How to Make Your Car Last Forever: Avoid Expensive Repairs, Improve Fuel Economy, Understand Your Warranty, Save Money

PLUS SIZING YOUR TIRES The big craze today is plus-sizing tire and wheel combinations. The combination of ho ...

Plus sizing allows you to go with a wider, shorter sidewall tire. This move makes for a customized ...

TIRE MAINTENANCE You spend a lot of money on tires, so you want them to last. What should you do to g ...

tries to pass the front), and excessive tire wear. TIRE TIP NO. 3 Regular air pressure checks and adjustments ...

Maintaining those tires results in less wear and tear on many of your car’s other parts. Ensure you an ...

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Air pressure should be measured when the tire is cold, that is, before driving on it. Recommended inflatio ...

Press the tire pressure gauge onto the valve stem so that the gauge’s receptacle engages squarely. ...

The pressure within the tire will force a graded stick out the back of the gauge on this type. You ...

Remove the gauge and read it in good light. Tip: Remember to check and inflate your spare tire, too, ...

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Telling a good tire from a worn one isn’t always easy by sight alone. The tire on the right is ...

An old standby for measuring tire wear is the penny test. Insert a penny into the tread with Lincoln’ ...

A new tire has considerably more tread depth. That depth provides channels through which rain, snow ...

A tread depth gauge is an inexpensive tool. This one shows depth in 1/32-inch increments. The more worn ...

The good tire has about 10/32 inch. ...

DRIVERS ASK, TOM ANSWERS: TIRE PROBLEMS SOLVED Tom, Q I own a 1994 Taurus. It has new front brakes, rotors, and ...

Tom Tom, Q The tires on my 2005 Chevy pickup have been replaced and the wheels aligned; however, at 60 ...

Tom Tom, Q I have seen advertisements that promote filling tires with nitrogen instead of air. They clai ...

Tom Tom, Q I have a 2001 Chevy K2500HD pickup truck. The tire sidewalls say to inflate from 45 psi up to ...