Tires
Checking Your Tire Tread: A Better Way
Bring your Ford into our tire service center in Derwood and our tire service technicians will check the tread and wear on your Ford tires. If you need new tires, Ford Demo 6 Service has a great selection in our tire shop at fair prices. We often run tire specials or provide tire coupons or tire specials. If you just need a tire repaired to fixed, our Rockville Ford service department will try to mend them if possible, making sure that they are safe and road-worthy, based on driving conditions in the Bethesda area. We also provide tire rotation and wheel alignment if your Rockville Ford needs it.
Tire Treads - What Do They Do?
The traction is what "holds" your Ford on the roads in Derwood, especially when driving in non-perfect conditions like rain, slush, and snow. Tire tread directs water and slush from between your tire and Gaithersburg roads and also helps create edges to grip snow. Tire tread plays a huge role in how quickly your Ford can stop when the brakes are applied. 2/32" might be used as a general rule for new tire replacement, but Ford Demo 6 Service thinks this guideline could be cutting it too close for Maryland drivers.
Test Your Tires for Tread
A lot of Derwood residents abide by the Penny Test. It's easy: place a Lincoln penny into the tread groove of your worn tire. If you can't see all of Lincoln's head, then the tire tread should be fine. Unfortunately, this isn't a very accurate way to test whether or not your Ford tire tread is at a safe level, and could result in some dangerous trips driving around Derwood. The idea behind the Penny Test is that the performance of your Ford doesn't really go down in poor driving conditions (rain, slush and snow) until the tire tread wears down to around 2/32" (which is where you will see all of Lincoln's head). This idea is simply wrong. Many states consider 2/32" of tread the level at which a tire's tread is worn out. However, 4/32" or more is needed to maintain good and safe traction on your Derwood tires.
Do You Have Uneven Tire Treads?
The penny test is a good way to check if your tires are wearing evenly. If they aren't, you may need a wheel alignment or tire rotation from Ford Demo 6 Service in Maryland. When this happens, our service department can help you understand why this is happening, and how you can keep it from continuing. For example, if your Derwood tire tread is worn down mainly in the middle of the tire, you may have been driving with an over-inflated tire around Rockville.