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There are a lot of place to go to buy new car tires. Our Certified GM Service experts can recommend tires that are right for your vehicle, your driving habits, and your budget. Whether you are looking for tires for sale or just a repair or replacement. You can start searching for new tires right now with our Tire Finder Tool - simply enter your vehicle's year, make, model, and tire size. Not sure about your tire size? It's the combination of letters and numbers located on the side of your tire. Once you've selected the right set, schedule an appointment at Puklich Chevrolet.
Maintaining Your Tires
What Causes Wear
There are many factors that can cause tire wear, such as your driving style and tire maintenance habits. As well as the full spectrum of weather we receive here in Bismarck, ND. Tire replacement is absolutely needed when tread wear is obvious. Built-in tread wear indicators look like narrow strips of smooth rubber across the tread and become visible as the tire surface wears.
How to Measure Tread Depth
A quick and easy way to check your tire wear is with a tread-depth gauge. These tools come in either digital or mechanical versions. OR another way to check wear is with a penny. Place a penny up-side-down and vertically in between the tire tread as shown on the right. If you can see the top of Lincoln’s head, the treads are worn and tire replacement is needed.
When to Replace Tires
Tread wear indicators appear when the tires only have 2/32” or less of tread remaining. Rubber in tires ages over time. Other warning signs include:
- You can see three or more tread wear indicators around the tire. These wear bars look like narrow strips of smooth rubber across the tread and appear when it’s time to replace your tires.
- The tire cord or fabric is showing through the rubber.
- Tread or sidewall is cracked, cut, or snagged deep enough to show cord or fabric.
- The tire has a bulge or split.
- The tire has a puncture, cut, or other damage that can’t be repaired correctly.
Wheel Alignment
Proper wheel alignment is the key to prolonging the life of your tires. If your vehicle is misaligned, it can cause your tires to wear unevenly, and you may experience handling problems such as pulling or abnormal vibration, which can be dangerous.
Consider a wheel alignment check if there is unusual tire wear or the vehicle is significantly pulling to one side or the other. A tire that is out of balance often affects ride quality and can shorten the life of not only the tires but bearings, shocks, and other suspension components. If the vehicle is vibrating when driving on a smooth road, your tires and wheels may need to be re-balanced.
When to Rotate Your Tires
It’s a known fact that regular tire rotation extends the life of your tires and improves performance. Tires are rotated to achieve uniform wear. Each tire performs different tasks (such as steering in front- versus rear-wheel drive), therefore tires wear at different rates. Every 7,500 miles your car tires should be rotated to prevent irregular wear and extended their life.
How to Check Your Tire Pressure
With the weather we get here in Bismarck, ND, it is important to check your tires at least once a month. It is even more crucial to do so during cold-weather months. The Tire Information Label located on the inside of your door frame has the recommended cold tire pressure for your vehicle.
The inflation pressure of your car tires is critical for overall tire and vehicle performance. Maintaining the correct inflation pressure allows the tire to perform as intended, including for comfort, fuel economy, stopping distance, cornering, traction, tread wear, and noise.
Improperly inflated tires are a leading cause of tire failure. Proper tire pressure helps a tire have optimum tread contact with the road, which improves traction and braking and reduces tire wear. Under-inflated tires generate heat, which is the tire’s worst enemy, so maintaining the right amount of air keeps temperatures where they should be.
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
The Chevrolet Tire Pressure Monitoring System is designed to warn the driver when low-tire-pressure conditions exist. A sensor measures tire pressure and temperature, then transmits data to the tire-pressure monitor. If the pressure in one or more of your tires is 25 percent or more below the vehicle manufacturer's recommended cold inflation pressure for tires, a warning indication will alert the driver.
- Your Original Equipment TPMS sensor battery can last up to 10 years with normal use. When the TPMS battery fails, the sensor will need to be replaced.
- If the Tire Pressure Monitor light appears as a blinking yellow lamp for more than one minute and stays solid, then diagnostic service is needed. If your TPMS is not functioning properly, it cannot detect or signal a low-tire condition.
- If the Tire Pressure Monitor light comes on and stays solid with a check tire pressure, low tire pressure, or add air to tire message, then check and adjust all tire air pressures to the recommended levels.
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