by Marjorie, Social Media Manager for Cars for KeepsWe've all heard that having your tires rotated regularly is important. But why? And what exactly does a tire rotation entail?
On the spectrum of crucial maintenance, tire rotation ranks slightly below oil changes, but it's still an important part of saving much larger maintenance costs down the road. In this case, the money you'll be saving down the road will be the expense of a set of new tires twice as often as necessary.
Front tires will wear twice as fast if left unrotated as they will with regular rotations. This happens to front tires in particular because front tires are responsible for turning, and each turn causes extra friction between the road and the tire. This friction doubles the wear, causing front tires to lose traction much faster than rear tires.
Moving rear tires to the back and back tires to the front not only balances out the wear caused by front wheel turning, but it balances uneven tread on all the other tires as well. Rear tires that are more worn on the outside than the inside can be rearranged so the worn sections receive less wear. Rotating tires extends the life of all four tires, and it can also prevent - or reduce problems caused by - misalignment.
Good tire rotation looks something like this:
When to rotate your tires. The experts' advice varies, but it's generally consented that rotating tires on every other oil change does the trick. Of course, if you wait 10,000 miles to change your oil, you might want to make that every oil change - or get your oil changed more often. Depending on the amount of wear your vehicle gets, having tires rotated every 4,000 miles or so should keep them wearing evenly for a long time.
Should you decide it's time for a tire rotation, be sure to check out Cars4Keeps.com's coupon page. Among this month's coupons is a complete maintenance package including a AAA inspection, oil and filter change and tire inspections and rotations for only $28.
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4 comments:
Directional and (different size front and rear) tires have another procedure.
Nice information about tire rotation. Having a regular tire rotation can extend the life of the tires and reduce or prevent the problem in misalignment. It is necessary to do this check especially when you have new tires and rims. But if you are planning to have new tires and rims, it is better to check online for the tires and rims that suit your car. They also have fitting centre that offer comprehensive services. Better check it out.
Regularly rotating your vehicle's tires will help you achieve more uniform wear. Unless your vehicle owner's manual has a specific recommendation, the guideline for tire rotation is approximately every 5,000 miles.
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