When people talk about tire condition, it feels like most of the focus is on tread patterns and sidewall strength. However, the tire bead is just as critical to your vehicle's tire safety. It's the ...

A new bead holder from Ken-Tool includes a special C-Lok shape, allowing it to hold a tire bead tightly in place, preventing creeping back below the rim edge during the mounting or demounting process ...

If you've been driving that good-looking pickup truck and suddenly your steering wheel shimmies like it's trying to escape your hands at 70 mph, then you already know what tire imbalance feels like.

One of the problems of owning a pickup truck with large (36 inch and taller) tires is keeping them in balance so they don't shake or drone. As the tires repeatedly heat up and cool, and suffer ...

A Four Wheeler reader's question about Coker tires leads to a bigger discussion about bias-ply tires, safety beads, and old 4x4s. I read your article on the 7.00-15 Coker vintage mud tires. I have a ...

Stubby Tire Tools are easy to use and they provide good leverage to get the job done without damaging your rims. They are a welcome addition to the tire changing equipment in my garage. Early in my ...