More Than A Number

Perhaps every guy’s dream is to have the Batmobile, however, in knowing that you have to be Bruce Wayne in order to get one will ensure that you settle for a car that is obtainable in real life. And once you do, almost any self-respecting male will treat his car like his ‘baby’.

So, when it comes to taking care of the vehicle, regular maintenance is also considered important. Tires, for example, wear out unevenly. What this means is that the front tires wear out faster than the rear ones, and therefore should be rotated [read: swapped] as soon as the odometer readings are anywhere between 9500 to 12000 kilometers to ensure that they wear out evenly, and this in turn will not hurt your wallet and will most definitely, ensure that the car is safe to drive. And these three reasons should be enough motivation to add this maintenance task of rotating your tires to your list of things to do.

Now, before you get out a jack and get started, you must remember that the right way to swapping the tires is to move them from rear to front, on the same side of the car. Not criss-cross or from left to right in the front or rear end.

For this procedure, you have to ensure that the car is complete off the ground and for that, you need four jack stands and your spare tire. After this is done, you can switch the tires, by removing both tires on the right side while putting the back tire on the front, and the spare on the rear. For the left side, switch both tires from rear to back. Finally, lower the car off the four jack stands one wheel at a time, and you can be on your way.