The best 245/65R17 tire depends on your load index, not the brand. Here is how to choose between SL 105, SL 107, XL 111 and LT builds.
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Eight 205/60R16 picks by mission, with prices. Plus the load index split that decides which of them your car is actually allowed to take.
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225/75R16 fits vans, SUVs and older 3/4-ton pickups. Load ratings in this size span 1,819 to 3,197 lb, so service type decides what you can buy.
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235/50R18 fits sedans and crossovers, and they need different load ratings. Match the code on your placard before you shop this size.
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265/60R18 comes in SL, XL, and LT, and they are not interchangeable. Match the construction to your placard first, then pick the tire.
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The best 235/55R17 depends on two digits most buyers never read. Picks by load index and driving style, with real prices for every one.
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Three categories, three very different tires, one size. Real prices, real picks, and how to tell which one your car is actually asking for.
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The best 235/45R18 tire depends on whether you want what your sport trim promised or what the factory installed. Dennis picks six winners with real prices.
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Yes, but the 40 tells you less than you think. Hank breaks down what a 245/40R18 actually gives you in sidewall millimeters, and when that bites.
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The best brands for 235 55R19 tires depend on your load rating first. Dennis ranks 12 brands by SL vs XL availability, driving priority, and price.
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Yes, and by a wide margin. But the aspect ratio is the wrong number to judge it by. What matters is 3.5 inches of sidewall. Here is why.
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A 245/70R17 measures 30.5 inches tall and 9.6 wide. Here is the full spec, why you see two different diameters online, and what fits instead.
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Eight 225/45R18 tires worth buying, from 106 to 250 dollars, plus the load index trap that costs you 660 pounds of capacity.
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Summer tires come in four tiers and each one is good for something different. Here is what they actually do and the temperature floor nobody names.
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The sidewall is the famous answer. The shoulder is the one that costs people money, and the repairable zone is narrower than almost anyone thinks.
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Heat is the answer, but not the heat you think. The real variable is how much heat your tire makes, and a table showing which path you are on.
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Two of the three government grades on your sidewall are real tests. One is self-assigned by the maker. Here is how to read every quality marker.
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Performance tire is not one category. It is five, and one of them is unsafe below 45 degrees. Here is how to tell which tier you are buying.
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The best all-terrain tire for daily driving depends on one spec nobody mentions: LT or Standard Load. Same tread, two very different trucks.
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A 235/85R16 is 31.7 inches tall and 9.3 wide. Here is why it measures closer to 31 on your truck, and how it compares to a 265/75R16.
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Your tire is probably fine. The wheel is what is leaking, and the corrosion doing it stays invisible until the tire comes off the rim.
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A broken tire belt is not one failure, it is three. Which layer separated decides whether you can limp to a shop or need a tow right now.
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Hank's 2026 whitewall roundup: bias-look whitewalls with vintage sidewalls and radial guts, plus Kontio and Autobahn picks off our own shelves.
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Drag slicks, drag radials, or street tires? Dennis breaks down which drag racing tire your class rules and power level actually call for.
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A cheap but good tire has an A traction grade, 400 plus treadwear, and your door jamb load index. Here is the price floor by size.
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