The amount of tread on a tire is critical in determining how well it will vacate water to maintain contact with the road in the rain. If your tires wear out quickly, your safety may be at risk. Our ...

We all know tires are made from rubber, but did you know that rubber can rot like wood? Here's why tire dry rot happens and how to stop it in its tracks.

Low tire tread depth can be a safety issue. When the road is wet, low tread depth can cause the tire to hydroplane, or skim across the surface of the water, which can make you lose control. You also ...

Few car maintenance tasks are as crucial (or as often overlooked) as tire tread depth. It's a major part of determining how safe, effective, and long-lasting your tires are, and yet it's rarely ever ...

Tires degrade naturally over time and suffer even more damage from potholes, glass, nails or other debris you may run over. If you maintain your tires by keeping them inflated, getting them rotated ...

New study shows penny test is outdated; tire must have an eighth inch of tread. Oct. 3 , 2007 — -- Forty-three states require motorists to get new tires when the tread wears down to a 16th of an ...

Every so often I find myself checking out the tires of the vehicles around me when stopped in traffic, wondering how this or that one performs compared to the factory tires on my pickup truck. My ...

Recommending low-noise tires requires setting realistic expectations. Tire design always involves trade-offs among performance characteristics.

Tire treadwear is about much more than how frequently the tires need to be replaced. How rapidly tires wear down speaks to how soon they will transition from providing optimal grip to losing their ...