During my years at the service counter costumers who purchased tires often asked me, “Do I have to have them balanced?” followed by, “Does it need an alignment too?” I understand why consumers ask ...

There are always trade-offs when it comes to maintenance practices, and tires are no different. In a perfect world, every fleet would take the time and spend the money to make sure its trucks’ tires ...

Fleets seem to run hot and cold on alignment and balance. Some swear by them, while others see them as unnecessary expenses. Discussions with fleet maintenance managers suggest that many who do ...

While maintenance is one of the biggest expenses of any fleet, costs will go even higher without it. Still, some fleets overlook some less frequent maintenance needs to save money in the near term, ...

Q I just returned from buying new tires and my head is spinning with the different terms they rattled off, telling me what I needed for my car or might need soon. Can you clear the air for me on ...

Tonny Mugabi owns a saloon Nissan Skyline. For the greater part of 2017, he had to buy new tyres almost after every three months. One day, his mechanic advised him to take the car for wheel balancing ...

The purpose of these adjustments is maximum tyre life and a car that moves straight when driving along a straight and level road Wheel alignment and balancing are two totally different things, but ...

Corner balancing. If you've been around racing a little bit, you've surely heard this term before. Or perhaps you've heard NASCAR announcers talk about "wedge," which is basically the same thing.