Tire Rotation in Lewisville, TX

Performing routine maintenance on your Chevrolet will maximize its performance and prolong its life. Such care includes regular oil changes, brake services, and tire rotations. Unfortunately, many car owners don't understand how often these services must be completed. This article highlights the importance of rotating your tires and how frequently you should have this service done.

Importance of Regular Tire Rotations

Performing regular tire rotations helps prolong the life of your tires. Tires wear over time due to the friction created by contact with the road. It happens to every tire on every vehicle and can't be prevented. However, you can slow down this process. Many factors contribute to the speed of wear. For instance, tires on the front axle operate under different loads and operating conditions than those on the rear axle. The drive axle, be it front, rear, or both, provides traction for steering, accelerating, and braking. 

Passenger and load distribution also impact wear, as do weather, temperature, and road surfaces. For instance, a Chevrolet Silverado that's used for hauling heavy payloads in its bed will lead to more wear in the rear. Or all four tires on your Chevrolet Traverse might wear faster if you have a long daily commute. So, if your tires remain in the same position over time, the variances in load and operating conditions result in wear to the tires most affected by these factors. That's why rotating your tires is so important. This maintenance lets you spread the wear evenly over all four tires, prolonging their lives. In addition, you'll have better traction, improved handling, and maximum efficiency. Rotating your tires improves safety, too. Worn tires increase the risk of a flat and provide less traction, particularly in wet, slippery conditions.

When To Rotate Your Tires

As a general rule, we recommend you rotate every 7,000-10,000 miles, depending on the vehicle. Typically, this milestone occurs around every other oil change, which is convenient because our service center technicians can perform a rotation while your oil drains and not add time to your visit. Even with regular rotations, you should look for signs ahead of schedule that you might need one. For instance, your vehicle might drift to either side while steering straight due to uneven wear. This symptom could also indicate something more serious.

Unusual sounds and vibrations while driving indicate you could have a problem with your tires. Flat spots can happen during an emergency braking incident. You might have a foreign object such as a nail lodged in your tire. Flat areas and foreign objects cause these noises and vibrations, but it might also indicate the inner radial of your tire is breaking down. Losing traction during accelerating or steering can be caused by wear. Wheel slippage, particularly on dry road surfaces, indicates your tires are worn. If you experience any of these symptoms, we recommend that you have a professional inspect your tires. And if you need help remembering the last time you had your tires rotated, you probably need to have it done.

The Importance of Tire Balance

We strongly recommend you balance your tires to get the most out of them. This simple, low-cost procedure will dramatically lengthen their life span and improve vehicle safety. Our technician attaches a small weight to your wheel's rim to balance a tire. This reduces vibrations and evens out the natural wobble of the wheel as it rotates. An unbalanced tire will wear much more quickly than a balanced tire. 

When you compare the cost to balance against the price of $100 or more to replace a tire, it makes sense to balance your tires. Any time you remove a tire from the wheel and put new tires on, you should have your them balanced. It isn't uncommon to have these weights fall off the wheel. They can fall off if you strike a curb, pothole, or other jarring incident. If this happens, you'll probably feel the tire vibrating or wobbling. If you suspect you need a balance, our factory-trained technicians can check and balance your tires quickly.

Do I Need an Alignment When I Rotate My Tires?

It's optional to perform an alignment when you rotate your tires. However, we recommend that you check your alignment with each rotation. If necessary, we can perform an alignment to prevent premature and uneven wear. We perform wheel alignments to adjust the position of your wheels within the steering and suspension systems as specified by the manufacturer. Wheels come out of alignment over time or from a jarring incident such as hitting a rock or curb. Aligning your wheels helps your tires wear evenly and improves traction and efficiency. The cost of a wheel alignment varies by vehicle. However, you'll spend much less on an alignment than replacement tires due to a bad alignment.

Huffines Chevrolet Lewisville provides ongoing factory-certified training to all our technicians. Hence, they remain updated on the latest parts and repair practices, including rotating and balancing tires and performing alignments. When you bring your vehicle into our service center for routine maintenance, we'll perform a complimentary inspection, including your tires.

Huffines Chevrolet Lewisville Express Service

Our state-of-the-art service center uses cutting-edge tools to diagnose and fix any problems you might have with your vehicle. In addition, we offer most routine maintenance without an appointment as part of our Express Service. In most cases, we can complete your tire rotation in under 30 minutes, quickly returning you to your busy life. And we offer rotating service specials to encourage routine maintenance.

Rotate Your Tires in Lewisville, Texas

If the technician finds an issue, they'll recommend a solution, including cost and how long the service will take. Our customers appreciate this free inspection because it often reveals worn wiper blades, old air filters, brake issues, and more.

If you suspect a problem with your tires, don't compromise vehicle safety and efficiency by waiting. Instead, have our technicians perform a tire inspection immediately. You can schedule service online whenever it works best for you, or you can bring your car to our Express Service on South Stemmons Freeway for immediate assistance.