Tire Articles



Yes they still make bias ply tires.

Introduced by Michelin in 1948, radial tires offer superior handling and milage. But, at the expense of comfort. Take any legendary car known for comfort, slap radials on it, and that thing now gives you a Camry kind of ride. While modern cars have suspension turned for radial tires, older cars designed for bias ply tires are just awful on radials. The difference is so vast that a steel spring 111 on bias tires gives a much smoother ride than a hydraulic suspension 111 with radials.


Tire size calculator

You don't always have to use the exact same size tire but any tire you use must be within 2% of the original rolling radius. This calculator helps you figure this stuff out.


Good tires for cheap

There ae a few low cost alternatives to the ubiquitous Michelens that seem to be every bit as good but a fair bit cheaper.


tire feel

Bring back... that lovingnew tire feeeeeeeeeling... ahem yeah uh, how to make new tires feel like new when they don't.


Pulls to the right ?

A bad tire can do that. A NEW tire can do this. Read what happened here.


What car takes what size tires?

This is the place where we're compiling a list of tire sizes used by various cars. It's fairly new so there's not a lot there, but it will grow over time until it's complere.


Approved snow tires

Want to know what a good snow tire is? The Canadian government has a list, and baby, they know snow.


How to store tires

Say you have a bunch of extra tires lying around. What's the proper way to store them?


Tire Technology

An explanation of a few of the recent advances in tire technology.