When you’re in a situation where one tire gets damaged and it can’t be repaired, you might ask yourself: can I replace only one tire on my car? The answer is usually no, but in one case it is acceptable to do. You can safely replace only one tire (rather than two or all four at a time) is if all of your tires are relatively new and they have not lost more than 4/32″ of tread depth from when they were new. Most new tires will have a tread depth of about 10/32″ to 12/32″.

One of the most common encounters that you’ll have when you start increasing the size of your wheels and tires is the front tires rubbing on the fender liner of your 4Runner. The rubbing will normally occur when your wheel is turned full-lock to the left or to the right. Since there are countless different combinations of wheels, tires, and lifts, everyone will experience something different. This guide will outline the steps it takes to do a fender liner mod so that you can eliminate the front tires rub.

Tires can essentially be washed at the same time as the wheels, and dressing the tires involves applying a tire dressing to the surface at the end of your car detail. This tire dressing can vary in sheen, catering to your preference of gloss, satin, or matte. This guide goes over tire blooming, water-based v. solvent-based dressings, tire sling off, and how to properly clean and dress your tires.

Ideally, it is best to replace all four tires at once so that every tire’s size and profile matches one another. However, it’s not always the most economical to replace all four tires, especially when perhaps only two tires are worn and the other two tires still have good tread depth. No matter if your car is FWD, RWD, or AWD/4WD, it is the recommended to install a pair of brand new tires on the rear axle of the vehicle.

Tire tread depth is extremely important to be aware of for any vehicle. Checking tire tread depth on a regular basis is the key to avoid being in the unfortunate incident of being stuck on the side of the road or even worse, involved in a dangerous car accident. Although simple in its operation, the build quality on this Steelman tread depth gauge is high.

The 2006 Lexus IS350 is outfitted with a tire pressure warning system, which detects low tire pressure and displays a warning on the multi-information display. Once the tire pressure has been fixed, then the Tire Pressure Warning System will need to be reset with this procedure.

Recently, I had the unfortunate luck of getting two flat tires during my commute to work on back-to-back mornings. Lucky for me, my wife purchased Tire Road Hazard Protection on these tires which I normally wouldn’t do. So it raises the question: is it worth getting the extra protection on new tires?

Here are the five things to avoid when changing a flat tire; a topic that was sparked when I replaced a flat on my wife’s car. Some items on the list are things that I think are important, but aren’t discussed much. And others, are ways that I’ve screwed up myself.