12/13/2021
Inspect Your Tires Regularly
1. Keep Tires Properly Inflated
2. Rotate Tires Regularly
3. Interpret Signs of Wear
• -Uneven tread: Prolonged over- and under-inflation cause recognizable wear patterns. If your tires are under-inflated, the treads tend to wear on either side, leaving the center intact. The opposite is true of over-inflated tires, which will wear out first on the center of the tire, since that is where the weight of the car is placed.
• -One-sided, or “Toe” Wear: A pattern of wear on the outer side of the tread may indicate a more serious problem: something is causing your wheel alignment to be off. While a simple wheel alignment may be all that’s required, there are other mechanical problems, such as worn ball joints or control arm bushings, that could be the underlying cause of the faulty alignment.
• -Cupping: Cupping shows up as a series of diagonal wear patterns across the tire tread. If you see this pattern of tread wear, you need to take your car into a mechanic as soon as possible, because cupping indicates worn or bent suspension parts.
