Tyres

Tyres play an extremely important role in both vehicle safety and fuel efficiency. They also play a role in preventative maintenance. If you keep your tyres in good shape, you can reduce vibration and steering related stresses that could affect the stress wear on shocks, struts, and mechanical steering parts.

Tyre Rotation

To improve the longevity of your tyres, you should have the tyres rotated at regularly scheduled intervals, about every 10,000 kilometres, or whenever your vehicle manufacturer recommends, to ensure even tyre wear on all four tyres.

If you have a front-wheel drive vehicle, the front tyres will carry over 60percent of the car’s weight. The front wheels are also responsible for transferring energy from the engine to the road, and they are responsible for about 80 percent of the braking force. It just makes sense that the front and rear tyres will wear unevenly, so by rotating your tyres around your vehicle the tyres will wear more evenly, lasting longer. Be sure to follow your manufacturer's recommendations when rotating tyres in either a front-to-back or cross-front-to-back method.

Tyre Pressure

Tyre pressure also plays a role in safety and fuel economy. An under-inflated tyre will wear faster, will create addition friction on the road leading to lower fuel efficiency and could create steering problems. An over-inflated tyre reduces traction on the road for steering or braking, and could lead to premature tyre failure.

It is best to follow your vehicle manufacturer’s recommendation for tyre inflation rather than blindly following the tyre manufacturer’s recommendation because some manufacturer’s recommend different inflation pressure for front and rear tyres based on the specific loads carried by each tyre. By making tyre rotation part of you vehicle’s regularly scheduled auto repair and maintenance plan, you can maintain uniform tyre wear and help avoid dangerous situations caused by poor traction or tyre failure.

Tyre Services

The main reason to rotate your tyres is to prevent unsafe driving conditions caused by uneven tyre wear and to maximise the life of your tyres. In front-wheel drive vehicles, the front tyres carry over 60 percent of the car’s weight, transfer engine power to the road and account for about 80 percent of the braking force. Inevitably, front and rear tyres will wear unevenly, so by rotating your tyres around your vehicle, the tyres will wear more evenly and last longer.