Mar 19, 2018
Rotating your tyres doesn’t mean whilst moving your tyres rotate, rotating your tyres means removing the tyre from one wheel to another wheel. This might initially sound like a lot of effort, however, rotating your tyres is a great way to get the most out of the tyre tread depth and rotating prevents hassle in the long run.
Generally speaking, rotating your tyres should be done every 6 months or 6K miles. How you rotate the wheels depends on the wheel drive of your car. Front wheel drive cars such as Volkswagen and Ford models, the front tyres should be moved to the back and the rear tyres should be switched around and moved to the front. Rear wheel drives which includes BMW’s and some Mercedes models the front tyres should move to the rear and switch sides and the rear wheels move to the front but on the same side. If the car is a 4-wheel drive move to the opposite side and switch sides, so the front left tyre will go to the rear right side, this is common for Landrover vehicles and all 4x4 models.
Rotating your tyres is beneficial in so many ways, here are the top three reasons why you should rotate yours!
By rotating the tyres around from one side to another and from front to back this can dramatically improve the life of the tyre. This ultimately means you are getting the most out of the tread depth on the tyre and your tyres should, therefore, need to be changed less frequently, and as a result will save you money in the long run. If your thread depth has still a few millimetres in depth, then ask your mechanic can they be rotated instead of buying new tyres? You might find that you only need to buy two tyres and rotate the others around and change the next time you have a service.
Rotating your tyres means you are having to buy tyres less frequently which naturally reduces your costs but rotating your tyres also balances the cost of having to get new tyres . For example, you might only have to buy two new tyres in every rotation cycle which makes the cost less expensive instead of buying four new tyres every time.
The weight on the front and rear axles differ in each vehicle which causes uneven wear in your tyres, having uneven tyres simply means that the thread depth wears away quicker and you are not getting the most out of the performance of the tyre. Having your wheels balanced (also known as wheel alignment) corrected can make a big difference if your tyres are wearing unevenly.
Getting the most out of your tyres is really all down to preserving the thread depth as much as you can. If you drive at high speeds or carry a heavy load in the vehicle or even drive really long distances, then this adds extra strain which means you may have to rotate the tyres more regularly. Just keep an eye out if there is uneven wear rotate them as soon as you can to get the most out of the tyre.
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