Tire Rotation Service Near Atchison, KS
Tire Rotation Service at Victory GMC St. Joseph
During a tire rotation, each tire and wheel is removed from the vehicle and repositioned to ensure the tires wear out evenly. This simple process improves performance and extends the lifetime of your tires, both saving you money and keeping you safer on the road. To learn more about tire rotations or to schedule this service for your vehicle, contact the professionals at Victory GMC St. Joseph. We proudly serve Atchison, Kansas City, and the surrounding areas.
What Do Tire Rotations Do for My Car?
Your vehicle’s tires are the first and only contact with the road, so it’s no exaggeration to say that they are one of the most important safety features to keep well-maintained. Regular tire rotation allows more uniform wear on your tire’s treads, helping to promote tread life and keep you from having to replace your tires as often.
Other Benefits of Rotating Your Tires
Keeping the wear even on all four tires promotes better traction for your vehicle, especially when facing harsh weather conditions and slippery roads, improving your ability to always remain in complete control of your vehicle. Each tire performs different tasks during use; for example, a front-wheel-drive vehicle’s tires will need to handle different jobs than those on a rear-wheel-drive vehicle due to factors such as extra weight on the front axle and the increased force required to brake and accelerate. This can make the front tires wear out at an advanced pace from the rear tires, so regular tire rotation is especially important on these types of vehicles to ensure your tires maximize their life span.
In addition, uniform wear on each tire means you can replace all the tires at once with a new set of four as opposed to just the front or rear pair. Having each tire start at the same level of tread life helps ensure the handling of the front and back of the vehicle perform the same, leading to a smoother, safer ride.
How Often Should I Rotate My Tires?
Before performing any vehicle maintenance, such as a tire rotation, it’s always helpful to consult the owner’s manual that came with your vehicle or the tire manufacturer’s documentation for specific operating and maintenance instructions. If you are unable to find specified instructions for your tires or vehicle, the Certified Service experts at Victory GMC St. Joseph recommend rotating your tires at a max of every 7,500 miles to prevent irregular tire wear.
Nowadays, modern vehicles have a Tire Pressure Monitoring System. This system must be reset after each tire rotation. In addition, make sure to confirm that the inflation pressure in each tire matches the vehicle tire placard. This is important, as some vehicles will require different pressure levels in the front and rear tires.
Is It Necessary to Rotate My Tires?
Yes, nearly every vehicle will require tire rotations at the recommended schedule. The only exception is for vehicles with directional tires that are staggered in size from front to back, meaning they can’t be repositioned to the other sides. This exception is most commonly found in high-performance vehicles.
Common Services Performed Along Tire Rotations?
Wheel alignments are often done alongside tire rotations; simply put, they adjust the angle of the wheels relative to the chassis of your car. Tires can wear out unevenly when improperly aligned and at a quicker pace than normal. You can help to minimize these issues by staying on a consistent maintenance schedule.
Take care of your car’s tires with regular tire rotations performed by the professional technicians at Victory GMC St. Joseph’s Service Center in St. Joseph, Missouri.