Tire safety and maintenance is a crucial safety regime that is often neglected by the mass. You cannot overlook your tires; they’re indeed the only contact between the road and your vehicle!

Air Pressure

Did you know that 85% private vehicle owners do not check their tire pressure on a regular basis? Although it is obvious that we cannot move an inch without the tires, most drivers overlook this area unless some serious problem crops up! One of the basic ways to ensure longevity and long-lasting performance of your tires is to keep them inflated adequately. Every driver should check the air pressure of all the tires at least once every month.

Here are a few things that can help you keep your tire in a good shape:

• Invest in a decent pressure gauge because the gauges in the gas stations are seldom accurate. Since, hot air expands, check your tires only when they are cold.

• You must inflate your tires early in the morning during summertime.

• Ensure that all the valve stems are plugged tightly to minimize air loss.

Tire Rotation

• In order to expand the longevity of your tires, you must conduct regular tire rotation. This will not only save you some money but also some time.

• Regular tire rotation will ensure that your tires are even and will boost traction and performance on road.

• Ideally, you must rotate your tires once every six months or 6000 miles.

• If your vehicle is supported by performance tires, you need to rotate them once every 4000 miles because the tread compounds in these tires are more delicate and they are prone to rapid wear and tear.

Tire Balance

• The wheel of your vehicle will go off balance if any one area is lighter or heavier than the rest. It will naturally make your car wobble or bounce and inflict unnecessary stress on your car. It will also increase vibration and decrease tread-wear.

• Imbalance in the wheel can be corrected by adding correction weights to counterbalance the tires.

When should we conduct tire balance?

• When a balance weight has been removed or dislocated.

• When your tire is replaced.

• When you shop for new tires.

How should you keep your wheels balanced?

• In order to negate wobbling and bouncing in tires, mechanics or automotive service technician are supposed to identify the heavy spots with a balancing machine to strike a perfect balance in the wheel.

• Weights are then fixed to the interior or exterior of the wheel to counteract and combat the centrifugal forces that are initiated as soon as the wheel starts turning.

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