Tire rotation can be beneficial in several ways, helping to prolong the life of your tires as well as your vehicle undercarriage. Regular tire rotations can help handling and traction and ensure tires wear evenly.
Your tires should be rotated every 3,000 to 5,000 miles even if they don’t show signs of wear, which is also how often your oil should be changed. Many places will be able to perform both tasks. Tire rotation helps even out tire wear by evenly distributing the wear because each tire wears differently on your vehicle. This is done by switching the tire’s wheel position.
While every vehicle is equipped with four tires, usually front tires wear differently than rear tires, especially depending on if your car is front wheel, rear wheel or all wheel drive. The tasks encountered on a front-wheel drive vehicle are considerably different than those of a rear-wheel drive vehicle. SUV’s, Trucks, Vans and Sedans also wear differently due to different body structure and usage.
When all four tires are evenly worn, it results in better performance because all tires can respond to traction changes equally. Also, when your tires wear out together, you can get a new set of tires without being forced to buy pairs. If you replace tires in sets of four, you will be able to maintain the original handling balance.
