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Your Tire Pressure Rose on the Highway. Put the Gauge Down Before Letting Air Out

The sticker inside the driver’s door says 35 PSI. After an hour on the highway, the dashboard says 39. Four extra pounds of pressure sounds like a problem. The tires were set correctly that morn

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Those Nearly New Tires May Be Much Older Than They Look

A tire can look almost offensively healthy for its age. The tread grooves are deep. There are no nails in sight. The sidewalls still turn glossy after a wash, and the car has covered so few miles th

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Here's Why Letting Air Out of Hot Tires Could Get You Killed This Summer

Quick question. You walk out to your car on a 95 degree afternoon, check your tires with a gauge, and see they're reading 4 PSI over what the door sticker says. What do you do? If your first in

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Michelin’s 80,000-Mile Defender Warranty Explained: What’s Covered (And What Isn’t)

Michelin offers an 80,000-mile treadwear warranty on two of its Defender tires, the Defender2 and the Defender T&H MTP. Only applies to replacement tires though, not the ones that came on the car

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Tire Blowout: Causes, Dangers, and How to Handle It

Nothing ruins a good drive quite like your tire exploding. One second everything's fine, the next you're white-knuckling the wheel while your car decides it wants to be a bucking bronco. It

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