I have a 4wd truck, so I will need to rotate on a cross pattern.

Where should these trucks be lifted with a floor jack and supported with jack stands for getting all four corners off of the ground?

 

good question .... i've never done it that way.

i always just drop the spare and use that to do them one at a time.

use it as a good excuse to make sure your spare is in good operating condition. My FIL found out while hunting why it is important to drop the spare once and a while to make sure that you can.

food for thought.

 

on the back i jack it up by the rear axle on each side and put in jack stands, and then jack the front on the cross member centered, if i recall, and then put jack stands on the sub frame.

 

What is the toque spec on our wheels? Is it the same for all trim levels, or does that value vary with different wheels / axles / options?

 

this is what I do. I remember the first Ford truck I had with the crank up spare tire holder. i bought the truck with 19k on it and had to remove the spare tire to install a Ag hitch, the winch mech. was seized up and I ended up having to use power tools to remove the piece that the tire sat on. If I would've needed the tire while out on the road I would've been in trouble.

 

on my '05 the torque is 150 ft lbs. I doubt it has changed. The 7 lug wheels might be different though.

 

the 2010 is still 150 ft. Lbs.

 

I tend to put my truck up on jack stands at all 4 corners. At the rear, I jack up the axle right under the spring packs, my jack's head fits neatly in between all 4 bolts that hold the axle to the leaf springs. I then put a jack stand under the differential tube between the pumpkin and the tires (WARNING: Ford expressly tells you not to jack up the rear end by the pumpkin, I suggest you follow this advice and jack up the rear end either at an axle tube or under the spring pack). For the front, there's a little arrow cut out of your frame rails that depicts a good spot to set down a jack stand. I jack the truck up just behind the arrow with my floor jack and then place a jack stand right where the arrow points. I proceed to swap all 4 tires and torque to 150 lb*ft of torque. Also, you'll need to re-train your sensors. After having rotated your tires and torqued them on, drive your truck around for about a mile to make sure all your tire sensors are awake. Read your owner's manual to put your truck into learning mode, you'll have to take out a little air at all 4 corners until the truck is trained, the manual does a good job documenting this procedure.

 

I've never thought about that. That's a great idea! Do you throw your spare into the mix and put miles on it or do you just hang it back up when you're done?

 

my spare tire and rim doesn't match the primaries, so I just hang the spare back up.

 

i always just hang it back up when i'm done cauz my spares are usually on steel rims and many times are a different tread.

i'd consider a 5 tire rotation if the rims and tread all matched though.

 

Thanks guys. I've looked at my spare for a grand total of about 10 seconds in 2 years, so I forgot it might be on a different wheel, etc. Guess I better get under there and make sure it feels loved.

 

i take mine to discount tire here in texas. they do it for FREE

 

Even for the OEM wheels that you did not get there?

EDIT: I just called our DT and yes, they'll do it for free, even for my truck with still the OEM tires. Wow, talk about great customer service!

 

But please tip the tech guy prior to the tire rotation.