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 …
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 …
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.
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.
Non directional tires - Maintenance/Repairs - Car Talk Community
2024年12月4日 · Yellow highlighted part is definitely the outside. There are no markings idicating which side out. I was shopping for winter tires for my car and compared all available tires and to my suprise, QuaTrac had better consumer reviews …
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.
Tires PSI - Is it by car or by tire? - Car Talk Community
2013年9月26日 · The tires you have on your car are used on many different vehicles, and often use different psi values for different vehicles. UncleTurbo September 26, 2013, 5:36pm 3
Put new tires on back of car. Can't use or difficult to use hand …
I have a RAV4 2015 and wife Kia Optima 2016. I have a schwinn bike pump in each trunk to fill tires (especially if on the road). The pump works on my RAV no problem. Last tire change was in 2021. The optima had 7 yr tires on the back so I got new ones in july 2024. Now I cannot use either bike pump where I lock the nozzle onto the stem. I can hold the nozzle in 1 hand and …
Tire pressure when is hot? - Car Talk Community
2018年9月2日 · When vehicle is driven, what pressure I should inflate the tires to? One guy at tire shop said +3psi - so 38psi - the guy inflated said it will be bumpy. Mine is 2013 Mazda 5 - Factory says 35psi. When I was on freeway (38psi) it felt as if I didn’t have the benefit of the tire (it was so hard) - car was not gripping the road. Besides stuff inside the car was giving resonating …