carson356,

Depends on how you look at it. Your post does not imply whether the vehicle is on a jack stand or on a lift when you suggest kicking the tire. Kicking the tire from the inside, when lifted by a jack, could force the vehicle off the jack. That could result in a very dangerous situation. I have done both and have decided my suggested method is much safer.

I should add that the jack should only be lowered enough to break the wheel loose and no more. In other words the jack is always supplying enough lifting force to not allow potential sheer damage to wheel lugs and also to hold the vehicle up in the unlikely event that the wheel would come off the hub.

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