It starts the same way every time: you merge onto the highway, settle in at about 60–75 mph, and then the steering wheel starts doing that faint-but-annoying shimmy. Not enough to feel dangerous, just ...

People will tell you that wheel balancing isn't necessary these days. Going back 10 or 20 years, new tires often needed a small amount of weight to balance out the irregularities in the old production ...

Balanced tires are important for both safety and economic reasons. Heavy vibration resulting from unbalanced tires causes increased wear and the danger of control loss. Because an unbalanced tire ...

Normal everyday car maintenance is a balancing act. Not only when it comes to recalling its most crucial aspects to keep an eye on (oil change frequency, keeping tires aired up, and so on), but quite ...

The latest episode “Made in the USA” podcast explores a company that uses collaborative robots, one of the key tools helping US machine shops and other manufacturers compete with lower cost countries ...

Tyre rotation, wheel alignment and wheel balancing are the three essentials to make sure you get the best out of your tyre. Be it a brand new car or a used one, these techniques will go a long way in ...

Getting your alignment done on a regular basis is, for most people, an aspirational habit more than an actual one. This is probably because the benefits are not necessarily tangible. Of course your ...

Tonny Mugabi owns a saloon Nissan Skyline. For the greater part of 2017, he had to buy new tyres almost after every three months. One day, his mechanic advised him to take the car for wheel balancing ...