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What Happens When Tires Sit Too Long in One Place?

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Your tires are your car's only connection to the road. Taking care of your tires will save you money on gas and a smoother, safer ride for you and your family. Your vehicle’s tires affect how your vehicle steers, how it brakes, and how it hugs the road. Your tires need to have the correct air pressure, tread depth, tire balance, and wheel alignment to be safe and cost-effective. If your car is left unused for an extended period of time, know that your tires and other components will st...
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Is It Safe to Drive on a Tire with a Bubble?

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Bubbles in your tires are generally caused by impacts on the road. Hitting the edges of potholes, small collisions, hitting a curb and speed bumps can all cause the sidewall to bulge in your tires. Your tires should always be smooth and round, so if you notice a bubble on the sidewall or see a section of tread bulging, it’s a sign that something is very wrong, and you should stop driving immediately. Tires that have a bubble are not safe to drive. When your tire has a bubble, the fabric of...
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The Importance of Tire Rotations

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A crucial factor in your vehicle’s health, efficiency and performance is getting regular tire rotations. A tire rotation is when the tires of your vehicle are moved from one position on the vehicle to another. The front tires will move to the rear and the rear tires will move to the front, typically in a cross-diagonal direction, meaning they will also change sides. Your vehicle carries more weight at the front, so front tires will typically wear out faster. Tire rotation is done to preven...
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What to Know About Nitrogen-Filled Tires

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Keeping your tires properly inflated is a key to getting the maximum fuel efficiency from your vehicle. Properly inflated tires also reduce tread wear, improve your car’s stopping distance, and decrease the chances of a blowout. Nitrogen-filled tires are said to have the benefit of keeping your tires inflated longer than the standard compressed air tires. The air in your tires eventually escape through the tire’s inner liner, but nitrogen-filled tires take a longer time.  R...
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Studded Tires: Are They a Necessity?

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Let’s talk for a little bit about studded tires, and winter tires in general. What are Winter Tires?A generation ago, “winter tires” meant the heavy, clumsy, noisy “mud grips” or “snow tires” that were on the back of your dad’s woodgrain Ford wagon. Today’s winter tires, though, rival the best passenger tires in terms of noise level, handling, road manners, and ride quality. Winter tires are designed with deeper, more aggressive tread gr...
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Change Your Tires for Spring

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For most people, spring weather means sunshine, barbecues, and vacation planning. But every true Alaskan knows that warmer days and dryer roads mean it’s time to change your tires. At this point, your winter tires have provided you with superior traction, control, and grip on the ice and snow. Don’t be fooled into thinking they will perform the same in summer weather. Why Change My Winter Tires?In Alaska winter is harsh and having a set of tires designed for the slush and snow i...
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The Effect of Bigger Tires on Your Vehicle

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Bigger wheels and tires are a desirable upgrade. Not only for the off-road extremist, but for many everyday drivers as well. For example, you can go to Wal-Mart and count several SUVs in the parking lot with 20-inch rims because even “Granma” wants to look cool.Importance of Tire SizeTires can really make or break your vehicle in relevance to style and performance. Driving on bad tires can take a toll on your vehicle, and upgrading to new tires can make your vehicle drive like new ag...
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Why You Should Store Your Winter Tires

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Tire storage is an important factor in maximizing the life of your tires. While swapping out one set of tires for another is a challenge in itself, once your winter tires are removed, you still need to store them properly for the warm months ahead.  It’s important that your tires be properly stored when they’re not in use in order to make sure they’re ready to go when the temperature drops. Storing your winter tires is beneficial because:   Improper storage ...
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How to Protect Your Tires Against Common Road Debris

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Good tires are not cheap, so it is important that you do everything you can to extend the life of your tires. Because a vehicle’s tires are the first point of contact, road hazards such as small rocks, trash, debris, and salt and chemicals can be hazardous while driving. Attempting to avoid the debris is dangerous when driving because — both visually and mentally — it is hard to process the hazard level of an object in the few seconds a driver has to react. Drivers who encounte...
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Tire Patterns and What They Mean

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Tires are one of the most important safety and performance features of a vehicle. These specialized tools are the only part of your car which maintains direct contact with the road. This means there is a lot of planning and design put into the functionality of your tires. Look at your tires, what do you see? A mesmerizing pattern, since performance is key. The design of the tread on your tires isn’t only for aesthetic purposes. The arrangement of cuts into the rubber is done with the ...
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