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Tires
Track days are exhilarating. One event turns into two, then suddenly you're scanning the calendar for track events and wondering how much quicker you could go with the right tires. If you attend one or two track days per year, a quality performance tire is usually all you need. Once you're...
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Tires
While it is simple to place a Lincoln penny in the tread groove of a worn tire and use Abe's likeness as a guide, we don't think Honest Abe knows what's best for today's drivers. The Lincoln penny tread depth test has been touted for years to be a suitable method of determining when it's time...
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Tires
While deep snow and ice-covered roads are two of the most challenging conditions North American drivers will face, tire developments during the last decade have noticeably advanced wintertime mobility. The technological revolution of dedicated winter tireswinter tires for drivers in the...
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Tires
A flat tire can be one of a driver's most inconvenient circumstances. But is there a silver lining? Can the tire be repaired? The answer is yes, depending upon the type of damage and how quickly you realize your tire has a problem. After safely and carefully pulling off the roadway, locating...
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Tires
Can you? Or, should you? The simple answer is — no you shouldn't. Summer performance tires are simply not designed for near- or below-freezing temperatures. Here's a quick explanation of why. Summer performance tiresSummer performance tires feature tread rubber compounds engineered to provide...
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Tires
Run-flat tires offer drivers temporary extended mobility even after a puncture allows complete air pressure loss. However, even run-flat tires will fail if driven too fast, too far or too heavily loaded when flat. For this reason, run-flat tires may only be used on vehicles equipped with a Tire...
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Tires
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,"...
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Tires
The ability of a four-wheel drive and all-wheel drive vehicles to divide the engine's horsepower between its four tires is especially useful on loose or slippery surfaces such as sand and dirt, as well as on wet, icy or snow-covered roads. However it's important to remember that in order to...
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Tires
Many drivers have experienced the benefit of using winter tires in the colder months where pavement temperatures are lower and the threat of snow and ice are always just around the corner. While you may have answered "yes" to the question of "should I get winter tires", now you are faced with...
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Tires
Recommended High Speed Pressure & Load Capacity Adjustments
For S-Speed Rated Tires
VehicleTop Speed
Required TirePressure Increase
Tire Load Capacity% of Branded Maximum
S-Speed Rated Tire35 psi O.E. Example
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Tires
Recommended High Speed Pressure & Load Capacity Adjustments
For R-Speed Rated Tires
VehicleTop Speed
Required TirePressure Increase
Tire Load Capacity% of Branded Maximum
R-Speed Rated Tire35 psi O.E. Example
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Tires
High-Speed Rated Winter TiresPerformance Winter / SnowPassenger | Light Truck/SUV Developed as high-speed winter tires for European driving conditions, these tires typically trade some deep snow and ice traction for enhanced dry and wet road traction, handling and high-speed capability....
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