It only needs to be done once or twice a year with normal mileage use (but more if you rack up high mileage). This will increase the longevity of your tires and give you the best traction possible. And save you some money along the way.

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All Comments (21)

@mazzarella_child567 4 years ago

Awesome! This is exactly what I was looking for. Didn’t think to swap the two front after they came from the back. Thank you so much for this 🙏🤘
@Sternodox 4 years ago

Thanks! Swapping each side and then the front is genius! I love learning stuff like this on YT. One of the best tutorials I've seen. You rule!
@6foot951 3 years ago

This is so obvious yet so clever I never though to do it this way, I’ve used 4 jack stands which is not a safe way to do it I know, the first set of stands you put down will tilt as you jack up the opposite side. I’ve done it anyway but always felt like I was this close to dropping the car. now with this genius approach I can rotate my tires safely in my driveway. thank you very much for the life lesson sir
@bccsivxx-xxivvii 3 years ago

Great video, thank you. Finally a straight forward to the point video, didn't drag it out with a bunch of BS throughout the process like every other video I tried watching before this, "check your brakes, look at your rotors for this, blah blah blah..." we're not watching for brakes or rotors. I didn't mind the bonus sledge hammer action in this one though, should've left more of that in. An actual problem that may come up as part of this process. Thanks again.
@omegaman1409 1 year ago

This gave me confidence to do it. Doesn't hurt save some dollars in these hard times
@surf6009 1 year ago

I also liked how you showed that it takes some time and effort to do it. Also, things aren't so easy sometimes.
@benjaminhall5784 1 year ago

Appreciate the walk-through. Doing this now!
@lariosphotography4721 2 years ago

Thank you for this video! I definitely took notes haha. I am going to rotate my tires this weekend and I 'm doing a bit of research before I do. It would probably be far easier and take less time to take it to a mechanic but I want to do it myself for the enjoyment of working on my own car.
@run4roxx 4 years ago

I've been rotating my tires for a few years now but never felt safe while I was doing it. Thanks for the tips and tricks...today's rotation was kind of enjoyable. Thank you!
@Nathan-gi9mm 3 years ago

I knew there was a way to do this without jacking the whole car up in the air which seemed too sketchy. Thank you!
@E_Legal_Alien 2 years ago

Thank you for the video. Very well presented.
@drizneyland2886 4 months ago

This is brilliant, exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
@stevekerr1386 4 years ago

Excellent idea. Thanks for posting!
@kenweller2032 4 years ago

Clear and to the point. Thanks.
@daveythehand4964 3 years ago

Excellent video, thanks so much!
@kingkong1040 1 year ago

Smart. I was going to use my spare (not full size) to use in-between swapping the tires but I like this more.
@shawnxl2419 4 years ago

Learned. Thanks bro!
@applesliceswithsalt 3 years ago

I'm rear wheel drive... so i'll move the back forward and the forward back. Then swap the back. Great method !
@scottcomeaux9554 2 years ago

This is the answer to my dilemma. Great idea!
@BranZHamZ 4 years ago

Dude, this is genius! Thank you! I just wish you would have explained the whole thing from the beginning.