Tire Rotation

Rotating your tires will prolong their life by reducing uneven treadwear. It can also prolong your life by reducing your risk of accidents due to sudden tire failure.

Your owner's manual will tell you how often you should rotate your vehicle's tires.

Tire rotation is necessary because:

• each tire supports a different amount of weight. The tire(s) that regularly support more weight than the others will wear down more quickly.
• your front tires are subject to the dragging effects of steering. This produces heat, friction, and tread erosion, causing the front tires to wear faster than the rear.

If you do not rotate your tires regularly, the uneven thickness in tread depth between the worn and unworn tires will result in poor handling and braking, especially in wet conditions. It will also result in unnecessary expense, as you will wind up replacing the worn tires - especially the front tires - more frequently.

What Is Tire Rotation?

Tire rotation is the process of switching all tires in a specified pattern, thus ensuring they all spend equal time in heavy-wear positions.

The image above shows two standard rotation patterns for 4-wheel, front- and rear-drive vehicles. The recommended rotation pattern for your vehicle may differ from this example.

Note on Directional Tires

Although many standard rotation patterns involve moving the front or rear tires from one side of the vehicle to another in a crossover pattern, directional tires (such as GoodYear Aquatread) should never be crossed this way. This type of tire is meant to roll in one direction only. Switching it from one side of the vehicle to another will reverse that direction. You can spot this type of tire easily by looking for the arrow on the sidewall that shows the intended rolling direction.

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