Yes, it probably is too late now to start rotating the spare into the mix. I
assume it's a Goodyear GSA factory original tire. Your other 4 tires have
15,000 miles which could be approaching 40 to 50% of the useful tread life..
I would guess that Goodyear GSA's have a useful life of about 40,000 miles.
That means your un-used spare is a slightly larger diameter than the other 4
tires. It also has more tread, with better traction, which will adversely
effect the vehicle handling, and could actually be dangerous.

Probably best to stick with your 4-way rotation for now.

Tom


"Seahag" <Seahag@toadymail.net> wrote in message
news:97nue.16$cR.599@news.abs.net...
> I was thinking about that after reading all the posts. I'll
> have to check, may just be too late!
>
> Seahag
>
> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:%Qlue.10228$VK4.4893@newsread1.news.atl.earth link.net...
> > If your 4 have any significant wear on them, the 5th will
> > now be of a
> > different circumference and then not appropriate to
> > include in the mix. You
> > would need to wait until the next set is bought.
> > Tomes
> >
> > "Seahag" <Seahag@toadymail.net> wrote in message
> > news:qngue.13$cR.188@news.abs.net...
> >> Thanks, the dealer has been rotating my 4 tires every
> >> other
> >> oil change. I'll have to see if the spare is in good
> >> enough
> >> shape to include next time. I once bought a whole set of
> >> dry-rotted tires so I know _that_ drill:^(
> >>
> >> Seahag
> >>
> >> "mabar" <xyzz4567@HotPop.com> wrote:
> >> >I highly recommend a 5-tire rotation. I rotate all 5
> >> >tires
> >> >every other oil
> >> > change (every 6000 miles.) Better yet, would be every
> >> > 3000
> >> > miles, but I've
> >> > had good results with 6000 mile intervals. A 5-tire
> >> > rotation done regularly,
> >> > gives you 25% more mileage before the tires need
> >> > replacing, when compared to
> >> > a 4-tire rotation. You can use many different rotation
> >> > patterns as long as
> >> > you use the same pattern every time. I use the
> >> > following
> >> > 5-tire rotation
> >> > pattern:
> >> >
> >> > Spare to RR
> >> > RR to RF
> >> > RF to LR
> >> > LR to LF
> >> > LF to Spare
> >> >
> >> > Others on this newsgroup insist that radial tires
> >> > should
> >> > not be switched
> >> > from left side to right side. That may have been true
> >> > 20
> >> > years ago, but
> >> > modern radials (as long as they are not uni-directional
> >> > tires) can be
> >> > rotated in the above pattern with no problems.
> >> >
> >> > Also, ultraviolet rays deteriorate rubber tires. An
> >> > unused
> >> > spare, even in
> >> > not in direct sunlight (as in underneath the vehicle)
> >> > DOES
> >> > deteriorate with
> >> > age.
> >> >
> >> > See tire rotation here:
> >> > http://www.tiresafety.com/service/serv_nav.htm
> >> > Tom
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Seahag" <Seahag@toadymail.net> wrote in message
> >> > news:Pmfte.1$zk5.482@news.abs.net...
> >> >> What's the consensus on rotating the spare tire? My
> >> >> '02
> >> >> has
> >> >> 15,000 miles on the other 4 and my spare has never
> >> >> seen
> >> >> the
> >> >> road!
> >> >>
> >> >> Seahag
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

 

Yes, it probably is too late now to start rotating the spare into the mix. I
assume it's a Goodyear GSA factory original tire. Your other 4 tires have
15,000 miles which could be approaching 40 to 50% of the useful tread life..
I would guess that Goodyear GSA's have a useful life of about 40,000 miles.
That means your un-used spare is a slightly larger diameter than the other 4
tires. It also has more tread, with better traction, which will adversely
effect the vehicle handling, and could actually be dangerous.

Probably best to stick with your 4-way rotation for now.

