During my years at the service counter costumers who purchased tires often asked me, “Do I have to have them balanced?” followed by, “Does it need an alignment too?” I understand why consumers ask ...

Tire balance and alignment are both vital for keeping your car riding smoothly, preventing excessive tire wear, and keeping you safe by helping your tires stay in contact with the road. This is ...

That vibration you feel while driving down the highway could be a few things, but if you’re lucky it won’t be related to that curb you hit at Starbucks this morning. Your car could be out of alignment ...

Balanced tires are important for both safety and economic reasons. Heavy vibration resulting from unbalanced tires causes increased wear and the danger of control loss. Because an unbalanced tire ...

It has always been a good idea to balance tires, but with the advent of low profile tire designs, such as the 50-, 60-, 70and 78-series, tire balancing has become a virtual necessity to prolong tread ...

If you've been driving that good-looking pickup truck and suddenly your steering wheel shimmies like it's trying to escape your hands at 70 mph, then you already know what tire imbalance feels like.

Q: What are the symptoms of an out-of-balance front wheel, and how can you tell which wheel is the problem? A: Typically, an out-of-balance wheel/tire will cause a vibration at speeds of about 35 ...

The red and yellow dots both serve to highlight small inconsistencies in a tire’s weight and structure that can have a big ...

TikTok has become a reliable source of maintenance advice. On the social media app, countless mechanics post videos on a wide range of topics, including why to not buy a new car and which tires brands ...

Heavy walled truck tires are just hard to keep balanced. The weights fly off after a while. Some are glued on some pressed on the bead, but it’s a continuing problem. Centramatic automatic balancers ...