| Your off road tires can make or break the | | | | between every 6,000 and 8,000 miles, but in most |
| experience of driving on challenging trails. If they are | | | | cases you're better off doing it even more often, |
| not properly maintained, your ride will suffer and you | | | | about every 4,000 to 6,000 miles. The best |
| could be seriously hurt. Try to learn to recognize | | | | judgments, though, come not from just looking at |
| problems before they become issues that threaten | | | | mileages, but rather from your own critical eye. If |
| your safety, and take care of them as soon as | | | | you think its time to get your tires rotated, you're |
| possible with these tips for maintaining your tires. | | | | probably right. |
| When driving on the streets, you want your tires to | | | | When buying new tires, you have to pay close |
| be well-inflated as a safety precaution and to | | | | attention to the first rotation. Note inflation and |
| increase your mileage. However, while you want to | | | | alignment, and use them to make any changes you |
| avoid taking things too far, having under inflated tires | | | | need, or you might damage the tires. Rotations in a |
| on your Jeep is actually preferred by many. Because | | | | Jeep should be done in an X so that front-left goes |
| these are so different from the ones you use for | | | | to rear-right and so on, as opposed to street tires, |
| everyday driving, they require special attention. | | | | which are only rotated front and back. |
| If you want to save money, consider radial tires, | | | | An option many don't consider - but should - is |
| which can be adapted to both off road and street | | | | replacing the air in their tires with nitrogen. The |
| driving. You will need to adjust the tire pressure | | | | procedure gives your tires better performance and |
| depending on what you're doing, but this type of tire | | | | helps take longer for them to wear out. It even |
| works well anywhere. Whatever kind of tire you get, | | | | gives you better gas mileage and, best of all, it's |
| you will still want to carry a portable air compressor | | | | environmentally friendly. With nitrogen, you can go |
| with you so you can inflate or deflate your tires | | | | green while still doing what you love. |
| anywhere. | | | | The only problem with nitrogen is that it can |
| The tire rotation of off road vehicles is also different | | | | sometimes be hard to find. But, there is really no |
| from that for driving on the street. For the former, | | | | need to worry as its popularity grows more and |
| the rotation should generally be more frequent. This | | | | more these days. This excellent alternative to |
| is largely due to the conditions under which you are | | | | ordinary air for your tires should be coming to you |
| you doing this type of driving and how quickly it | | | | soon, and you wouldn't want to miss out. By making |
| wears away at a tire's treads. Often the wear | | | | good purchases and taking care of your off road |
| difference is quite big between front and back tires. | | | | tires, they will last you longer than ever, and let you |
| The typical off road vehicle will require rotations | | | | enjoy many more of those rough terrain rides. |