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Have Bove's Auto & Truck Check Your Tire Tread Depth
You may have heard of racing slicks. Now, slicks have no tread, but they give race cars maximum traction on dry racetracks. Insert a little water into the equation, however, and slicks can&rsquo...
Published on: Jun 23, 2024
Selecting Tires
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Question:I need new tires. How do I know which tires to get?Bove's Auto & Truck Answer:Let's look at selecting new tires in light of three factors: Function, Fit, and Value.
Func...
Published on: Jun 03, 2022
The Fallacy of Cheap Tires Sold in Rockford
New tires are a big ticket item for most Rockford drivers. You're not only concerned about the price, but you want to know that it'll be a long time before you need to buy new tires again.
And of cou...
Published on: Feb 13, 2022
Are You Going Nuts? (Lug Nut Replacement)
If your vehicle has a few years on it, you've no doubt had your tires rotated a few times. That means, of course, that a technician has loosened the lug nuts (which hold the wheels on) to remove the w...
Published on: Feb 06, 2022
Winter Tires
Let’s talk about winter tires. We’re not talking about all-season tires here, but dedicated winter tires.
Modern winter tires do a terrific job in a wide range of winter conditions....
Published on: Dec 19, 2021
Tires By the Numbers (What Tire Numbers Mean)
You may have noticed your tires have a pretty long number on them. Yours might start with a letter, then a 3-digit number, followed by a few more numbers and letters. That string of letter...
Published on: Apr 07, 2021
Tire Tread Depth
When talking about stopping power, we tend to focus on our brakes. But our tires are where the rubber meets the road. So having good brakes isn't enough: we have to have tires with enough traction to ...
Published on: Mar 30, 2020
Nailed It! (Tire Repairs)
We've all been there. You park somewhere only to return and find one of your tires is flat; you've picked up a nail on the road. You're hoping you can just have it patched and be on your w...
Published on: Jan 09, 2020