What Are Radial Tires?

radial tires

Radial tires are a Michelin invention. Tires are the most important component found on your car and are sometimes still overlooked. They are the only way the car touches the ground to create grip. Thus, tires were a significant concern for engineers, who managed to discover and revolutionize the tire … Read more

How to Fix Cracked Tires (Step-By-Step Guide)

cracked tires

The sight of cracked tires can ruin your day. While small cracks in tires are often normal and purely cosmetic, it’s the larger more noticeable cracks you need to worry about. Moderate to severe tire cracks can affect your vehicle’s driveability and become a huge safety risk if left unfixed. … Read more

Winter Driving School the Michelin and Tire Rack Way

Michelin Tire Rack winter driving school

On the campus of the University of Notre Dame. Think “winter driving school” and you might imagine yourself navigating switchbacks in the Rockies on studded tires or with all-season radials wrapped in chains. Indeed, how else might you learn whether a four-set of Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 tires will you … Read more

Hankook Summer Tire Q&A

Hankook summer tires

You probably have heard about them, have seen them and, heck yeah, you may have even driven a car equipped with summer tires. The name, however, is a bit misleading although these tires are not something you would want to ride on when road conditions are icy or snow-packed. Summer … Read more