Tired of ordering expensive replacement golf cart tires every season due to tread wear? Tired of your tires losing traction and “stickiness”? Tired of having dry looking rims wrapped around your clean aftermarket wheels? No…there is no punchline here that presents you with a magical product to increase the life of your golf cart tires. We wish there was.

But what we can offer you, free of charge, are these 4 great tips for getting the most out of your golf cart tires; whether they are turf/street tires, all-terrain tires or off-road tires. Read on for tips that can save you money and keep your tires fresher longer!

Check your air pressure
This is a simple but commonly overlooked practice. We know, we know… you’d rather be conquering the next dirt trail or gravel road with your ride than sitting in your garage (like a nerd) making sure the proper pressure has been set in your golf cart tires . But trust us when we tell you that checking your tire pressure every few weeks can help you conquer more ground on a smaller tire budget.

It is best to check the tires when they are cold (before driving the car), as driving the car before checking them will heat the tires and give you a false and higher tire pressure reading. Is wise to check tire pressure once a month (every 3-4 weeks) because 1 pound of air pressure or more can be lost each month due to permeation, resulting in lower fuel consumption and additional wear /unequal rims. Even more permeation than this can occur in the warmer months of the year.

Tires that are not inflated get hotter than properly inflated tires due to excess room for air expansion in the tire that does not have enough air. Over-inflating a golf cart tire, on the other hand, can cause the tire to blow out at higher operating temperatures.

You don’t trust strangers… do you? Good. don’t trust him weird tire pressure gauge at the gas station or clubhouse. Those things are about as useful as scraping your knee in the parking lot. Get yourself a good tire pressure gauge (they only cost a few dollars). Use it on ALL your vehicles and start getting better fuel economy and less wear and tear. it’s anti-american not to do it.

check your camera
Walk in front of your glorious golf cart, turn around and behold the modern wonder you’ve worked so feverishly on. After taking some art museum-worthy photos and posting them on Facebook (wait until you get at least 3 likes), take a second to look at the bow of your golf cart. Camber is the angle of lean that the tire shows towards or away from the frame of your golf cart. If your tires slope inward (with the tops closer together than the bottoms, like a school-age kid having a need to go to the bathroom), the tread will wear on the inside of the tire first. If the top of the rims lean outwards, then the opposite is true and there will be more wear on the outside of the rim.

The way to mitigate a camber problem is to make sure your tires are properly aligned. This brings up the problems of Toe, suspenders, alignment adjustment, jump rope and more. Check out our quick guide on how to adjust your golf cart alignment at home to help you easily tackle this issue.

Toe is not difficult to check. Toe is a simple way to measure the posture of your tires. Think of it as “bird’s eye camber” because in this case we will be looking at our tires from the side of the car and not the front or rear. Your golf cart tires are on an axle and this axle can be thought of as the “foot”. Looking at his cart from the side (after taking a few more photos) convergence it means the tires are a little closer together at the front of the tire which will cause additional tread wear from the outside. Toe it means the rear of the tires is closer together (imagine the image of bringing the beads together) which will cause the tires to wear from the inside faster.

Avoid hazards and potholes

unless you have one to meanoff-road tire, you probably shouldn’t purposely attack every curb or embankment you see. Try to avoid road hazards and bump/hole impacts on the road at high speed. This simple trick will certainly increase the life of your tires by 1,000 miles. Even if you use an aggressive tire, it is advisable to avoid hard impacts on the tire construction.

Keep your shoes clean!

Get a good tire polish/protectant to protect your tires from unnecessary ultraviolet wear. Wipe that baby all over your sidewalls FREELY. You can always get another can!

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I hope these tips help extend the life of your tires. As much as we love to sell you your next set of tires (nothing beats new rubber), we don’t want you to spend your hard-earned money before it’s needed (or before you decide you need low-profile, off-road tires and tire sets).

Keep up the good work, studs!