More and more motorists seem to be driving around in cars sitting atop what look like rubber bands: low-profile tires on giant alloy wheels. Those "rubber bands" are actually high performance or ...
After growing steadily for the past 20 years, the number of recognized diameters and aspect ratios of radial car tires available to U.S. consumers has shrunk. According to the Tire & Rim Association ...
In short, tires are precisely-engineered pieces of rubber, chemicals, fabric and metal that are designed to provide traction, cushion road shock and carry a specified load under all kinds of ...
Seven years ago, I bought a rough-looking-but-good-running 1992 Honda Civic DX hatchback, for use as a gas-sipping alternative to my daily-driver P71 Crown Victoria. These days, it's the car I drive ...
The sipes on your tires play an important role in traction and control. Here's what sipes are, why they matter, and whether ...
Just as a truck with improperly geared rears will incur extra costs for its owner, so, too, will a truck with the wrong tires. Many more factors than size account for having the right tire for a ...