The Importance of Tire Maintenance and Repair for Car Safety

Keep Your Tires in the Best Condition

Tire maintenance is an integral part of vehicle ownership because your tires are essential for the operation and safety of your vehicle. Driving with bald, under-inflated, or unevenly worn tires can pose a serious safety concern that could lead to a collision. Proper tire maintenance is vital to maximizing the life of your tires and ensuring your car’s safety, handling, and performance. At Parra Car Care, we strive to fulfill all your tire-related needs. Whether you need a new set of tires or quality tire repair services, look no further than the experts at our trusted tire shop. Each of our mechanics is ASE-certified and can expertly perform all of the automotive services your vehicle will need. Schedule your service today and enjoy peace of mind when you trust the experts at Parra Car Care.

How To Maintain Your Tires

You can best care for your tires with a regular service schedule. Correctly maintained tires return their longest life and best performance, and will wear evenly as a result of being properly aligned. Here are a few ways to properly maintain your tires:

Tire Rotation

Tire rotation is the process of taking your tires from one position on your vehicle and moving them to another. Many cars are built with unequal weight distribution, which affects how your tires wear in the front versus the rear. For example, front-wheel drive vehicles often bear more weight on the front axle than the rear. Tire rotation helps even the load over time so the front and rear tires wear at the same rate. It is usually recommended that you perform a tire rotation every 10,000 miles.

Keep Your Tires Properly Inflated

Keeping your tires properly inflated is essential to avoiding a sudden blowout. Over-inflated tires could explode or become damaged if you hit a bump or pothole, while underinflated tires are prone to sidewall failure. The trick is to keep your tires inflated at the manufacturer’s recommended PSI so your tires can deliver their best performance. Your tires’ recommended PSI can be found on the driver’s side door sill. Once your tires are at the correct pressure, we recommend checking them once a month.

Tire Balancing

Although tires are made with great precision, tiny imperfections during the manufacturing process can cause them to vibrate once they begin to spin. Wheel balancing involves one of our tire service mechanics placing small weights on the side of your tire to offset these imbalances.

Tire Alignment

Tire alignment, also known as wheel alignment, requires one of our ASE-certified mechanics to hook your vehicle up to a specialized machine to measure the angle of your wheels. If your wheels are not pointing perfectly straight, it can cause your car to pull to one side instead of driving in a straight line. While this may seem like little more than an annoyance to some drivers, constantly having to correct your vehicle to travel in a straight line is very hard on your tires. Misaligned tires will suffer from accelerated wear, either on the inside or outside of the tire.

Tire Repairs Can Include:

At Parra Car Care, we don't just provide tire maintenance services. We also provide trustworthy tire repair. Here are a couple of ways we can do that:

Tire Patch

Tires can be expensive — so it's always good news when tires can be repaired instead of replaced. If you run over a nail or a bolt, we may be able to patch your tire. If our experts discover that your tire can be repaired, we will install a specially designed rubber plug into the puncture point of your tire and seal it in place so your tire can be re-inflated.

Valve Stem

If you notice your tire is slowly losing air, but you can't find any holes or nails in your tire, your valve stem may be defective or damaged. Because the valve stem protrudes from the side of your wheel, it's prone to damage if you scrape a curb or hit a pothole. The good news is that your valve stem may be repairable. It's important to note that not all types of tire damage can be repaired. These are a few kinds of tire damage that cannot be fixed:

Trust the Euless and North Richland Hills Mechanics

Whether you need certified tire service, dependable tire repair, or you're looking for a trustworthy place to buy tires, we encourage you to look no further than Parra’s. In addition to certified mechanics who provide expert tire services, our tire store carries all of the major tire brands to ensure that you always have the widest selection of tires to choose from. We even feature added service coupons so you can enjoy expert tire repair and maintenance services while enjoying fantastic savings. Schedule service at Parra Car Care today, and trust your tire repair and replacement needs to the best tire shop in town.