Tires are expensive. To save money, rotate your tires periodically to make them live longer. Rotating tires is necessary because of normal wear and tear. While driving, all the turning, braking, accelerating and parallel parking causes friction on the drive tires (front wheel or rear wheel drive). This results in uneven treads. To counter this, rotate your tires front to back, roughly every 5,000 to 10,000 miles depending on the make of the vehicle.

Do not rotate wheels from side to side or criss-cross. To do this alone, car owners will need to purchase a torque wrench, usually near $30 to $40.