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Modern day cars require regular rotation of their tires to ensure maximum tire life as well as even wear.

How often should I rotate my tires?
Most vehicle manufacturers recommend that you rotate your tires every 5000 – 10000 miles. One easy way to stay on top of it is to simply ask your workshop to do it every time you service your vehicle.

How should they be rotated?
With modern radial tires they should be kept on the same side of the vehicle that they already are and simply swap the front to the back and vice versa. The old days of diagonally swapping tires is long gone – that was for old style cross ply tires not for modern radials.

Won’t my workshop do it anyway?
A good workshop would pick up on this anyway, however it never hurts to check and make sure.

What will happen if I don’t rotate my tires?
If you own a front wheel drive car in a very short amount of time you are going to chew out your front tires. Front wheel drives wear the front tires 2 to 3 times as fast as the back tires so it is important to keep on top of your rotation cycle. Rear wheel drive cars are not as bad however it still pays to rotate them as it will even out the wear on the tires.

Should I rotate my spare tire?
My advice is to leave it as is, that way for one you can always count on having a spare that is in good condition – also in a lot of cases the spare tire can actually be on a different rim or even a different size altogether. If it is the same size and specifications you can wear out the four tires on your car and then buy 3, saving the best one of what’s left for a spare.

If you are not sure about the best way to rotate your tires please contact your workshop or vehicle manufacturer for specific information relating to your vehicle.