Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Tire Safety”
Snow tires used to be just that, tires only used for driving in snow. Unable to survive for long in regular driving conditions (emergency braking and warmer temperatures would devastate the tread), snow tires were reduced to a singular purpose. But things are different now as technology has improved, and drivers’ needs have changed, making the switch to winter tires …
Tires don’t wear evenly, front tires carry more than 60% of your vehicle’s total weight and show more wear over time from left turns. Since we tend to make left turns faster than right ones, the disparity in tire-to-road contact results in more stress on the right front tire. See how easy it is to have unequal tire tread? The …
With every rotation of the wheel, and with every mile carried closer to your expected destination, your tires gradually wear down and the tread becomes shallow—it’s a natural result of driving. The best way to keep tires in tiptop shape is to rotate your tires regularly, and methodically check the tread depth to recognize irregular tire wear. If you …
Spot Check: What are the red and yellow dots on my new tires? In an earlier post, we talked about how to identify if your tire was manufactured in the U.S. Looking at the DOT number on the sidewall of your tire will give you the information needed to locate its manufacturing facility. While looking at the sidewall, you may …
Oh, look! Bubbles! No, not those kinds of bubbles. Has one of more of your tires been doing the shimmy, shake, and wobble recently? Not good. We’re addressing irregularities that are neither playful, fun, nor harmless: tire bubbles. What are tire bubbles? Tire bubbles are exactly what they sound like: a bulbous bulge protruding from the sidewall of the tire. …
