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Tires
One of our team members bought a used Ford F-150 Super Cab 4WD pickup. While preparing his truck for a Canadian vacation, he dropped the spare tire from under the truck bed to set its inflation pressure and check its condition. When he did, he saw that the full-size, Original Equipment...
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Tires
Flat tires can happen any time and usually occur when it's least convenient. And while having a flat tire can be upsetting in itself, being stranded waiting for help can be even more distressing. Having a properly inflated spare tire in the trunk allows drivers and/or roadside assistance...
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Tires
Which vehicle parts go to the salvage yard 85% of the time without ever being used? If you haven't guessed by now, it's the spare tire, wheel, jack and tools. That's right, 85% of the time they will reach the end of the vehicle's life without ever having been used.
However, since the spare...
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Tires
What happens to rubber balloons in the days after a party? The air pressure inside them escapes through the rubber and the balloons go flat. And while air also escapes through the rubber of tires for cars and trucks, today's more robust tubeless tire designs experience air pressure losses of...
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Tires
If you ever visit an auto museum, you'll see most antique cars were equipped with two or more spare tires. Fortunately today's roads and improved tire durability have reduced that necessity, allowing our vehicles to be equipped with a single spare or none at all!
While some of today's...