Q: What is a directional tire? How can I tell if a tire is directional? How does this differ from a unidirectional tire? What are the benefits? Ying Mak A: Directional, also called unidirectional ...

Q. I am often annoyed at the inaccuracies and/or omissions of important details in vehicle owner’s manuals. I just bought a 2005 Honda Odyssey and the manual recommends rotating the tires every 7,500 ...

Q: What is a directional tire? A: Directional, also called unidirectional tires, are designed to offer optimum straight-line acceleration, dry-weather cornering performance, and wet-weather traction ...

Rotate my tires? But they rotate every time I drive? Yes, your rubber donuts go round and round every time you drive your car, truck, or SUV, but actually rotating them means putting them on a ...

Tire rotation, it seems, is a hot topic among tire dealers. I have received several intriguing emails in response to my columns on the issue (March 25 and Aug. 13 editions of Tire Business). To review ...

Now that the ski season is over, it's time to take off my winter wheels and tires and put the summers back on. The summer tires are non-directional and I want to rotate them from where they were ...

Adding tire rotation to your maintenance routine probably sounds like a nuisance. But even when alignment is kept up to snuff, tires do wear unevenly. Add to this the tendency for parts to wear and ...

Tires seem relatively simple at first glance, but the engineering and manufacturing expertise that is poured into creating them is pretty impressive. We spoke with Ken Reuille, Lead SUV & RLT Tire ...