Whether you’re camping, boating or hauling the whole house to the beach, think about the tires on your trailer, before you go. Here’s 4 Set the tire pressure in your trailer tires to the maximum shown on the sidewall. Check the condition of the tread and sidewall, looking for cracking of the rubber and foreign [...]
For the last five years, car manufacturers have used a Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems aka. TPMS to let you know when you have a low tire. The warning shows up as a yellow tire, with an exclamation point inside. It’s in your face and won’t reset itself until you put air in the tires to [...]
Did you know that we can service the Tire Pressure Monitoring System aka. TPMS on your car. That’s the yellow tire with an exclamation point that comes on when your car starts. The indicator should go off…..Unless you get a flat or low tire that needs to be repaired that is. Cold weather can also trigger [...]
We’re always being told to check your tire’s air pressure monthly. Check the tread and sidewalls for abrasions or bubbles, cracking or foreign objects. But tires have a lifespan too, the rubber changes when it hits the sunlight and ozone outside the warehouse. Do you know how old your tires are? And why is this [...]
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 [...]
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.
