TIRE SERVICE 101:SERVICING TIRES WITH 18-IN.-PLUS RIMS ON PASSENGER CARS,SUVS & CUVS

摘要

Low-profile tires and larger-diameter wheels have started to become the norm on new passenger cars,SUVs and CUVs as OEMS look to cash in on the handling and aesthetics these assemblies provide.That means your customers’rides may look more high performance,but this trend could mean headaches for your shop,as these assemblies prove more difficult to service across multiple OEMS.”Mounting tires 10 years ago had a lot more margin for error than it does today,”says Pete Liebetreu,vice president of marketing for Hunter Engineering.”[Today],you're talking about a tire that has quite a thin sidewall.They're stiff,they tend to have rim guards that make the wheel stick out-these create more mounting challenges.”