How Often Should Tires Be Rotated?

 

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Why Do I Need to Rotate My Tires?

Tire rotations are important to your car’s overall health for a few reasons. Firstly, rotations can help prolong the lifespan of your tires and help them to wear evenly. This will save you money in the long term because you won’t have to replace your tires as often.

Regular rotations can also lead to more balanced handling. The most important thing for tires is that they are able to gain solid traction. As they get worn down and lose tread depth, it gets harder to gain traction, especially in wet or icy conditions. Whether it’s a few of your tires or all of them, driving on worn-down tires can make your vehicle harder to control, which can be dangerous.

What Is a Tire Rotation?

When you’re getting your tires rotated, you are getting all four of your tires moved to different positions around the vehicle. The order of rotation is different, depending on whether your vehicle has front-wheel-drive (FWD), rear-wheel-drive (RWD), or all-wheel-drive (AWD).

For example, in FWD models, the front tires are receiving the most wear, so moving the rear ones forward will make sure they are all getting worn evenly. As the rear tires are brought forward, they will also be moved to different sides.

Even though there are different rotation patterns depending on the drivetrain, you will always be switching the front and back tires. Usually, you will also be switching the tires on the right and left sides of the vehicle.

How Do I Take Care of My Tires?

Rotations are one of the easiest ways to help your tires last a long time, but there are a few other simple things you can do to take care of your tires:

• Keep an eye on your tire pressure
• Get regular alignments
• Check tread depth with the penny test

The penny test is a quick and easy way for you to check the condition of your tires. Simply find a penny and place it in between the treads, with Lincoln’s head down.

This will help make sure that your tire treads are still deep enough to give you optimal traction. If any part of his head is covered by the tire, you are still good. If his head is completely uncovered, it may be time to get new tires.

Get Your Tires Rotated Today

Do you still have questions about tire rotations? Our service team is always here to answer any of your maintenance questions. From rotations to alignments and more, we are ready to help. With our Z Guarantee, we can keep you driving around Zanesville, Cambridge, and Coshocton, Ohio, for years to come.

Visit our service center at Zanesville Honda today!