Cars are incredibly complex machines, but that doesn’t stop some people from making their own modifications to them. While some modifications are not only useful but can even improve your car’s performance, there are many that make your car perform worse or even make it more dangerous to drive. Choosing a different tire size can…
Can you replace your tires with a different size? The short answer is you can, but it affects a wide range of factors in your vehicle’s performance. For a longer answer, we break down exactly what happens when you start drifting away from the standard tire size of your vehicle and start making it more…
Driving is often a major component of many people’s lives, so it makes sense to take care of the vehicle that gets you from A to B. One aspect of that is choosing the right tires. But how do you find the best tires for your car? Below we break down how to understand each…
“How do I find the best tires for my car?” It’s a common question we hear and the answer depends on several factors. Sure, you could just go online and buy the ones that are marked “summer” or “winter” tires on any tire retailer, but you can also underwear online without checking to see if…
Spring has sprung and that means both spring cleaning and putting those winter tires away as well. However, before you simply toss your tires in the back of your garage until the first snowfall like a slightly deflated soccer ball you’ll definitely get around to inflating one day, you’ll want to take additional care to…
Most drivers know the importance of switching from winter tires to summer tires, especially those in Canada. Summer tires in winter will turn the roads into a slip n’ slide, and winter tires in summer will wear down faster than a hungry kid licking the layers off of a jawbreaker. Neither use of tires is…
Winter isn’t only hard on people, it’s hard on vehicles as well. Between the salt or sand-covered roads, slush, ice, and snow your car takes a beating during winter. Naturally, it makes sense to replace the key components of your car during this time. But when do you need to replace winter tires, windshield wipers,…
Tires of today have many different ways to help keep us safe on the road and part of their design including speed ratings. What is a speed rating on tires? Glad you asked, simply put, a tire speed rating is the maximum speed a tire can go that can safely carry a load (which is…
Want your tires to last even longer? It can come down to something as simple as putting them away effectively for the winter. But how do you store tires mounted on rims? Should you bag your tires? What about storing tires vertically or horizontally? We answer all those pressing questions below. How to Store Tires…
Car maintenance doesn’t have to be something only your mechanic knows how to do. One of the easiest things to learn is how to put air in car tires to inflate them. Over time your tires will eventually need to be inflated due to normal wear and tear. Below we discuss why inflating your tires is important…