Tire Replacement
A key method to tell if your Toyota's tires need replacing is to place a copper penny in the largest groove on one of them. If you see President Lincoln's head mostly or fully obscured by the tire tread, it is a good sign that your tire's are in good health. However, if the penny does not go that deep into the groove, and Lincoln's head is mostly (or fully) visible, you should have your tires replaced immediately. Unmaintained tires are a safety hazard and can result in "hydroplaning," or a loss of traction when driving on rainy or snowy roads.
Our Toyota service center in Conroe, NY also includes a tire center and factory-trained Toyota technicians who know this brand best. We can help you find competitively-priced tires for your new or used Toyota, whether you seek all-seasons, winter tires, all-terrain tires, or performance tires. The top brands we carry include:
- Michelin
- Goodyear
- Bridgestone
- Yokohama
- Continental
Tire Rotation
The treads of your Toyota tires provide grip to help keep the vehicle balanced and planted on the road, even during rain or snowy weather. While some tires are specially made for winter weather or off-roading, a majority of new Toyota models feature "all-season tires," which, as their name suggests, can ideally be used throughout the whole year. While every tire will eventually lose their traction after a certain period of time, a routine tire rotation is an essential way of preserving the traction of your tires for as long as possible.
In a tire rotation, our technicians remove your tires from the wheels and reassign them to a new wheel, in accordance with the drivetrain of your car and the function of the tires. For example: a Toyota Corolla with front-wheel-drive will have their rear tires brought up to the front wheels and the front directional tires sent to the rear wheels. Since the front wheels see the most action, a tire rotation lets the rear tires take the responsibility for the next few hundred miles, similar to when your favorite sports team subs in a new player.
Tire rotations can help preserve the lifespan of these components for as long as possible and should be completed every 6,000 miles or so. However, after about 20,000-25,000 miles, the tires should get replaced completely.
Tire Alignment
As your tires wear down, they can negatively affect your car's alignment, a term which refers to the balancing of the wheels and axles with each other so that they all move in the same direction. As your tires lose traction, you could potentially see drastic changes as you drive, including excessive swaying and listing to one side, even while driving in a straight line. An alignment misbalance can cause the tires to wear down further and can even affect fuel economy, as it can put a strain on the engine.
When receiving a tire rotation, or even a tire replacement, our technicians can reset the balance afterward using special state-of-the-art equipment.
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