How to Increase the Lifespan of your Tires

How to Increase the Lifespan of your Tires

Tires often feel the full brunt of the road daily. Your driving habits and how you care for the tires determine their level of wear and tear. Taking care of your tires regularly helps to extend your tires’ life span, regardless of the road conditions they face daily.

Are you wondering about how you can increase your tires’ lifespan? Here are some tips that could help your quest.

Inspect your Tires

When we are finished driving somewhere, we just put the car in park and hop out! It would be beneficial to the driver and the vehicle to periodically check the car over, especially the tires. Inspect them for uneven tread wear, bulges, and cracks. Check to see if anything is stuck in the wheel or even the tire!  Doing this can save time, can help the driver avoid a potential flat tire and can catch a problem before it starts.

Modern vehicles might alert you if the tire pressure is too low. Keeping the tire pressure at the recommended level can also reduce the risk of uneven wear patterns, dangerous flats, and blowouts. Consider having a tire pressure gauge in your center console to check your tire pressure routinely.

Store them in a Clean/Clear Storage Space

Avoid storing your tires outside as you might expose them to harmful environmental changes. Instead, store them in a climate-controlled workshop, basement., or garage. Find tire storage bags that you can use to cover each tire.

It is always helpful to place each tire in a well-sealed and airtight wrapping. During storage, stack the tires atop each other while laying them flat. If you don’t remove the rims, store them vertically next to each other.

Ensure that your storage area is cool and dry with minimal humidity and temperature variation. Avoid having any motors that might produce ozone and harm your tires.

Keep your Car Tires and Wheels Ice-Free

Freezing temperatures, ice, and snow can also damage your tires. Tires are more prone to wear due to loss of pressure arising from cold temperatures. On the other hand, freezing conditions can cause them to crack and stiffen. Therefore, it is only wise to protect your tires from ice proactively.

Use a de-icer spray to melt ice without degrading your tires. Brush off any snow on the tire before spraying the hard ice buildup with your de-icer. Spraying the edges of ice buildup will ease this whole process.

If your tires have heavy ice, the long-handled ice scraper should help you out. Alternatively, you could use silicone spray to make ice easy to remove. The silicon prevents ice from sticking and eases ice removal in the process.

Do you drive through icy slurry on salt roads? Clear the slushy buildup from your wheels and tires when you park. Avoid using hammers, mallets, or chisels for ice removal, as this might cause more harm than good.

Wheel Alignments

Your tires’ wear patterns can help you determine whether or not your wheels have the proper alignment. Wheel alignment helps you to enhance your tires’ longevity while reducing their wear patterns. You could also watch for other signs like your steering pulling in a specific direction aside instead of straight on a flat bit of road.

Tire Rotations

How often should you rotate your tires? The best answer to this question depends on your driving frequency, common road conditions on the road you frequent, and the distance you drive. Good practice involves rotating your tires whenever you change your oil. Also, consider rotating the tires before going on a long road trip.

Timely tire rotations reduce the risk of a flat tire or blowout during high-speed road trips. Rotating your tires also spreads the wear amongst all tires, ensuring that some tires don’t wear out sooner than others.

With these tips, you will easily maintain your car’s pristine conditions. Follow these steps to ensure that your wheels and tires remain in good shape regardless of the season.