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Originally Posted by starlights
No, at most I would swap two front wheels and two back wheels (staggered setup) - I am not that young anymore and I don't work on my vehicles to change oil and stuff - there is an indie and dealers for that. Last week my wife's SUV had a flat and I got there before Geico but unfortunately I did not have any good jack (except the widow maker from my vehicle). I used that carefully and changed her tire (I had a spare for her car). That got me thinking that it would be good to have a proper jack that I could use both in my home garage and throw in the back of the car for emergencies. Therefore I was thinking of Aluminum Floor Jacks - the lightest one that I could get away with. Unlike many on this forum, I don't routinely work on my car so the Jack would be used perhaps twice a year in my garage to rotate tires with the help of jack stands. I looked at the big Daytona Jack but it's an overkill for my situation, takes up space and will offer no portability. Still undecided 
I saw this image in one of the reviews on HF website. The big, long reach Daytona jacks are on the top and I am leaning towards the blue Aluminum 3 ton Pittsburgh Jack in the middle. Its actually a bit more expensive than the Daytona long reach but better suited for my limited garage space and perhaps more portable? |
I would not bother with rotating staggered tires. I never rotate my staggered tires in over 20 years of owning cars that have them. Just buy the set that get worn out and be done. Do some research regarding reversing a tire rotation that's already set in it's directional rotation orientation. Some tires are directional as well, which can't be rotated side to side without dismounting them from the wheels.