It’s important to consider rotating the tires on your vehicle every 5,000 - 7,500 miles. Although it may not seem like the most important service to get, there are actually many reasons why you should not miss a tire rotation appointment.
- Saves Money
When it comes to maintaining your car, you have to spend money to save money. Spending a little on regular tire rotations will help your tires last longer, which means fewer tire replacements throughout your car’s lifetime. By making each set of tires last as long as possible, you could potentially save hundreds of dollars that you would’ve spent replacing your tires.
- Keeps Your Ride Comfortable
Worn-down tires lower the quality of your ride. You’ll feel more vibrations and hear more road noise when your tires don’t have enough tread. If you don’t rotate your tires, then the tread is going to wear down unevenly. This means some of your tires will eventually have too little tread to keep your ride totally comfortable and quiet.
Minimizing excess vibration is also good for your suspension system as well as many other parts of your car. Your suspension takes less strain when your ride quality is good and smooth, this can help you spend less on suspension repairs in the future by getting your tires rotated.
- Keeps Your Ride Safe
Driving is safer when you do it on evenly worn tires. Because unevenly worn tires don’t have uniform contact with the surface you’re driving on, your stopping power is affected. You have less grip on the road when making sharp turns and sudden stops, which can compromise your safety.
This is especially dangerous in forward-wheel drive vehicles, as your front wheels do all the work stopping you when you hit the brakes. The front tires wear down faster than the back ones, so when the front tires have low tread and uneven wear, it’s especially dangerous.
- Provides Better Fuel Efficiency
Remember how we mentioned that unevenly worn tires can strain parts of the car? Your engine could take a hit due to the increased friction between your tires and the road. The strain on your engine may cause decreased fuel efficiency, which is both annoying and expensive. This could cause you to stop for gas more than you would if your tires had worn down evenly. Getting tire rotations may combat this problem.
Before performing any service work, consult your dealership's service department for warranty and parts assistance.
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