"Understanding tyre rotation for your car in detail"
"Performance Tyres Swadlincote, Tyres Swadlincote (650 Words)"
[ "Understanding tyre rotation for your car in detailTyre rotation is the practice of moving tyres from oneposition on a vehicle to another to reduce uneven tyre wearWhy rotate tyres?If you don't regularly rotate your tyres, they won't wearevenly, which will cause an issue known as 'cupping', where the tyre loses itstread and may start damaging your car's alloy wheels. If this happens, youllneed a new set of tyres sooner than you would have had if you rotated them inthe first place, so it's a good idea to keep on top of things by turning themevery time you get your vehicle serviced. It'll also help prolong the life ofyour tyresHow often do I do it?If you're picking up your car from the garage, theyshould rotate your tyres at no extra cost. If you do it yourself, always checkwith your vehicle's manufacturer for specific guidance on how often you shouldrotate your tyresHow to rotate my tyres?There are a few ways, you can get your tyres rotatedquickly and easily without too much effort on your part. You could go for aninnovative wheel balancer that does all the hard work for you or let ourtrained technicians take care of it when you bring in your car for servicing.Alternatively, if you've got half an hour to spare one weekend morning, followthese simple steps:;Find out where each of your tyres is positionedon your carMake sure the spare tyre isn't in use! If it'sfitted, take it off and place it with its partners so you get a full matchedset to rotate between the other wheelsMark out each of the four tyres in some way thatwill allow you to keep track of their position when they come back intorotation. You can do this by simply drawing lines with a pencil all around thecircumference of each tyre where they're sitting on your car's rimsDrive forwards about 10 meters before gentlybringing the brake pedal up. Sometimes this will allow all four tyres to rotateat once or sometimes one side may need coaxing along slightly by handOnce all wheels have rotated an inch or two,stop and turn them back to their original position and mark the rotation again.Repeat the process until theyve completed a full rotationKeep rotating each tyre one at a time so youdon't forget where they came from. The final result should be four rows ofevenly spaced marks along your TyresSwadlincote ;circumference edgeWhat about special rims?When rotating alloy wheels with different offsets (theamount that sticks out from the wheel hub), moving them around carefully isessential. The one furthest away from the hub gets rotated first, then theother three follow suit until you end up with an even amount of space betweeneach wheel. You should also make sure all four wheels are pointing in the samedirection before moving to another rotation sequence. However, if any of yourrims has a different offset to start with (e.g. 20 instead of 18mm for example),its a good idea to take these into your garage and let them handle therotation process for you, to be safeWhat about space savers?If your car has run-flats  tyres that can go at least 50miles even when deflated  we don't recommend rotating them as they won't workcorrectly if you swap them around. You may need to drive with a spare tyreuntil you replace all four of your regular ones. However, if your car doesn'thave run-flat tyres and you've got an emergency kit instead, then there's noreason you can't rotate those yourself. Just make sure everything else is inorder before driving off again!" ]