It’s good to know your size and performance rating when it’s time to buy tires. The information that’s on every tire’s sidewall is hard to read, but it’s all there: Tire size, load capacity, weather ratings, and even government ratings for treadwear, traction and temperature. My advice is to be prepared for your tire store visit [...]
If you have a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) on your car, then you’ve probably seen the yellow tire with an exclamation point, next to the airbag and seatbelt lights when you start the car. After your car self-checks, the light goes out and you probably won’t see it again……Unless you get a flat or low [...]
Only original equipment, factory installed parts will do….unless you want your Highlander to sound like a Hummer. Check out the difference between this aftermarket and original muffler for the same suv. The difference in sound was amazing. The difference in cost? $200 for the aftermarket vs. $400 for the factory part. Which would you choose?
If you have a vehicle equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system, or TPMS, you’ve probably seen the yellow tire with an exclamation point, next to the airbag and seatbelt lights when you start the car. If you haven’t, you will. It means one or more of your tires are under-inflated by 25% or more. In [...]
Fix-a-flat works, but unless you’re a “hyper-miler” who needs to shed excess pounds from the trunk to save gas, our advice is to go with the spare tire set. Fix-a-flat in a can is a propellant (Butane, Propane or Isobutane) mixed with glue; A sticky, poisonous and milky solution that you spray into the tire [...]
I recently returned from the Continental Tire test track in Uvalde, Texas where I experienced, first-hand, the difference between vehicle understeer and oversteer. Simply put: Understeer is when you’re turning the steering wheel and the car is still pushing, sliding or plowing forward, just like the first time you hit the brakes and turn the steering wheel on that [...]
Simply put, let’s look at Yokohama’s Nanotechnology. Or check out the science behind Goodyear’s innovative new Assurance Fuel Max tires with Tim Miller, Goodyear’s national fleet manager.
Have you ever wondered about the differences between a bias ply and a radial tire? Lucky for you, I found this short by the undisputed vintage tire king, Corky Coker, to get an explanation on the differences in construction and how it affects your car’s handling.
We are three times more likely to wash our car, than check the air in our tires. That’s life….You can see a dirty car, you clean it, but it’s tough to tell if your tires are a few pounds off. Tires inflated with nitrogen: Get better fuel economy: If your tires are low on air, [...]
