A tire's most important job is to carry the load required of it, and the load range/ply rating branded on the tire's sidewall indicates how much load the tire is designed to carry (at a specific pressure). Whenever changing tire sizes or from one tire type to another, it's important to ensure...
Why do we change our tires and wheels? Aside from necessity, most of us do it for performance, comfort and style. But to be sure our tires are performing properly and that we're rolling comfortably and in style, we'll need to correctly install our new tires and wheels. Here's a few tips from us...
Proper wheel installation requires the wheel-attaching hardware (lug nuts or bolts) be tightened to the recommended torque specification for the vehicle make, model and year. Torque specifications are usually found in the vehicle's owner's manual.* Proper torque requires using the correct...
Michelin has developed a Pilot Sport Cup "care and feeding" brochure to help drivers get the best performance out of their Pilot Sport Cup tires. Download Michelin Pilot Sport Cup brochure (PDF)
Tires That Help Maintain Vehicle Mobility...Even After Being Punctured If you've ever been late for a date, appointment, or meeting because of a flat tire, you already know how frustrating it can be. If you've ever changed a flat tire in the rain, after dark, or on the shoulder of a busy...
Below are some of the mathematical formulas used to answer commonly asked questions concerning fitments of light truck tires. How much extra ground clearance under the axles will be provided? or How much will it raise the vehicle's center of gravity? (New Tire Diameter-Original Tire...
While most passenger car and truck tires follow a similar sizing convention, Light truck tires sometimes (especially in the larger off-road sizes) utilize flotation sizing, which can make comparing sizes somewhat less obvious. While the tire's spec page or tire size calculator will give...
A warranty is a manufacturer's assurance of quality that defines the period of time that they will repair or replace products that show signs of defects due to materials or workmanship. While most consumer goods are backed for their first 30, 60 or 90 days of use or up to one year from the date...
To diagnose a vibration problem, view The Vibration Diagnosis Flow Chart. Download The Vibration Diagnosis Flow Chart (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.
The tire size branded on the sidewall provides a significant amount of information about the tire's intended purpose, dimensions, load capacity and high temperature/high speed durability. Our primary example will be based on variations of the 225/50R16 size, although other sizes will appear...
While today's P-metric passenger tire sizes have existed since the early 1980s, restoring classic muscle cars and pony cars has kept yesterday's numeric and alpha numeric tires from disappearing. This chart has been developed to help you determine their equivalent Euro-metric and P-metric tire...
Shop by Vehicle for Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Sensors Have you ever seen a vehicle with one or more tires that appear noticeably low on tire pressure? Didn't you want to warn the driver of the situation before that slight inconvenience became a calamity? What if the vehicle with...
Do you ever feel a ride disturbance or shimmy during the first few miles of driving after your vehicle has been parked for a few days, weeks or months? Then, after you drive a couple of miles, the ride smooths out and feels OK. This condition is often called flat-spotting because it is used to...
Using the Hunter TC3500 mounting machine, optimal matching of the tire alignment relative to the wheel can be done with higher accuracy and help to eliminate vibration problems. The Hunter GSP9700 Road Force measurement balancer road tests the mounted tire and wheel to effectively measure...
Why do we change our tires and wheels? Aside from necessity, most of us do it for performance, comfort and style. But to be sure our tires are performing properly and that we're rolling comfortably and in style, we'll need to correctly install our new tires and wheels. Here's a few tips from us...
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