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You've just purchased tires or a tire and wheel package, and you're now considering installation options. We advise you to choose one of our recommended installers - but what are the benefits? First, Tire Rack has a wide network of over 10,000 trusted independent installers located across the...
The answer could be yes, no, or yes and no! It all depends on your vehicle's tire type, setup, and whether you are replacing just two or all four tires. Are your tires directional, or non-directional? Are they mounted in a "square" setup, i.e., all four tires are the same size? Or "staggered,"...
Tire Rack's Tire & Wheel Owner's Manual contains tips on installation and care. Download the PDF If you need to download a copy of Adobe's Acrobat Reader it's available free from Adobe for a variety of computer platforms.
Note: If you bought a Tire and Wheel Package your tires and wheels arrive mounted and balanced and are ready to install on your vehicle. If you are installing the package yourself, please read "Tire & Wheel Package Installation." Also, read "Proper Lug Nuts or Lug Bolts" for additional...
Tire and wheel manufacturers continually develop new manufacturing methods to enhance the uniformity of their products because radial runout, lateral runout, force variation and imbalance can affect a vehicle's ride quality. Match mounting tires on wheels is a process where a tire's installed...
Advantages of Correct Tire InflationMaintaining correct tire inflation pressure helps optimize tire performance and fuel economy. Correct tire inflation pressure allows drivers to experience tire comfort, durability and performance designed to match the needs of their vehicles. Tire deflection...
Four-wheel drive and all-wheel drive vehicles are equipped with differentials and/or viscous couplings that are designed to allow momentary differences in wheel speeds when the vehicle turns a corner or temporarily spins a tire. However, if the differentials or viscous couplings are forced to...
For security reasons, all replacement keys for wheel locks must be purchased directly from the manufacturer. You will need the wheel lock key registration number located on the label originally sent with your wheel locks (example shown below) when ordering replacement keys. Contact Gorilla to...
For security reasons, all replacement keys for wheel locks must be purchased directly from the manufacturer. You will need the wheel lock I.D. registration number located on the McGard I.D. registration card originally sent with your wheel locks (examples shown below) when ordering replacement...
For wheel designs that require special tire mounting attention. While size designations for tires (i.e., 245/40R18) and wheels (18x8) confirm matching (18-inch) bead seat diameters, measuring a wheel's overall diameter from the top edge of one flange to the other 180-degrees away will reveal...
We don't just help you get the right tires; we help you get the right tires installed. And we'll deliver (quickly and efficiently) directly to your home, office or to the installer of your choice by the next day in most cases. Nine distribution centers across the country are why. Shopping for...
Much like your foot can sometimes fit in a half size up or down shoe, tires have a range of rim widths they can be mounted on while still performing as designed. Likewise, similarly to how a person typically knows their "shoe size," tires have a measuring rim width from which the tire's specs...
While it's often referred to simply as an "alignment" or "wheel alignment," it's really complex suspension angles that are being measured and a variety of suspension components that are being adjusted. This makes an alignment an important suspension-tuning tool that greatly influences the...
Conversion TableInchesMillimeters4 x 3.934 x 1004 x 4.254 x 107.954 x 4.334 x 1104 x 4.504 x 114.34 x 5.124 x 1304 x 5.514 x 1405 x 4.005 x 1005 x 4.255 x 107.955 x 4.505 x 114.35 x 4.535 x 1155 x 4.725 x 1205 x 4.755 x 120.655 x 5.125 x 130Your vehicle's bolt pattern is one of, if not the,...
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