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Originally Posted by daveinaz
Ditto on doing it yourself if you can. I stopped having "those places" do the oil change and tire rotation on our regular cars after I got sick and tired of them over-torquing everything. Last time they did it (about 2 years ago) I went to change the oil and I had to get my 18" breaker bar, hold it in one hand, and hold onto the frame with the other (because without holding onto the frame I just pushed myself away from it), and finally get the drain bolt loose. It was ridiculous! I'm surprised they didn't strip the threads.
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After "those places" stripped the threads from my new 2004 F350 V10 I have never been back to any of those places. Most of them hire young green horns that have very little experience. There is a reason they offer cheap oil changes.
I never rotate tires on my dually even though I have all aluminum wheels. Rear tires are replaced at 5-6 years and generally still have lots of tread left on them. I rotate front from side to side and they look good at 5-6 years when they get replaced. My last of tires were Michelin LTX M/S on the rears and the fronts have Michelin Agilis Cross Climate for a better wet road traction tire.