Why are new tires installed on the rear?
Why Put New Tires on the Rear Axle? Fact: New tires provide better wet grip than your half-worn tires. When new tires are installed on the rear, it helps reduce the potential for your vehicle to fishtail and lose stability in wet conditions.
Do tires really need to be Retorqued?
Whenever you have new wheels and tires fitted to your car – for example, you’ve done the sensible thing and switched between summer and winter tires – it’s essential to have the lug nuts retorqued after the first 50 kilometers. But lug nuts can’t perform as designed without having the correct amount of torque applied.
Do front or rear tires wear faster on rear wheel drive?
Since most cars today are FWD and the front tires are responsible for acceleration, steering and most braking, they normally wear faster than the rears.
Are lug nuts Retorqued after 50 miles?
Lug nuts must be torqued to the manufacturer’s recommended values, and they must be re-torqued to those values after driving approximately 50 to 100 miles on your new tires after the tire service. Both under and over tightening can be dangerous.
What happens if a mechanic rotates your tires?
And that’s a smart policy, because the first thing a lot of people would do if the mechanic did rotate the tire and they crashed the car is sue the mechanic for putting a dangerous tire back on the car. Simple solution – replace these (apparently) worn out tires.
What causes wear on the inside of the rear tire?
Q: Rear driver side tire is slanted, causing wear on the inside. I went to have an alignment completed on the 2008 Dodge Caliber. The mechanic told me he could not align the rear tires and I needed to purchase a $400 adjustable rear lower control arm and my car did not have an adjustable lower control arm.
When to replace tire tread and alignment at the same time?
Just as a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, a tire tread is only as good as its most worn area. The mechanic should be commended for measuring the tread wear at its worst points and advising you of a safety issue. Your thinking of replacing the tires and getting an alignment at the same time is the proper route to take.
Is there a way to adjust the rear tire?
At the time I said no thanks, and now I see the tire is bent and think there must be another spot to adjust the rear tire because the current control arms are straight from the factory. I researched and looks like I need what’s called a camber kit (bolt) I can adjust the rear tires 1 3/4 inch inside and out.