Tire Rotation

Why Tire Rotations are Necessary

Your four tires may end up all in the same place, but they take differing amounts and patterns of wear throughout your drive. This is due to many factors, like the roads, your route, and others. Over time, a specific wear pattern can wear down just one part of your tire, making it unsafe to drive on. However, if you switch the positions of the tires on your car, called a tire rotation, you can spread out the different patterns of wear over your tires and, after three rotations, each tire will take, on average, the same amount and patterns of wear.

When to Get a Tire Rotation

Tire rotations aren’t like some other services with a noticeable symptom that indicates you need it done. You can keep going without a tire rotation until your tires give out or until they’re unsafe to drive on. However, that leads to the expense of buying new tires far too frequently, which isn’t something we would wish on anyone. As we mentioned, a tire rotation should happen about every 6 months or every 6,000 to 8,000 miles.