“NOBODY BEATS TOWN FAIR TIRE…N-O-B-O-D-Y”. At least that’s what the TV commercials are screaming. But I do. Every day! I don’t mind most commercials, but Town Fair Tire calling my business a nobody in front of my family and friends takes it to a new level! So this is my […]
If you have an annoying shimmy or shake in your car that no-one can seem to fix, we can diagnose and road-force optimize them. Every tire and wheel has a high and low spot. A standard high-speed, dynamic wheel balance, is where we put weights on the inside and outside […]
Would you buy tires online and bring them to a tire shop for installation? Internet tire stores make it easy and cheap to buy tires, so if you’re a little curious and comfortable buying a coffee maker on Amazon, then buying tires online should be no problem. But most tire […]
The business of tires used to be simple. When I started in 1990, no-one knew more about tires than we did and we made a good profit. Like everything, the tire business has changed. Tires are expensive and everywhere. And thanks to the internet, customers often know more about the […]
Buying tires is confusing. There are so many different kinds and sizes to choose from. Everyone claims to have the best tires at the best price, but what are the best tires. I’m a tire professional and I’m here to help you make good choices in tires. What makes my […]
Beautiful 1937 Pontiac in for a wheel alignment last week. This is the review the customer left us… “Wanted to get a front end alignment on my street rod, called a few places I use to do business with and when they heard 1937 Pontiac they were like no sorry. […]
When you only need two tires, you’d think they would go on the front of a front-wheel-drive, but it’s the opposite. That’s because when the rear tires on a front-wheel-drive lose grip, it’s almost impossible to keep control. It’s one of the Ten Commandments of Being in the Tire Business […]
Check out this great picture my sister-in-law, Pam Wood found of her father’s tire delivery van. During the Seventies and Eighties, Ken Wood was the biggest tire dealer around and used this International van to transport new and recapped tires between his locations in West Bridgewater, Westport, and Norton MA. […]
Tire sipes are the small slits in the tire tread that give your tires grip in wet and winter conditions. On snow and ice, tire sipes act as biting edges. In wet conditions, they act as a sponge to absorb standing water to reduce hydroplaning. Siping was invented and patented […]
Tire Rack is an online tire store, they make it easy for you to buy tires and their prices are lower than you’ll find locally. So why is this just a fraction of all the tires sold? Good tire shops don’t like to install customer-supplied tires. That’s why most of Tire […]