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Oct 22, 2016 | 12:57 PM

omigosh

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Dually wheel question

This is my first DRW vehicle, so this might be dumb. Are all six wheels the same? Can I turn the rear wheels around and use them as fronts?

The owners manual for rotating the tires just shows moving the rears from one side to the other and the same with the fronts.

Oct 22, 2016 | 04:51 PM

cyncwby

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Depends on the wheel mfg. ....and if you're using the stock steel wheels, those you can. I think most of the aftermarket alum. wheels are front and rear specific but I could be wrong on some. My American Eagle 20" wheels are that way but you can still switch the wheels side to side just not front to rear.

Oct 22, 2016 | 05:43 PM

omigosh

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I have the factory "polished 17 inch aluminum wheels".

Oct 22, 2016 | 06:07 PM

invstr55

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The outer rears are aluminum but the inners ate steel, i have moved from side to side but not front to rear..

Oct 23, 2016 | 07:39 AM

garmford

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I can't speak for the 17's but on my 12 the outer side of the aluminum rim is polished but the inner side is milled. I didn't realize this until I took mine to the dealer for rotation and the young tech had the rims all turned around. I had to explain to him and the manager that there's a smooth side and a rough side. I believe in the owners manual for drw's it says to rotate tires side to side unless you want to dismount the tires to be able to rotate front to back.
But I assume in an emergency situation any rim that comes with the vehicle can go on any axle including the spare. But cosmetically with my stock aluminum rims, the fronts are the fronts and the rears are the rear.

BTW
Sweet looking ride!

Oct 23, 2016 | 08:07 AM

omigosh

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That's the information I was seeking. Thanks! And thanks for the compliment.

Now, I wonder is it worth it to break down the tires every time to rotate, or is the owners manual rotation plan (just side to side) adequate?

Oct 23, 2016 | 08:42 AM

garmford

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This is my first drw and I've just been swapping from side to side. I've only got 31K on the truck and still on the original set of tires and they look pretty even from side to side and from to back. Not sure if it's worth the time and $ dismounting them for every rotation. You'd really need to keep a log of which location each tire has been. I know I'd have a tough time remembering. I guess we'll need to wait to see what other more experienced drw owners have done.