Tire Rotation Service

Why Are Tire Rotations Important?

Your tires are one of the most important safety features on your vehicle, and when considering that your tires are the only things that have contact with the surface you're driving on, it's easy to see why. When you rotate your tires on a regular basis, it helps prolong the tread life of your tires and it promotes more uniform tread wear for all the tires on the vehicle.

When you balance the wear on all four tires, it will help equalize traction from the front to the rear of the vehicle, thus helping to make sure the vehicle will respond in a timely and effective way when your driving situation warrants it. If your front or rear tires are more worn than the others and you have to stop or swerve quickly to avoid a hazard, the lack of traction can cause the vehicle to go into a skid, because there isn't sufficient tread to grab onto the driving surface.

Additionally, when you have your tires rotated regularly, the wear on all tires will be more even. When you need new tires, you can get all four instead of one at a time, which would result in uneven wear across all tires. Otherwise, you would be replacing each tire one at a time on a regular basis. Also, as technology advances so does the development of new and better tires, so that when you do need to replace all four tires you will be driving on state-of-the-art wheels each time.

There are some cars, like in the case of front-wheel-drive vehicles that will have a more rapid rate of wear on the front tires as compared to the rear tires because of the extra stress applied to them from the forces of accelerating, turning, braking, and stopping. With these vehicles, it is particularly important that you have your tires rotated to maximize their longevity. Finally, when you rotate your tires, it allows them to be inspected for damage and to ensure that the tires are properly inflated.

Frequency of Tire Rotations

Your best practice for tire rotation intervals is to consult your vehicle's owner's manual to see what the manufacturer recommends. If the manual is unavailable, damaged, or lost, there are some generally accepted intervals for tire rotation that you can follow. One opinion states that the interval can be every 3,000-6,000 miles, but perhaps a better rule of thumb is to rotate your tires every time you change your oil. Be sure that when you rotate your tires you also inflate them according to your tire specifications for better efficiency.

If you are due for a rotation or if it is time for an oil change, contact us at Premier Chevrolet GMC of Littlefield and set up an appointment with our Service Center, or schedule it yourself online today.