What is tire rotation? How is tire rotation performed? What are the steps involved in tire rotation? What are the advantages of tire rotation?
What is Tire Rotation and how does it work?
Tire rotation is an important maintenance procedure that should be performed regularly. You need to rotate your tires regularly. Tire wear can be unevenly affected by many factors. The tires in front of front-wheel drive vehicles wear faster, taking up more torque and friction for turning, acceleration, and braking. Routine rotations increase tread life and help to evenly wear tires. Uniform tread wear helps maintain a uniform tread pattern, which allows for optimal traction, handling, braking performance, and provides optimum traction. This is a key factor in driving safety.
Rotating your tires not only protects them but also extends the life of other components like axles, wheel bearings, differentials, axles, brakes, and suspension parts.
If you have the tools and skill, you can easily position your tires. If you don’t have the necessary skills or aren’t handy with the tools, you can easily reposition your tires.
Be aware that tire rotation doesn’t correct improper inflation pressure.
When is Tire Rotation Performing?
Experts recommend that tires be rotated every 10,000 kilometers. For new tires to stay under warranty, some manufacturers require that this process be performed. Particularly new tires are more susceptible to wear. Rotating your tires at 10,000 km is therefore more important. Rotating tires at 10,000 km is a common task.
Rotating tires is a great way to check for damage, check air pressures and balance any vibrations.
How to Rotate Tires?
There are many factors to consider when you rotate your tires. These include whether your tires have asymmetrical or directional characteristics, and whether your vehicle has front-wheel, rear-wheel, or all-wheel drives. There are several tire rotation strategies, depending on what type of tires you have and how the vehicle’s grip system works.
Vehicles with Front Wheel Drive
The front tires are flush with their rear counterparts. The rear tires are mounted diagonally towards the front.
Rear Drive Vehicles
The rear tires should be brought forward. The front tires are placed diagonally towards the rear.
All-wheel Drive Vehicles
Tires are displaced X (diagonally). The right rear tire replaces the left front tire. The right front tire replaces the right rear tire.
Asymmetric and directional tire rotation
You can only apply the tires to your vehicle’s front and rear if it has directional or asymmetrical tires. These tires can only be applied one way. Rear and front performance tires are interchangeable with the same size. Rotating can be done by simply turning the right-hand side to the left or the right-hand side to the right.
