How long has it been since you last had your tires rotated? Without regular rotation, you’ll soon find your car’s performance dropping, your expense on new tires rising, and you might even suffer a skid or blowout on the road. Here are five ways to know you should visit your local Nissan dealer for tire rotation without delay.
Does Your Nissan Need a Tire Rotation?
Your Tires Are Wearing Unevenly
While checking the air pressure of your tires each month, also check the tread wear on each tire. If you find that individual tires are wearing down more on one half of the tire than the other, it’s best to have your tires swapped around so the unevenly worn-down tires don’t become too thin on one half and risk losing traction or suffering excessive damage from the road.
All four tires should also be wearing down at a roughly even rate to each other. Often, the tires at the front or the rear wear down faster because of the uneven distribution of weight in a car, or uneven pressure from acceleration and braking. If you find that the tread depths on two of your tires are much shallower than the other two, it’s time to have them rotated.
Air Pressure Is Dropping Unevenly
The excessive weight placed on one or two tires can sometimes lead to a slightly quicker loss of air pressure. If you find that one or two tires need more topping up with air each month than the others, give them a break by rotating your tires.
Your Handling Is Worsening
Cars are designed to handle best when all four tires are perfectly even. When one or two tires become slightly smaller than the others, you may find a reduction in your overall quality of handling.
Most notably, you’ll start to feel strange vibrations, especially when driving at high speeds. You might even feel these vibrations through the steering wheel.
You’re Buying New Tires Too Frequently
One reason new tire warranties stipulate regular rotation as a condition for remaining valid is that rotation helps tires last a good deal longer. Without regular rotation, tire treads wear out faster and the rubber becomes more susceptible to blisters, cuts, cracks, embedded objects, and other damage from the road.
Tires usually last around four to six years when well-maintained. So if you find yourself buying a new set of tires every three years, you might need to have them rotated more frequently.
Your Nissan Dealer Suggests Rotation
When taking your car in for oil changes and brake inspections, the technician is likely to notice uneven tire wear and let you know. As it’s generally recommended to have tires rotated every six months, it may be convenient to simply coincide this extra servicing task every time you take your car in for an oil change.
Visit Tony Nissan today to have your tires rotated. We’re a family-operated dealership that’s been helping out the local drivers for 35 years.
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