lundi 29 juillet 2013

Lincoln Park Auto Repair Company Provides Tire Rotation Service For Locals For Longer Tire Life

By Kurt Lavecchia


As most other products, the cost of rubber on a vehicle has increased since the beginning of the new millennia. Most car owners would love to improve tire life. With help from a Lincoln Park Auto Repair service they can use tire rotation to ensure tires provide the longest life so the car is safe to operate.

Because the front tires of a car wear differently from the rear ones, rotating them can ensure they wear more evenly. Front wheels turn from side to side to offer steering while the rear ones normally track in a straight line. The steering tires endure greater friction and heat, causing them to wear faster than those that only track in the rear.

Moving tires to the front helps to equalize the wear of tread and ensures maximum tire life. Wear patterns can also be due to alignment and suspension of the car. With rotation, tires are usually moved from front to back or back to front, but kept on the same side of an automobile for their entire life.

Some vehicles have front and rear tires that are of different sizes. On these vehicles, the owners can have the tires switched from one side to the other, but they cannot be switched from front to back. Additionally, some tires are unidirectional or have asymmetrical tread the tires cannot be rotated. This case is very rare.

Manufacturers often provide a schedule in the vehicle's owner's manual for the rotation of tires. The recommended interval is generally in the range of every 5,000-10,000 miles. Owners who heed these directions will be rewarded with the longest life of their tires.

While this job can be done by the owner, it is necessary to ensure lug nuts are tightened with a torque wrench to the specifications of the manufacturer. Improperly tightened lug nuts may damage expensive allow wheels. A Lincoln Park auto repair shop can provide the services.




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