Q. I am often annoyed at the inaccuracies and/or omissions of important details in vehicle owner’s manuals. I just bought a 2005 Honda Odyssey and the manual recommends rotating the tires every 7,500 ...

Q: What is a directional tire? A: Directional, also called unidirectional tires, are designed to offer optimum straight-line acceleration, dry-weather cornering performance, and wet-weather traction ...

CARS.COM — Virtually every vehicle manufacturer, tire manufacturer and tire dealer recommends you periodically rotate your tires so they wear evenly and last longer, but is rotation really necessary?

Like changing your vehicle's oil, rotating your own tires at home can save you money. However, before you get started, here's what you need to know.

Long tire life starts with selecting the correct tires for your vehicle and maintaining them throughout their life. The type of tires contractors need depends on the type of fleet they operate and the ...

In cars, swapping oil happens a lot – yet flipping your tires around matters just as much. It might sound small; still, knowing the right time plus reasons helps your ride last longer, keeps folks ...

Adding tire rotation to your maintenance routine probably sounds like a nuisance. But even when alignment is kept up to snuff, tires do wear unevenly. Add to this the tendency for parts to wear and ...

Now that the ski season is over, it's time to take off my winter wheels and tires and put the summers back on. The summer tires are non-directional and I want to rotate them from where they were ...

Tire rotation, it seems, is a hot topic among tire dealers. I have received several intriguing emails in response to my columns on the issue (March 25 and Aug. 13 editions of Tire Business). To review ...

When I took my winter tires and wheels off last year, I forgot to mark where they had been – at what corner on the car. How important is proper rotation, front-to-back and side-to-side? Will it damage ...

Q. I recently had my tires rotated at my Chevrolet dealer. I always assumed that when this is done, the driver’s front tire goes to the passenger front, the passenger front goes to the passenger rear, ...