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Adjusting air pressure will, without question, change how a vehicle rides and handles. However, journalistic ethics (yes, there is - or was - such a thing) and my own moral [...]

With ultra-high perforance OE tires surpassing $300, $400 or even $500 each, how do you keep 'em on OE once they've seen lower prices? A good way to start is [...]

What do the following have in common? * Chlorine bleach with ammonia or vinegar. * Beer, wine or liquor with acetaminophen, barbituates, Vicodin or Valium. * Fuel oil with fertilizer [...]

Sometimes the best-sounding ideas don't work well in the real world. For tires, this is especially true when designers have elaborate computer models to support their fledgling ideas. One of [...]

A accidental performance buyers' almost always identify themselves, especially by the time they get to the tire store. Accidental performance buyers will complain about the performance of their all-wheel-drive sports [...]

A colleague often asserted, 'The only thing that stickier tires do is allow people to hit the guardrail harder.' He's probably right. Studies imply that few people will use more [...]

What does it mean when a tire sidewall says 'Extra Load,' or 'XL?' As with pretty much every tire-related question, the answer is: 'It depends.' Humor me with this example [...]

How many times have you heard this question: 'Why do I have to pay extra for a Z-rated tire when I never drive over 70?' (We'll ignore the fact that [...]

I claim expertise in many areas, including high-performance driving, tire safety, vehicle dynamics, diaper changing and calling in wild turkeys. Mounting tires on wheels is not on that list. My [...]

As a child, I often watched and listened at the hardware store, Sears or the like as people cornered my father and asked him endless questions. My Dad was a [...]

Two of the best tires I've driven on a wet test track are the Goodyear Eagle Fl GS D3 and the Toyo Proxes T1R. During assertive cornering in the dry, [...]

Pick a car tire size, any auto tire dimension. Then choose a couple of different performance categories (ultra-high performance and touring work nicely for my example) from three or four [...]

Swapping UHP summer (or, better said, 'three-season') tires for all-season UHP rubber is trading something you want for something you will probably never need. Consumers - and a shockingly high [...]