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Importance of Car Tyre Rotation
Tyre rotation is defined as interchanging of front and rear car tyres. It is important for all cars but mainly for front-wheel-drive models where the front car tyres do a lot of work. In such car models, places on all the force including the braking force, steering power, and the driving force on the front axles tyres. However, the rear axle tyres receive only the braking force. This results in much faster wear rate of the front tyres, leading to poor handling and reduced traction.
Car tyre rotation is vital to achieve uniform wear and long tread life. Rotation plays an integral role because of the position of the each wheel on the car. It also helps deliver balanced handling and improved traction control.
Tyres should be rotated every 5,000 to 8,000 kms based on recommendation by the car manufacturer. If in case the owner manual has no specifications car tyres can be rotated every 10,000 kms or early depending on the conditions of the tyres.
Tyre rotation can be done in the following patterns:
Cross Rotation: This pattern of rotation can be easily performed on any front wheel drive or rear wheel drive car fitted with 4 non-unidirectional tyres. In such a case free rolling tyres are crossed and installed to the drive axle whereas the drive axle tyres are fitted straight to the free rolling axle without any crossing. In case of cross pattern of rotation, both the rear wheels are crossed and installed in the position of the front wheels and the front wheels are installed in the place of rear wheels without any crossing.
4-Wheel Drive: Cars that are equipped with the 4-wheel drive system mainly undergo four tyre cross rotation. With this rotation pattern, all the four car tyres are crossed and installed on the opposite axles.
Straight Rotation: This pattern of rotation has nothing to do with crossing. All the four tyres are interchanged following a straight pattern. The front tyre is replaced with the rear of the same side. This is considered to be one of the most traditional method of rotation that was introduced with the invention of radial tyres.
5 Tyre Rotation: This pattern of tyre rotation comprises all the four tyres along with the spare tyre in the trunk of the car. If in case the owner of the car desires to follow such a pattern or if the same is recommended by the car manufacturer, then the appropriate position for the spare tyre is the right rare position. All the car tyres are crossed and installed on the opposite axles like the four-wheel drive rotation. When the spare replaces the rear right position, the tyre that would have been placed to the right rear after the crossing should be left in the trunk as spare tyre.
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