When to Rotate Your Tires

Here at Vic Bailey Volkswagen, we understand the value of routine tire rotation for your vehicle's driving comfort and safety. However, it is important to also consider how routine tire rotation service will also save significant cash on tire replacement costs over the life of your vehicle because it is one of the best maintenance strategies for getting the most life and optimal performance out of every new tire.

Why Your Tires Need to be Replaced

Tire rotation service is crucial maintenance that offsets rapid and uneven tread wear caused by leaving tires in a single wheel position for too long. Since each wheel location handles different steering forces and suspension impacts, leaving tires in a single location will lead to tire wear problems. If rapid or uneven tire wear occurs, the only wise response is to schedule tire rotation Service promptly. Here are all of the common warning signs related to leaving tires in a single location for too long: 

• Rapid tire wear - observing single tires, this usually looks like excessive wear on the tread but can come in a variety of wear patterns often described as bald spotting, cupping bald rings around the tread edge, or any other area of the tire that has worn down faster than the others.   
• Uneven wear - comparing the tread wear patterns across the set of tires, the treads have variable wear patterns. 
• Vibrations or shaking in the cabin or steering wheel while driving