JB74 - Gen.4 5 wheel Tyre rotation

Busta is right. A Jimny is 2wd on road and high grip surfaces so therefore you can run totally different sizes of tyre front and back if you want because when off road on low grip surfaces the wheels would be able to slip against the surface and accommodate the difference between the tyre size. I'm not saying you should do the above but you could if you absolutely had to.

Would a solution be to put the spare tyre on one wheel that's got TPMS and then rotate the wheels around the car? It'll mean having the spare wheel and the spare tyre rebalanced. Local tyre fitters should do that for a reasonable cost?

If you don't rotate the spare does it mean you effectively have to throw it away when you come to replace the 4 worn tyres (unless you get another set of 4 of the same brand/model tyre)? Should you use a new (spare) on the same axle as a worn one?

I rotated mine at the weekend, but just stuck with a 4 tyre rotation (in a pattern suitable for a RWD vehicle). The TPMS warning isn't one you can ignore, as it takes over the whole central screen.

Only issue I have now is that tpms will alert on the wrong wheel when the pressures drop! I'm guessing there's no simple way to reprogram it for the revised locations?

As fewer and fewer cars have a full size spare anyway (even the Jimny came with an aerosol inflator in the boot) perhaps it's time to regard the thing as an ornament.
I remember GeorgeC took his off to improve vision, a man clearly ahead of the pack.
Chris

It depends on the sort of driving you do, if you plan on going off road then a spare is a must for me.

DAGZOOK wrote: Hello all,

I've got a question for all fellow Gen. 4 owners regarding tyre rotation. I'm of the understanding that that the spare on the Gen.4 doesn't have a TPMS sensor fitted. Does this mean that you'll have an error light displayed whilst the spare is fitted in a rotation situation? Or as others online seem to suggest, the spare won't transmit a pressure signal - but the wheel now mounted on the spare rack (with a TPMS sensor fitted and correctly inflated) will keep the system behaving?

I was hoping someone has conducted a real life test. I want carry out a 5 wheel rotation as I feel its best practice - I do relatively high millage on the tarmac but also use the car off road frequently whilst at the local shoot. I figure it'll be the best way to prolong the life of my tyres whilst also being mechanically sympathetic to the AWD system.

It would be a real nuisance if carrying out a 5 wheel rotation would mean you've got to persevere with a highly irritating warning light on the dash.

I will happily supply a definitive answer based on personal experience. I have a 2019 G4 Jimny and have undertaken the 5 Tyre rotation twice. All 5 wheels/tyres came with TPMS factory fitted and other than checking/resetting tyre pressures - it was a simple job. Just remember to check your tyre pressures when stone cold. Trust this helps clarify myth from fact.