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Ameri-Tuner Store

admin / February 29, 2012 / No comments

We tried the whole store thing on our own and to be honest with you it was short of mediocre. That’s putting it nicely. Well we found a great company that is building our store for us and we will have that up and running we suspect by Friday. If you need a store for your own company contact SSA Stores on there site https://ssastores.com/fundraisers. You can let them know Anton from Ameri-Tuner sent you over. They do great work. We are excited to see it done.

We will let everyone know when it is up and running. If you have questions please let us know.

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Tire Myths Continued

admin / February 29, 2012 / No comments

Well we told you there were a lot of tire myths and we only have four we are covering.

Myth: I don’t need winter specific tires

So lets see here, you don’t want to by winter tires but you know the snow is coming what do you do? Well some of us will go find a set of all season tires and hope for the best, thinking well these are a good deal I can use them a couple more years. Well if you live in the northern states that may not be the best idea. Snow tires have a lot to offer to those that drive in the snow. First being a tread pattern designed specifically for maximizing traction in the snow. Next they also have a much softer compound so they grip better on hard packed snow. And in some places you can even run studded tire which will bite into the ice. You just won’t get that out of all season tires. While there are places that see no more than a few inches a year where it would be pointless to spend the money on winter tires. Remember a set of winter tires will be cheaper than getting into a wreck because you lost traction.

Myth: A bump in the side of the tire is a defect

Well this is not true, this is where the belts in the tire come back together and over lap. Nearly every tire has this spot and if you look for tires with out it you may never end up buying tires. While some think this may be a weak spot it is actually the strongest part of the tire. There are also some tire manufacturers that are offering tires built differently that have no over lap because the way the materials are put into the tire.

Well this is the last of our tire myths, although there are plenty more out there. We are moving on to our next subjects. If you have questions about tires and we didn’t cover it just contact us on out contact page, or on Facebook.

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Tire Myths… There are quite a few

admin / February 28, 2012 / No comments

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So maybe one of the most common places to find car myths is tires. This maybe cause by several reasons but I think rumors or lack of knowledge may have started these. So I would like to assume that if your reading this you know what a tire is and if your not sure you can Google it, or wait about a week when we cover tires in full.

So Myth 1: Air Pressure

This is the stem of the most popular myths regarding tires. And I think it may come from the numbers molded into the side of the tires you buy. When looking at the tire side wall you will see all kinds of information regarding the tire and somewhere on there you will see a number like 45psi, or what have you. This my friend is not the recommended pressure. This is the maximum pressure that, that tire can be inflated to. So what is the recommended tire pressure? Well you can look in your cars manual, or inside the Driver’s door. Well what if I lost my manual and there isn’t a sticker in there. The best thing then is to call your local auto dealer (preferably one for your car make). This number, or pressure is what that car manufacturer has found to be the best tire pressure, not only for traction but overall handling.

So the truth, look for the cars tire pressure not that number on the side of the tire, well look at it but do fill to this pressure, unless perhaps it some how matches that sticker number.

Well Myth 2: Rotating

There are several myths just wrapped into rotating your tires. Like you can only move tires from the front to the back or what have you. Well, while this may have been true a couple decades or more ago, it no longer holds true. With standard radial, multi-directional tires you should actually rotate in a “Z” pattern. Meaning, starting with the front driver tire to the passenger side and that tire to the back driver side and the back driver side to the back passenger, and the last tire up to the front driver side. The moves the tires all over and promotes even wear.

But what id I have directional tires? Well then you are back to the old ways of back and forth rotations, unless you actually remove the tire from the wheel and then move the tires across to the other side of the car.

And finally what if you have 9.5 inch tires in the back and 8 inch tires in the front and they are directional tires? Well my friend you will not be rotating your tires every 6,000 – 8,000 miles.

We will be adding a couple more tire myths tomorrow so keep tuned.