We all know that changing New & Used Tires is not the easiest thing to do .. right? Thankfully for you, I have put a couple of steps together to help you in your time of need (: So here are a few things you are going to need : a Tire Iron & a Pressure Gauge. Now let’s get to the actual changing of your tires. 

1. Oil the bead of the tire that you got from the Used Tire Warehouse .. or wherever. The good thing is that any oil will pretty much do; but in reality, not all oils will saturate with the bead oil. On a flat surface next to wherever you’re changing the tire, fit the tire onto the rim. You can do this by placing your New or Used Tire over the rim & then just pushing down on the tire. 

2. Use the Tire Iron & rotate it around the wheel to make sure that it is fitted comfortably & evenly around the OEM Wheel. When you come around to doing this, push the Tire Iron over the edge of the wheel & approximately 1/2 an inch into the tire. When you maneuver it out of the tire, do it slowly so that way nothing unexpected happens. After you have done this completely around your Factory Original Wheel, then you have officially attached the wheel to the tire (: 

3. After this, visit a tire shop so they can put the tire in something called a spin balance. If you haven’t guessed, this will make sure that your tire is balanced. 

4. Inflate your tire the way it’s supposed to be .. just read the tire’s air pressure standards. Finally, use a pressure gauge to measure the pressure weight.

You’re done, 
Mykalanne.

Do you want to understand that Alien Language on your 18″ Used Tires ? Just read this : 

BCS - Black Circumferencial Serration

BL - Black Letters

BSL - Black Serrated Letters

BSB - Black Serrated Band

ENWL -Extra Narrow White Letters

ROBL - Raised Outlined Black Letters 

OWL - Outlined White Letters

OBL - Outlined Black Letters 

These are only a few .. but they’re the important ones (:

Off to read my tires,
Mykalanne

Don’t know if you need to rotate your New or Used Tires ? That makes two of us, let’s figure it out together; okay? 

1. If you just so happen to have Front Wheel Drive (which you most likely will have), you need to keep your Front tires in the best condition; by doing this, you can increase the grip your tires have with the road. Since you want to find out if your tires need to be rotated, just go ahead & grab a Tread Depth Gauge; which you can find at pretty much any Auto Parts Store & at all Used Tire Shops . 

2. When you finally get to a point where you’re ready to check them, measure the tread line in the middle of your front tires. Take a note of the measurement.

3. After this is done, walk to the back of your car & do the same thing for your rear tires. 

4. If the tread on your rear tires just so happens to be 1/32 of an inch thicker than the tires in the front of your vehicle, then you may need to have your tires rotated.

Pretty easy, right? I was even surprised that I can do it. 

Off to the Tire Shop,
Mykalanne. 

P.S : It’s not a valid coupon; just something to match the blog-so don’t get too carried away(:

It’s pretty brief so just be ready for it : 

1. The reason why New & Used Winter Tires / New & Used Snow Tires are different from regular tires is because they have specific tread patterns that are customized to dig down & bite into the snow & ice. They are also made from rubber compounds that are much softer from the ordinary one that you see on All-Season Tires. 

2. All-Season Tires are not as good in the Winter time as New or Used Winter Tires are. An easy way to actually understand the difference is to think of All-Season Tires as regular sneakers that you can wear everyday & New / Used Winter Tires would be the snow boots that you belt on whenever you go to the mountains. Are you getting a better picture? 

3. If you’re thinking about getting New or even Used Winter Tires & have the idea of just putting it on the Front Wheels; don’t do it. The reason why is because when you do this & drive in the snow, your Rear Wheels are not going to have any grip on the slippery road; which means that you can most likely spin out of control ): 

These are the three basic things that you should remember when mounting & driving on New & Used Winter Tires . I hope it helps !

Off to the mountains,
Mykalanne.

Even I’ve thought about this millions of times; I mean, a heavy car on 12″ Used Tires ? How does that happen? 

It all deals with the pressure & the square inches of the Tire. Since there is an approximately 30 psi per square inch, there must be quite a few inches of contact patch to actually carry the weight of that car of yours. If there is more weight on the car or you decrease the pressure of the tire, that just means that you need more square inches of contact patch; therefore, the flat spot gets bigger than usual. 

