Subaru Forester: Tires and wheels / Tire rotation

To promote uniform tread wear across all four wheels, it is strongly recommended to rotate the tires on your Kia Telluride every 8,000 miles (13,000 km), or even sooner if uneven wear patterns begin to emerge.

During every routine tire rotation service, carefully inspect each wheel assembly for dynamic balance and overall structural integrity.

While performing a rotation, thoroughly examine the tread surface and sidewalls for physical damage or unusual wear. Accelerated or irregular wear typically stems from improper inflation pressure, misaligned suspension geometry, unbalanced wheel assemblies, hard emergency braking, or aggressive cornering maneuvers. Carefully check for internal cord separation, sidewall bulges, or localized tread bumps. Immediately replace any tire displaying these structural defects or any tire where internal reinforcement fabric or steel cords are visible. After completing the rotation sequence, adjust the front and rear cold tire inflation pressures to match exact factory specifications and torque all wheel lug nuts to the specified standard of 11–13 kgf·m (79–94 lb-ft).

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Take advantage of the tire rotation process to perform a thorough visual inspection of the disc brake pads and rotors for remaining thickness and operational wear.

Always swap radial tires featuring asymmetric tread patterns directly front-to-rear on the same side of the vehicle, avoiding cross-swapping between the left and right positions.

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