Tom


"Seahag" <Seahag@toadymail.net> wrote in message
news:97nue.16$cR.599@news.abs.net...
> I was thinking about that after reading all the posts. I'll
> have to check, may just be too late!
>
> Seahag
>
> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:%Qlue.10228$VK4.4893@newsread1.news.atl.earth link.net...
> > If your 4 have any significant wear on them, the 5th will
> > now be of a
> > different circumference and then not appropriate to
> > include in the mix. You
> > would need to wait until the next set is bought.
> > Tomes
> >
> > "Seahag" <Seahag@toadymail.net> wrote in message
> > news:qngue.13$cR.188@news.abs.net...
> >> Thanks, the dealer has been rotating my 4 tires every
> >> other
> >> oil change. I'll have to see if the spare is in good
> >> enough
> >> shape to include next time. I once bought a whole set of
> >> dry-rotted tires so I know _that_ drill:^(
> >>
> >> Seahag
> >>
> >> "mabar" <xyzz4567@HotPop.com> wrote:
> >> >I highly recommend a 5-tire rotation. I rotate all 5
> >> >tires
> >> >every other oil
> >> > change (every 6000 miles.) Better yet, would be every
> >> > 3000
> >> > miles, but I've
> >> > had good results with 6000 mile intervals. A 5-tire
> >> > rotation done regularly,
> >> > gives you 25% more mileage before the tires need
> >> > replacing, when compared to
> >> > a 4-tire rotation. You can use many different rotation
> >> > patterns as long as
> >> > you use the same pattern every time. I use the
> >> > following
> >> > 5-tire rotation
> >> > pattern:
> >> >
> >> > Spare to RR
> >> > RR to RF
> >> > RF to LR
> >> > LR to LF
> >> > LF to Spare
> >> >
> >> > Others on this newsgroup insist that radial tires
> >> > should
> >> > not be switched
> >> > from left side to right side. That may have been true
> >> > 20
> >> > years ago, but
> >> > modern radials (as long as they are not uni-directional
> >> > tires) can be
> >> > rotated in the above pattern with no problems.
> >> >
> >> > Also, ultraviolet rays deteriorate rubber tires. An
> >> > unused
> >> > spare, even in
> >> > not in direct sunlight (as in underneath the vehicle)
> >> > DOES
> >> > deteriorate with
> >> > age.
> >> >
> >> > See tire rotation here:
> >> > http://www.tiresafety.com/service/serv_nav.htm
> >> > Tom
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Seahag" <Seahag@toadymail.net> wrote in message
> >> > news:Pmfte.1$zk5.482@news.abs.net...
> >> >> What's the consensus on rotating the spare tire? My
> >> >> '02
> >> >> has
> >> >> 15,000 miles on the other 4 and my spare has never
> >> >> seen
> >> >> the
> >> >> road!
> >> >>
> >> >> Seahag
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

 

Yes, it probably is too late now to start rotating the spare into the mix. I
assume it's a Goodyear GSA factory original tire. Your other 4 tires have
15,000 miles which could be approaching 40 to 50% of the useful tread life..
I would guess that Goodyear GSA's have a useful life of about 40,000 miles.
That means your un-used spare is a slightly larger diameter than the other 4
tires. It also has more tread, with better traction, which will adversely
effect the vehicle handling, and could actually be dangerous.

Probably best to stick with your 4-way rotation for now.

Tom


"Seahag" <Seahag@toadymail.net> wrote in message
news:97nue.16$cR.599@news.abs.net...
> I was thinking about that after reading all the posts. I'll
> have to check, may just be too late!
>
> Seahag
>
> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:%Qlue.10228$VK4.4893@newsread1.news.atl.earth link.net...
> > If your 4 have any significant wear on them, the 5th will
> > now be of a
> > different circumference and then not appropriate to
> > include in the mix. You
> > would need to wait until the next set is bought.
> > Tomes
> >
> > "Seahag" <Seahag@toadymail.net> wrote in message
> > news:qngue.13$cR.188@news.abs.net...
> >> Thanks, the dealer has been rotating my 4 tires every
> >> other
> >> oil change. I'll have to see if the spare is in good
> >> enough
> >> shape to include next time. I once bought a whole set of
> >> dry-rotted tires so I know _that_ drill:^(
> >>
> >> Seahag
> >>
> >> "mabar" <xyzz4567@HotPop.com> wrote:
> >> >I highly recommend a 5-tire rotation. I rotate all 5
> >> >tires
> >> >every other oil
> >> > change (every 6000 miles.) Better yet, would be every
> >> > 3000
> >> > miles, but I've
> >> > had good results with 6000 mile intervals. A 5-tire
> >> > rotation done regularly,
> >> > gives you 25% more mileage before the tires need
> >> > replacing, when compared to
> >> > a 4-tire rotation. You can use many different rotation
> >> > patterns as long as
> >> > you use the same pattern every time. I use the
> >> > following
> >> > 5-tire rotation
> >> > pattern:
> >> >
> >> > Spare to RR
> >> > RR to RF
> >> > RF to LR
> >> > LR to LF
> >> > LF to Spare
> >> >
> >> > Others on this newsgroup insist that radial tires
> >> > should
> >> > not be switched
> >> > from left side to right side. That may have been true
> >> > 20
> >> > years ago, but
> >> > modern radials (as long as they are not uni-directional
> >> > tires) can be
> >> > rotated in the above pattern with no problems.
> >> >
> >> > Also, ultraviolet rays deteriorate rubber tires. An
> >> > unused
> >> > spare, even in
> >> > not in direct sunlight (as in underneath the vehicle)
> >> > DOES
> >> > deteriorate with
> >> > age.
> >> >
> >> > See tire rotation here:
> >> > http://www.tiresafety.com/service/serv_nav.htm
> >> > Tom
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Seahag" <Seahag@toadymail.net> wrote in message
> >> > news:Pmfte.1$zk5.482@news.abs.net...
> >> >> What's the consensus on rotating the spare tire? My
> >> >> '02
> >> >> has
> >> >> 15,000 miles on the other 4 and my spare has never
> >> >> seen
> >> >> the
> >> >> road!
> >> >>
> >> >> Seahag
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

 

Guess the spare is a spare then!

