Rotate your car tyres at the right time

ROTATING tyres might seem a difficult, time-consuming job; but it’s actually easy to do – plus it will prolong tyre life thereby saving money.

Front wheels turn at different angles, and at a different rotation, to the rear wheels; so they wear out in a different manner.

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Swapping the tyres at set intervals can spread this wear over a longer period of time, providing the motorist with maximum tyre value by getting the most use from the tread.

It’s possible to swap tyres according to a time frame – every 10 000km or every three months – but a visual inspection of tyre tread is important.

When the tread wear starts to look uneven, with thicker tread on one side of the tyre than the other, a swap might be required.

Many tyre sales shops will do a tyre rotation, which takes about five minutes.

It is possible to rotate tyres at home, but this will take a bit longer.

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