InTire Mobile Tire Shop, LLC
10" - 24" tire installation mounting/balancing
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TIRE TIPS
A few tips regarding tire care.
When you ride with your tires overinflated,
the wear shows up the middle.
When you ride with your tires underinflated, the wear shows on both outer edges of the tire.
This is the most common.
Have a professional check your current
tire wear patterns,
to determine what steps are necessary in
correcting the issue(s)
before driving on your new tires.
Check your tire pressure
When to change your tires
Your TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) alerts you when your tire pressure is about 25% below the recommended amount.
The problem with that is, if you were to drive at 20% lower than recommended amount, for the life of the tires,
your TPMS will not alert you.
Which means your tires will wear from the pressure not being at the
recommended amount.
Check your tire pressure once a month.
To those without TPMS sensors,
check your tire pressure twice a month.
Locate your tire pressure chart, normally found on the inside driver door panel or your manual.
NOTE: The tire pressure on your door panel is the cold tire pressure... check your tire pressure when tires are cooled down for more accurate results.
One of the ways to determine when it's time to change your tires is to check the tire tread depth.
We use a specific tread depth gauge.
At 3/32 of an inch your tires will not perform properly.
We check the wear patterns for improper tire wear. All tires have wear bar indicators as seen in the picture.
If the tread of the tire is near flush with these wear bars, then it's time to change your tires.
Of course there is the time tested quarter method. Stick the quarter in between the treads, catch a side view of it.
If you see the top of his head it's time to change your tire.
NOTE: Additionally, your tires should not come into sustained contact with gasoline or oil.
Improper storage will rapidly accelerate the normal aging process, making your tires unsafe.