When you’re tire is spinning (obviously), the contact patch has to move around the tire so that way, it can stay in contact with the road you’re driving on. Considering an underinflated tire needs to bend more to make contact with the road, it takes more strength & energy to push it down the road; which means it leads to more heat.

But you knew this already, right?

Learning something new everyday,
Mykalanne.

Have a certain question about your New & Motorcycle Used Tires ? Want me to answer them? Of course you do (: 

To be completely honest, there is no specific amount of time that is given for the life of tires; it all depends on the type of the tire, the kind or motorcycle you have, what kind of driver you are .. so hopefully you’re a good one, but let’s go over the “Categories”, shall we? 

If you tend to drive fast, you might want to consider a Soft Sport Tire for your bike. They won’t last you that long, but they’re meant to get a better grip on the road. If you just stick to interstates & highways for bike riding, then you’ll notice that your tires will last longer compared to the bikes that are driven on the regular street. 

If you’re one to just bust out your bike on special occasions, your tires might develop something called dry rot. This means that the tire has probably gone flat & the weight of the motorcycle would eventually cause the sidewall to crack. 

So I guess it all depends on how you ride your bike & how often you ride it; right? 

Drive safely!
Mykalanne.

In a study, the NHTSA said that there are too many people on the road that are driving with 16″ Used Tires that are bald; & the local gas stations aren’t really making this problem any better. Statistics researched by the NHTSA state that an approximate 9% of passenger cars that you see on the road today have at least one bald tire; there are a lot of gas stations that don’t provide the air pumps that they’re supposed to. 

14% of gas stations in the United States do not have air pumps or malfunctioning pumps. Not only that, the pumps that do have air pumps do not always have the pressure gauges that should go along with it .. which is a “no-no”. 

In July 2001 - which was NINE years ago - the NHTSA regulated that all vehicles need to have Tire Pressure Monitoring & Warning Systems in Passenger Cars & Light Trucks.

Now you’re totally safe !

Off to the gas station,
Mykalanne.

Do your New & Kumho Used Tires keep going flat & you have no idea why? Here are some things that you should check : 

1. Inflate your tire / wheel so it’s at 40 PSI. 

2. Either buy or make a mixture of soapy water & spray it onto your tires & wheels. 

3. Mark the areas where the bubbles appear with a tire crayon. 

4. If some leaks in the wheel are found after this is done, do the steps above to reseal the tire (: 

The main reason why a Modular Wheel / Tire leaks is because the person that is changing or changed the tire stuck their tire spoon into the silicone seal & evidently damaged it during the mounting of the tire. So just be sure you trust the person that is changing your tire (:

Off to my Grandpa’s house,
                                          Mykalanne.

According to their website, Q Tires is a new technology for tires that is supposed to keep you & your family ultra safe during the dangerous Winter Seasons. They claimed to have manufactured the very first All-Season Tire that has deployable & withdrawing studs that you would normally use for the Icy & Snow covered roads; which means you would no longer have to use New or Used Winter Tires . I think the term that they would prefer to describe their tires is “Cooperative” or “Versatile”. 

The whole way this works goes a little something like this:

These wheels have a wireless & driver activated technology, right? Okay, this lets the stud “appear” when it senses ice or snow on the road; & when there is nothing on the road except the gravel or cement or whatever you drive on, it retracts them automatically! It’s like it does all of the work for you! 

This new technology is supposed to rid of road damage that is normally caused by permanent studs. So .. is it a good thing or a bad thing? Is it worth all of that money? You decide because I live in California where there’s no snow (:

Waiting for your response,
Mykalanne.

Do you ever wonder why your New & Used Tires have the little grooves in the tires? Me, too; which is the exact reason why I decided to share my findings with you.

If the tires were just to be bald & smooth, there would be no traction when you drive in the rain or wet surfaces; therefore, you’d be moving & slipping all over the place. That’s the exact reason why your Dunlop Used Tires have tread-no one wants you to be slipping all over the place, crashing into poles, & making everyone late to work; that’d be selfish! When they have the small grooves, it channels away the water from the Contact Patch- which is where the rubber meets the surface that you’re driving on. 

If you drive a Sports Car, your New or Used Tires have a very aggressive tread wear because the main purpose of having a Sports Car is to have a better handling “feeling”; & how are you going to do that if your tire has no tread ! .. Right? 

Learning something new everyday, 
Mykalanne.