If you’ve ever changed a tire on a European car and an Asian car, you’ve probably noticed that there are two different ways to mount wheels to the hub. Many European cars use lug bolts, while most other vehicles use studs and lug nuts. Is there a difference in these two mounting methods? Turns out, … Read more
Tires are the most important parts of your vehicle. They are the only components that touch the ground. Tires control how fast you can take a corner, how far you slide or hydroplane in inclement weather, and how quickly you can stop when you slam on the brakes. Rotating the tires is an important part … Read more
With enough years behind the wheel, one is almost guaranteed to eventually experience a flat tire. The occurrence of a flat is almost always accompanied by aggravation, as travels are delayed, and additional effort is expended to install the affected vehicle’s spare tire. However, a flat tire often leaves motorists with another quandary of sorts. … Read more
If you’ve ever been in the situation where you wondered, “Why is my tire pressure light on when my tires are fine?”, you’re definitely not the first. In 1980s Europe, a new technology was debuted that greatly increased safety. The TPMS (or Tire Pressure Monitoring System) uses sensors on the vehicle to determine when a … Read more
Tires are the only point of contact between your vehicle and the road. Tire quality is the biggest factor that determines how fast you can stop, how much speed you can carry through a corner, what terrain you can traverse, and how much standing water your vehicle can handle without hydroplaning. If you do end … Read more
Wheel spacers are special components which create more space in the area that lies between the wheel hub assembly and the wheel itself. You place the wheel spacers over the holding bracket of the vehicle to produce this additional space. When you purchase wheel spacers, they need to be made specifically for your type of … Read more
Cars are equipped with front wheel bearings and rear wheel bearings. In fact, any machine with moving wheels is likely going to have wheel bearings. In vehicles, wheel bearings reduce the amount of friction in the spinning wheels. Otherwise, if you were to have a lot of friction, there would be a lot of heat … Read more
All vehicles with wheels are bound to have wheel bearings. Not only will you find them on the wheels of cars, but also on the wheels of bicycles, wheelbarrows, and even airplanes. Wheel bearings are basically a group of balls which are attached to a metal ring. These components are located inside of the wheel … Read more
What is Camber? When the word “camber” is used in relation to automobiles, it refers to the angle of a vehicle’s wheels and their vertical position as they sit on the surface of the ground or road. If the wheels have a negative camber, it means the tops of the front wheels are inclining to … Read more
What is Caster? Caster refers to the angle of the steering axis on a vehicle’s wheel from the straight line of its vertical axis. This is a wheel that gets steered on a vehicle, such as a bicycle, car, or motorcycle. The angle is measured by the angular space between the vertical and the pivot … Read more