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Improper tire inflation is the single most important factor that causes uneven tire wear. Tire wear will happen naturally thanks to friction that happens during driving, and it's this friction that makes it possible to drive at all. In the absence of friction (e.g., when attempting to drive on an icy surface) your car will not move. Tires are designed to create friction, which produces the force necessary to propel your car, and over time this friction contributes to tire wear.

There are three easy steps to inspecting your tires: Look, Feel, and Test. First, visually inspect all of your tires. Second, feel the tread by hand to detect wear such as cupping, scalloped dips on the edge of the tire, and feathering, treads with a rounded edge on one side and a sharp edge on the other. Finally, test all four tires with a tire pressure gauge for proper inflation. You can purchase a tire pressure gauge for a few bucks at any auto parts store.

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What's the Big Deal about Tires?

"Yes, my car has tires. So what? They're black, round, and on the bottom of my car!"

The above about sums up what the majority of consumers understand about automobile tires. Many car owners think of tires only when they create trouble, such as flats, vibrations, and other problems. So, what is the big deal about tires? To put it bluntly, your life is riding on them. Tires are one of the most important components on your car. No matter how much time and money went into engineering the ride, handling, and safety of your automobile, it all means nothing without good tires. A problem with your tires affects all these things. To sum it up, at sixty five miles per hour in heavy traffic, your tires are the last thing between you and the hard surface of the road. Here are a few straightforward, easy to understand, safety tips that every car owner can use to assure your tires are in a safe condition when pull ...[more]

What You Need to Know Before You Buy New Tires for Your Car

No matter how much you want to scrimp and save, the time will come when you will need to buy new tires for your car. You may, in fact, have to buy new tires several times throughout the life of your car because even the most expensive new tires of the highest quality cannot last as long as your car. Even new tires eventually become worn and no longer usable even if you do your best in maintaining them.

How do you know exactly when you need to buy new tires? This depends on a lot of factors and cannot be pegged on a single time period. The life of new tires will be affected by the type of the tires, the type of car they are used for, the driving style used and road and weather conditions in which they are used. Basically, it is how these factors affect the new tires’ treads that matters. It is mandated by federal law that as soon as the tire’s tread depth measures 2/32 of an inch, ...[more]

The installation of winter snow tires is probably the first on anyone’s car winterization checklist. However, a lot of us are not familiar with how to choose the perfect snow tires for our cars. Of course, getting snow tires for your vehicle is not as simple as going to the tire shop and picking the first four tires that you see. Instead, there are several factors that must be considered to make sure that snow tires you will buy are the ones that you actually need.

How do I know if it is a snow tire anyway?

You can know whether a tire is built for snowy roads if the tires’ side walls are printed with a logo that shows a snow flake that is surrounded by the outline of a mountain with three peaks, with middle peak being the highest. Upon seeing this symbol, you can be sure that that particular tire is a snow tire. After this, the next criterion must be considered.

Okay, so they’re snow tires, now how do I choose among them?

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