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Have Neighborhood Auto Repair 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: Apr 20, 2025
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: Jun 02, 2024
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: Dec 14, 2023
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: Aug 15, 2022
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 31, 2022
Getting The Right Wheels And Tires At Neighborhood Auto Repair In COEUR D ALENE
A lot of people in the COEUR D ALENE area want custom wheels. When you do this yourself (over the internet . . .) you could run into trouble if you're not careful. Sometimes they just don't fit r...
Published on: Nov 24, 2021
Selecting Tires
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Question:I need new tires. How do I know which tires to get?Neighborhood Auto Repair Answer:Let's look at selecting new tires in light of three factors: Function, Fit, and Value.
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Published on: Oct 31, 2021
Time For New Tires In COEUR D ALENE?
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A lot of factors go into selecting new tires: traction, COEUR D ALENE weather conditions, handling, load capacity, tread life, looks, warranty and price. ID driving conditions var...
Published on: Jul 16, 2021