Tire rotation is the process of interchanging your vehicle's tires, usually the front ones with the rear ones, with an aim to extend the life of the tread and sidewall rubber quality on each tire. In ...

Tire rotation myths create safety risks when shops ignore proper patterns for different tire types and drivetrain ...

CARS.COM — Virtually every vehicle manufacturer, tire manufacturer and tire dealer recommends you periodically rotate your tires so they wear evenly and last longer, but is rotation really necessary?

Rotating your tires is a must if you want them to last for as long as possible. There’s no reason not to: It’s easy, it requires no special tools, and it only takes a few minutes. Here’s why you need ...

Rotate my tires? But they rotate every time I drive? Yes, your rubber donuts go round and round every time you drive your car, truck, or SUV, but actually rotating them means putting them on a ...

Rotating car tires is an easy and useful form of automotive maintenance. It involves swapping a car’s four wheels and tires between each corner of the car to help evenly disperse tire wear. In turn, ...

OK, I'm going to get my oil changed today (3000 miles since my last change) and my car has 37+K miles on it now. I asked my dad if I should get the tires rotated. He told me that he never has the ...

Q: What is a directional tire? A: Directional, also called unidirectional tires, are designed to offer optimum straight-line acceleration, dry-weather cornering performance, and wet-weather traction ...

Now that the ski season is over, it's time to take off my winter wheels and tires and put the summers back on. The summer tires are non-directional and I want to rotate them from where they were ...

Tire rotation, it seems, is a hot topic among tire dealers. I have received several intriguing emails in response to my columns on the issue (March 25 and Aug. 13 editions of Tire Business). To review ...