Are 5 yr old tires safe? - Car Talk Community
2011年4月11日 · The big variable is how long the tires are exposed to bright sunlight. If we park inside, tires have a good 10 year life before they start showing any signs of rubber deterioration. The original tires on my camper (not Michelins), stored outside all year, started cracking at age 14, and we replaced them pro-actively.
New Tires feels like I'm sliding and swaying - Car Talk Community
2012年9月1日 · Hello all-I own a 2010 Ford Focus (compact sedan) and had to purchase a set of new tires. I went to a retail chain store that I’ve never been to before. The salesman suggests a set of 195/60R15 Trazanos for $304.68. I drive home on a side street about 5 minutes away. Seems fine. The next morning I enter the expressway and there is a slight curve to right when …
Uneven tire pressures questions - Car Talk Community
2014年9月4日 · put the recommended pressure in all tires when there cold. driving and sitting in the sun or in a hot garage may raise the pressure a little so try and get the reading cold. exceptions can be made from front to back in 2wd cars for performance applications. but for awd and normal circumstances same tire and recommended pressure on each tire.
Favorite tire brand? - General Discussion - Car Talk Community
2023年11月17日 · If tires rate about the same I’ll choose the lower priced tire. I read user reviews, but pay only slight attention to them. IMO the user reviews compare the new tires to the ones they just replaced, and the old tires are typically at the end of life. They are of course louder, ride poorly, and have worse wet handling than the new tires.
Largest possible tire - General Discussion - Car Talk Community
2024年11月20日 · Hello Everyone! I have a 1997 GMC Suburban K1500 4x4 with a 4.5 inch lift and 2 inch wheel spacers. It has stock 16 inch wheels. What is the largest size tire (height and width) that I could fit under my truck and on the 16 inch wheels without rubbing, meaning without having to do any trimming on the frame or fenders, etc. ?? Thank you very much!
Car doesn't drive straight after new tires
2009年10月28日 · Sure enough, the toe of the front tires was way off. My mechanic realigned it and now it drives straight as an arrow. My mechanic believes that the new tires changed the stance of the car and therefore the alignment readings. This doesn’t make sense to me but all he did was adjust the toe and the car drives perfect again.
Proper cold weather tire inflation practice? - Car Talk Community
2017年1月16日 · As we all know, proper tire pressure is vital for tire life, proper handling of the vehicle, fuel milage, etc. It is also somewhat common knowledge that proper pressure is based on the cold pressure - i.e. when the tires are stabilized at ambient air pressure. In my case, my car is parked in my 60º garage overnight, and outside during the day. The outside temp is forecast to …
Tire "Chop"...am I being taken for a ride? - Car Talk Community
2010年11月13日 · I just had my tires rotated after about 15k miles. (New tires…first rotation) and the guy in the garage told me my front tires where “chopped”, slightly. I went out to look and he showed me what he was talking about. Now this is hard to describe without a picture, but I will try. Looking are the top of the tires, from the side of the vehicle, it looks like the trailing edge of …
Proper tire pressure-sidwall, door tag or split the difference
2011年9月12日 · I went out to check/adjust the tire pressure on my 1997 Saturn wagon today. The car has 4 new Sumitomo HTR A/S P01 tires. I checked the sidewall and found that the max pressure for these tires is 51 PSI. The manufacture recommended pressure on the door tag is 32 PSI for the front and 28 PSI for the rear. I also checked the tires on our “new” 2010 Pontiac …
INSIDE v. OUTSIDE tire sidewall marking - Car Talk Community
2021年12月13日 · Long story short, visited a tire shop down the street to mount and balance used, satisfactory, matching tires onto my second set of rims in preparation for getting new winter tires installed on my current rims next week. When picking up my wheels, I immediately noticed that one tire sidewall said OUTSIDE facing outwards, with the other three having the word …