Q:Will 225/45-18 tires fit 18x8.5 wheels?

18x8 rims have been an determination on your 06 MX5. yet with a 215/40-18 tire length. The 225 width tires could be somewhat too huge and reason some clearance issues. 215/40-18 may be the right determination.

Q:What size tires go on a saturn ion 2006..

Same size that are on it now

Q:How to detect the tire pressure of car tires

Indirect tire pressure monitoring: Indirect tire pressure monitoring works: When a tire pressure decreases, the weight of the vehicle will make the rolling radius of the wheel will become smaller, resulting in faster than other wheels. By comparing the speed difference between the tires in order to achieve the purpose of monitoring tire pressure. The indirect tire alarm system actually relies on calculating the tire rolling radius to monitor the air pressure.

Q:I was quoated a pretty reasonable price but everyone I tell has never heard of these--are they a decent tire? Thx!

decent price for a cheap tire.best buy a name brand for a few more bucks and you will get more running out of them . im a tire guy heres what you say whats your cheapest tire in size------ and then after they tell you ask about another one that one will be the better tire id pass one them sorry but you dont want cheap tire they dont last no time better to spend a bit more and get one that will last longer

Q:i‘m making a tire stack potato garden but i don‘t want just plain old ugly tires in my yard. what is the best paint to use on the outside of a tire? i was thinking house paint but i don‘t want it to chip off but i would like to get some bright colors. any advise would help.

A tire looks like a tire no matter what color it is. It looks pretty tacky. Just leave it black and save on paint.

Q:I just refilled the air pressure in my front tires last week and they already look like they are getting flat again. There was only 8lbs of pressure when I last refilled. It seems like this happens weekly. The tires are only a year old so I really don‘t want to have to replace them. Visual inspection shows no big tears, nails or holes. My question is, is there a simple go to the store and fix it myself solution or will I have to set some money aside and take it to the shop. My back tires are fine and they are older but never seem to have the problems I‘m currently having.

Unless there is a hole or something has punctured the tire stop leaks will not work and even then the directions say to have the tire repaired. More then likely the tire bead area needs to be cleaned up and a sealant applied. I just had this done to one of my tires (20 dollars). It could be a bad tire stem or leaking valve. So there is a good chance the tires do not need to be replaced (if the tread is good), but that the fix will not be cheap either.

Q:Having problems with brand new car tires. Any time the temperature falls I have to put air in my tires. what can be causing this problem. My wife who also has new tires it‘s having the same problem is not all the tires, just certain ones. are they defective?

No, I doubt that the tires are defective. The ideal gas law says that as temperature decreases either volume or pressure decreases. The volume in a tire is fixed (approximately) thus the pressure decreases with changes in temperature. I commend you check your tire pressure regularly and adjust them as temperature changes. Tires work and wear best if they are adjusted to the recommended tire pressure by the manufacturer. I just completed that task on my vehicles this morning since it has turned colder in the last couple of days. Had to add air to all of them to compensate for the change. In the spring, will have to let some air out as temperatures warm back up. Not sure why not all the tires were affected. Could be that the tire pressure was not equal in all of them to begin with. I couldn't afford it but did spend extra for a highly accurate tire pressure gauge and haven't seen that problem since. I believe that tire pressures are to be measured at cold (meaning ambient) temperatures rather than warming them up.

Q:I just recently bought some staggered Rota D2‘s for my 1990 240sx. But i am completely clueless on what tire goes on them!The tires sizes are17x7.517x8.5Please help!!

If your 240 originally was fitted with P195/60R15 86H tires then the ideal replacement size would be 205/45R17 XL 88W inflated to 34 psi front and rear. The only caveat would be that the recommened rim widths for this tire size are 6.5 to 7.5 inches. Your rears are a bit wide. If your 240 originally was fitted with P205/60R15 90H tires then the ideal tire size is 215/45R17 87W inflated to 30 psi front and rear. You could also use these as an alternative to the above tire on the rear as these can be safely mounted on wheels up to 8.0 inches - a good tire mounter can squeeze these on 8.5's. It will also give you a bit of that staggered look that is all the rage these days.

Q:i have wire beaded tire and have no idea how to change the tire?

Tires have had wire inner beads since Hector was a pup. It's nit the tire you have to fight its the raised safety bead inside the wheel. You need two tools to dis-mount a tire from a wheel. A tire spoon and a tire iron. If you have aluminum wheels stop before you start. If you attempt to pound under the lip of the wheel you'll scuff or brake the wheel. Take the wheel and tire to a tire shop where they'll break it down safely within 30 seconds.

Q:Shopping for tires for my motorcycle and they are listed as either front of rear, the tread all looks similar, just wondering what the differences are?Our trucks and cars use the same type of tires front and rear so it got my curiosity up.

On motorcycle tires it can be different tire to tire but usually the difference is tread and the way the direction bands and the way they were designed to take force. Example a front tire is designed for breaking force not acceleration a rear tire is designed for acceleration with slight braking force. That being said i have run many a tire backwards i road race and tracks like little talladaga are mostly lefts so i run the tire the proper direction until it has worn the i spin it around to where the other side as well. This can work but be careful i do this on tires without rain grooves a tire is directional for both the inner bands and the tread a tire is designed to disperse the water as it rolls over it when on backwards this will not happen as well or maybe not at all. Most tires today can be run on either but only under certain circumstances. One example is i had a bike that they no longer made a high performance rear tire in the size i needed so i took a front tire and mounted it backwards this enabled it to receive the force the way the manufacture intended. If a front tire is designed to brake the spin it around and that is acceleration forces. But it will not handle water dissipation as it was designed to do but i used it in fair weather and on a track so that was not a issue good luck.