DIY tire rotation

What tools do you recommend? Bottle jacks? Impact or hand tools? Also thoughts on Home Depot deal for Milwaukee impact. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-M12-FUEL-12-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Brushless-Cordless-Stubby-1-2-in-Impact-Wrench-Kit-with-One-4-0-and-One-2-0Ah-Batteries-2555-22/305989026

 

If your doing the rotation in the manual where you just swap the front and rear on the same side it should be pretty easy with 1 floor jack, its the one with the zig zag and rotating in the spare that gets crazy lol

 

I work at an auto shop, so my DIY is usually on a lift.

However, bottle jacks will work just fine. Home Depot is also one of the better places to get Milwaukee tools, particularly if you want them now. If you're looking for affordability I would check Amazon. But if the question is more about what's the best cordless 1/2 inch, my shop all has either Milwaukee or Matco. Difference isn't enough to recommend one over the other.

 

Floor jack (Harbor Freight and the highest travel one they sell is a good budget option), some Harbor Freight 6 or 12 ton jack stands, breaker bar and go to town. If you don't have those, I would buy those before buying impacts. If you have extra coin to drop, electric tools are awesome but it sounds like you might want to invest in other tools first. Power tools only help improve what you already have, if you don't have anything then they're not doing much.

 

Suitable wheel chocks, floor jack, two jack stands, correct socket 6 pt preferred, 1/2" breaker bar and maybe a cheater bar, 1/2" torque wrench and some scotchbrite pads to clean rust from mating areas.

 

Floor jacks and a hand 4 way.

Edit: anyone also wash this inside of the wheels when they rotate? I just hit the inside with some car soap and a rag. Too hard to reach when I do a regular hand wash

 

I use a floor jack, jack stands, Dewalt cordless impact, cordless drill a with wire brush, and a torque wrench.

 

4 post lift, get it from Amazon, install it on a new concrete slab, call snap-on truck to deliver a 500 ft lb electric impact and a 250 ft lb torque wrench, put truck on lift, rotate tires

Could use the bottle jack and tire wrench the truck comes with.

 

I bought a 6 ton bottle jack at Wally World a few years ago and it's still working great. As a rule I always throw a jack stand underneath when the jack is in use.

Buy a 100 ft lb torque stick on Amazon for EZ mode impact wrench torquing

 

I know you are asking what is needed to do this on your own, but what about asking a local shop with a lift?
My local mechanic does a rotation for $15. He will rotate and check (and rebalance if needed) on all four for $40.

Running a tire combo that tips the scales at 96lbs, it is worth my hour wait in his shop twice a year.

 

This is all i use also.

 

Thanks for everyone’s suggestions. Slowly trying to build out my tool setup so I can work more on my vehicles. Maybe not the new truck as much but my old F150. Just like knowing I have the right tools and not have to buy something halfway through an install because I forgot something. Usually have ramps for oil changes but just thought about using a jack stand instead since it would be something I could use for other installs like replacing exhaust.