Check Your Tires

[T-Bone]

I see tire retards every day. I should have been a tire salesman. It's very common for me to walk through a parkinglot and see steel cords showing through, uneven wear, 4 completely different sized tires on cars, etc... I don't know why I always notice this crap, but I do. I'm also the nice guy that will leave a note when I see someones tire is low or flat and even flag people while driving and point it out to them. I'm pretty OCD about it

It just stumps me that people are that friggin oblivious to their tires, the feel of the steering and the ride quality. How do some people not notice this stuff?






http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897

[G.I.Jim]

Thanks Dad!

[Babyblue]

Thanks Dad!

Agree


Thank You

[wastingbeerz]

I see tire retards every day. I should have been a tire salesman. It's very common for me to walk through a parkinglot and see steel cords showing through, uneven wear, 4 completely different sized tires on cars, etc... I don't know why I always notice this crap, but I do. I'm also the nice guy that will leave a note when I see someones tire is low or flat and even flag people while driving and point it out to them. I'm pretty OCD about it

It just stumps me that people are that friggin oblivious to their tires, the feel of the steering and the ride quality. How do some people not notice this stuff?






http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897

I fully agree... and while we're at it, what about the "I don't have to use turn signals, EVER" douches?

[strangegrey]

A very common mistake with drivers is to fill the tires to the psi stated on the sidewall of the tire....which is a mistake.

This will result in most likely an over-filled tire (or sometimes an under-filled)....either of which will result in shitty milage and a potentially dangerous loss of control.


The proper thing to do is to fill to the psi listed on the inside of the drivers side door....

[G.I.Jim]

A very common mistake with drivers is to fill the tires to the psi stated on the sidewall of the tire....which is a mistake.

This will result in most likely an over-filled tire (or sometimes an under-filled)....either of which will result in shitty milage and a potentially dangerous loss of control.


The proper thing to do is to fill to the psi listed on the inside of the drivers side door....

Yeah, unless you buy after market tires fucker!

[Ehwmatt]

"If everybody was just getting regular tune-ups and inflating their tires, you'd actually save just as much!"

[stevew2]

A very common mistake with drivers is to fill the tires to the psi stated on the sidewall of the tire....which is a mistake.

This will result in most likely an over-filled tire (or sometimes an under-filled)....either of which will result in shitty milage and a potentially dangerous loss of control.


The proper thing to do is to fill to the psi listed on the inside of the drivers side door....

i did that with my new tires, the thing on the door said 31, the max on the tire said 44,i fill it to 38 , on the new tires were warmer than old tire, michellans. it rode smoother ,but i worry it about wearing out sooner

[T-Bone]

Typical threadjacking cleaned up again...

[strangegrey]

A very common mistake with drivers is to fill the tires to the psi stated on the sidewall of the tire....which is a mistake.

This will result in most likely an over-filled tire (or sometimes an under-filled)....either of which will result in shitty milage and a potentially dangerous loss of control.


The proper thing to do is to fill to the psi listed on the inside of the drivers side door....

Yeah, unless you buy after market tires fucker!

Actually, so long as you're not changing sizes of the tire, it really shouldn't matter. The reason for the inflation suggestion on the car and not the tire, is that the car's weight will dictate how much of the tire is on the asphalt. You can have the same tire on three different model cars, one weighing 2600, one 3000 pounds another weighing 3500.

Each car will apply a different amount of downward pressure on the tire....



If its your intention to ghetto out your car with different sized tires....then you deserve either lack of control or shitty milage!

[SteveForever]

my boyfriend wears his tires down to nothing...thanks T-bone for this link cause I'm sending it to him!