When it comes to auto maintenance, there's a lot that goes into keeping your car in solid condition for the long haul. With regular and frequent service items — like engine oil replacements, tire ...

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 ...

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 ...

A friend got new tires for her car but balked at the charge of $70 for tire balancing. How important is it to get new tires balanced? Thanks, I enjoy your column. — Norman Did you ever stay at one of ...