Maintaining your car’s tires is crucial. When improperly inflated, worn, or mismatched, bad tires can cause serious damage to your car and leave your family vulnerable. Here are a few tips for keeping your Toyota’s tires in top-notch condition.
Start With the Right Tires
It’s hard to maintain your car’s tires when they’re mismatched or you have the wrong tires for the season. Invest in good, top-quality tires based on how and when you intend to drive. This often means replacing tires with the changing seasons, such as switching from all-season to snow tires in winter, but the extra effort is worth it.
Maintain Proper Inflation and Alignment
Keeping your tires inflated is the biggest thing you can do to prolong their life span and enjoy optimal performance. While you can easily check and adjust tire pressure yourself, we also inspect the tires at Peruzzi Toyota with every tune up.
Also, improper alignment prematurely wears tires. Keeping your wheels aligned boosts your car’s performance and fuel economy, ensuring your tires will last a long time.
Keep Them Clean
Tires are just as susceptible to dirt and grime as the rest of your vehicle, but they’re often overlooked at the car wash. In fact, slush, snow, salt, and other debris can cause rubber to deteriorate prematurely. As such, you should always hand wash the tires with warm, soapy water, avoiding any high-pressure units or petroleum-based chemicals that can harm the rubber.
Don’t overlook the importance of proper tire maintenance. Schedule a tire inspection with Peruzzi Toyota today.
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