Seahag

"mabar" <xyzz4567@HotPop.com> wrote:

> Yes, it probably is too late now to start rotating the
> spare into the mix. I
> assume it's a Goodyear GSA factory original tire. Your
> other 4 tires have
> 15,000 miles which could be approaching 40 to 50% of the
> useful tread life..
> I would guess that Goodyear GSA's have a useful life of
> about 40,000 miles.
> That means your un-used spare is a slightly larger
> diameter than the other 4
> tires. It also has more tread, with better traction, which
> will adversely
> effect the vehicle handling, and could actually be
> dangerous.
>
> Probably best to stick with your 4-way rotation for now.
>
>
> "Seahag" <Seahag@toadymail.net> wrote:
>> I was thinking about that after reading all the posts.
>> I'll
>> have to check, may just be too late!
>>
>> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> > If your 4 have any significant wear on them, the 5th
>> > will
>> > now be of a
>> > different circumference and then not appropriate to
>> > include in the mix. You
>> > would need to wait until the next set is bought.

 

Guess the spare is a spare then!

Seahag

"mabar" <xyzz4567@HotPop.com> wrote:

> Yes, it probably is too late now to start rotating the
> spare into the mix. I
> assume it's a Goodyear GSA factory original tire. Your
> other 4 tires have
> 15,000 miles which could be approaching 40 to 50% of the
> useful tread life..
> I would guess that Goodyear GSA's have a useful life of
> about 40,000 miles.
> That means your un-used spare is a slightly larger
> diameter than the other 4
> tires. It also has more tread, with better traction, which
> will adversely
> effect the vehicle handling, and could actually be
> dangerous.
>
> Probably best to stick with your 4-way rotation for now.
>
>
> "Seahag" <Seahag@toadymail.net> wrote:
>> I was thinking about that after reading all the posts.
>> I'll
>> have to check, may just be too late!
>>
>> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> > If your 4 have any significant wear on them, the 5th
>> > will
>> > now be of a
>> > different circumference and then not appropriate to
>> > include in the mix. You
>> > would need to wait until the next set is bought.

 

Guess the spare is a spare then!

Seahag

"mabar" <xyzz4567@HotPop.com> wrote:

> Yes, it probably is too late now to start rotating the
> spare into the mix. I
> assume it's a Goodyear GSA factory original tire. Your
> other 4 tires have
> 15,000 miles which could be approaching 40 to 50% of the
> useful tread life..
> I would guess that Goodyear GSA's have a useful life of
> about 40,000 miles.
> That means your un-used spare is a slightly larger
> diameter than the other 4
> tires. It also has more tread, with better traction, which
> will adversely
> effect the vehicle handling, and could actually be
> dangerous.
>
> Probably best to stick with your 4-way rotation for now.
>
>
> "Seahag" <Seahag@toadymail.net> wrote:
>> I was thinking about that after reading all the posts.
>> I'll
>> have to check, may just be too late!
>>
>> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> > If your 4 have any significant wear on them, the 5th
>> > will
>> > now be of a
>> > different circumference and then not appropriate to
>> > include in the mix. You
>> > would need to wait until the next set is bought.

 

Guess the spare is a spare then!

Seahag

"mabar" <xyzz4567@HotPop.com> wrote:

> Yes, it probably is too late now to start rotating the
> spare into the mix. I
> assume it's a Goodyear GSA factory original tire. Your
> other 4 tires have
> 15,000 miles which could be approaching 40 to 50% of the
> useful tread life..
> I would guess that Goodyear GSA's have a useful life of
> about 40,000 miles.
> That means your un-used spare is a slightly larger
> diameter than the other 4
> tires. It also has more tread, with better traction, which
> will adversely
> effect the vehicle handling, and could actually be
> dangerous.
>
> Probably best to stick with your 4-way rotation for now.
>
>
> "Seahag" <Seahag@toadymail.net> wrote:
>> I was thinking about that after reading all the posts.
>> I'll
>> have to check, may just be too late!
>>
>> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> > If your 4 have any significant wear on them, the 5th
>> > will
>> > now be of a
>> > different circumference and then not appropriate to
>> > include in the mix. You
>> > would need to wait until the next set is bought.