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Towing , tires
Towing often? Make sure you have proper truck tires equipped

Passenger car tires might work well for most truck owners, but if you are towing often, you should upgrade to actual truck tires.

Chevrolet | Corvette | c5 | GRM+ | Project car
How to bulletproof a Chevy C5 Corvette for track duty

Not sure how to best prepare a car for track duty? Here's all the work we've put into our C5 Corvette project car since we first got it.

J.G. Pasterjak
tires | wheels | Shop Work | fitment | Wheels & Tires
Fitting tires and wheels when an off-the-shelf option isn’t listed

Our MR2 needed new tires, but first we had a question to answer: How would we fit a modern setup under those now-vintage fenders?

J.G. Pasterjak
tires | wheels | tire mounting | wheel balancing
Does investing in tire mounting equipment actually save money?

We recently put some BendPak gear in our shop: the brand’s R980AT tire mounter paired with its DST-2420 balancer. We were busting tires in no time.

J.G. Pasterjak
Nankang | Wheels & Tires | CR-S | Nankang CR-S
Tested: Does a shorter, lighter tire always equal more speed?

Will switching to a shorter and lighter tire always ensure faster laps? We compare the Nankang CR-S in three different sizes to find out

Andy Hollis
J.G. Pasterjak
wheels | Shop Work | Wheels & Tires
Tips for making your wheels and tires fit better

Getting ready to roll some fenders or considering downsizing your tires? Read this first.

Staff Writer
Miata | MX-5 | wheels | suspension
Optimizing the ND-Chassis Mazda MX-5 for the street and the track

Can one car make a great daily while also serving as a competitive autocrosser and a fun track car? If the answer is Miata, then likely yes.

Andy Hollis
brakes | tires | Tech Tips | Braking | Tires & Wheels
One of the most important parts of the braking system? Tires.

Without tires interacting with the road surface, all those pretty brake parts can’t accomplish much.

J.G. Pasterjak
Tire Test | Yokohama | 200tw | Kumho | Ecsta V730 | Nexen | Advan Neova AD09 | N'Fera Sport R
Tweener 200tw tires: Kumho V730 vs. Yokohama AD09 vs. Nexen Sport R

Willing to trade some pace for durability and consistency, but want something faster than an endurance tire? Kumho, Yokohama and Nexen all have options.

Andy Hollis
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