Dear Car Talk: Can you tell me why tire sizes are designated as they are? If I understand correctly, we have metric, English and a ratio. Like, a “235-75R15” tire is 235 millimeters wide, has a ...

Wheels and tires are a big investment and having the wrong sizes and offsets can look bad and result in costly damage. Wheels and tires can make, or break, a car. We've all seen the otherwise great ...

Nobody truly enjoys spending money on new tires. They’re expensive, wear more quickly than we’d like, and can be a real pain to determine the right kind. Those may come to mind when buying new rubber, ...

Few car maintenance tasks are as crucial (or as often overlooked) as tire tread depth. It's a major part of determining how safe, effective, and long-lasting your tires are, and yet it's rarely ever ...

Every car guy on the planet has been at a car show and spotted a car that just doesn’t have the right tire and wheel combination. Maybe the tires are too small, the backspacing is wrong, or the look ...

We've explained dozens of times over the years the difference between P-metric and imperial tire sizes so we won't cover a whole lot of the same ground, but we really haven't published a conversion ...