When taking your vehicle to your local Chrysler dealer to get serviced, a tire rotation might be on the list of tasks to be performed. Recommended every 3,000 to 5,000 miles, depending on the type of vehicle, there are many advantages to rotating your tires. Here are a few of them!
1. Extended Tire Life
Vehicle layouts can come in rear-wheel drive, front-wheel drive, or all-wheel drive and each one will wear out their tires at different rates. For instance, the tires at the back of a rear-wheel-drive car will wear out faster because that’s where engine power is transferred to. A front-wheel-drive car’s tires are especially prone to wear due to the added weight of the engine in front.
Switching the rear tires with the ones in front will give them a chance to wear out more evenly, greatly prolonging how long they last. With the wheels removed from the axles, it’s also a great chance to inspect each tire more thoroughly for damage since you can view it from more angles. If you catch any damage early enough, there’s a chance that it can still be repaired.
2. Preserved Handling
As tires wear out, your vehicle won’t handle as well as when they were new. Your steering won’t feel as responsive and traction will be reduced, making it easier to lose grip on slippery roads or during hard cornering. Degraded traction due to increased tire wear will also negatively affect the car’s ability to accelerate and increase stopping distances.
Rotating the tires will restore performance and you’ll once again be able to enjoy the way your vehicle was meant to be driven.
3. Improved Gas Mileage
Just as unevenly worn-out tires ruin handling, they’ll also lead to worsened fuel economy. That’s because of increased friction, which causes the powertrain to work harder than it needs to. Getting your tires rotated will reduce that friction, allowing your car to pull itself more easily and improve your miles per gallon.
4. Smoother Ride
If the tires aren’t rotated for an excessive period of time, their uneven wear will eventually cause vibrations. These annoying vibrations will result in a bumpy and loud ride. You and your passengers will appreciate the smoother, quieter ride experience resulting from getting your vehicle’s tires rotated.
5. Saves Money
Rotating tires may add an extra cost to your servicing visit, but it’s still a smart investment that will save you money over time. You’ll end up having to buy fewer sets of costly tires because the ones you use will last much longer and you’ll save at the pump thanks to better gas mileage.
More importantly, your car will handle more safely, potentially preventing accidents that could lead to expensive hospital and repair bills.
Your Chrysler’s tires are incredibly important pieces of equipment as they’re the only parts of the vehicle that touches the road. When they’re rotated at regular intervals, you’ll continue to enjoy great handling and a peaceful interior cabin. Head over to Randy Wise Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Durand for your rotation and other servicing needs!
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