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Why is Tyre Rotation Important?
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On front wheel drive cars, it is especially important to rotate
your tyres periodically because the front tyres wear faster than
the rear. Uneven tyre tread thickness, front to rear, will give you
uneven braking and poor handling, especially in the rain. If you
don't rotate the tyres, you'll wind up replacing them two at the
time, which means you'll always have uneven tread thickness.
Replacing tyres in a matched set of four will keep the handling and
braking traction of the car balanced.
On certain cars, you may experience an additional problem when you
do not rotate the tyres: tyre noise or humming on smooth roads. If
you notice a humming noise, check the rear tyres for a "saw-tooth"
wear pattern on the inside and outside shoulder of the tyre. You
can detect this by running your hand back and forth along the edges
of the tyre tread. Be careful not to cut yourself on debris or
exposed steel belt wire. If it feels smooth in one direction, but
jagged in the other, you may have found some of your noise. This
condition happens on some front wheel drive vehicles with tyres
that have tread blocks on the shoulder of the tyre. Rotating this
tyre to the other side of the car should even out this type of wear
and quiet down the humming. |
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