Whether you experience it in a garage, driveway, or car park, seeing a flat tire always feels the same. There’s a brief glimmer of hope when you think it’s not that bad, and maybe some air has just ...

Regardless how tough your tires are or how good a driver you are, flats happen. It is just the nature of 4-wheeling. Fortunately a flat tire does not have to end your day—assuming you have a fullsize ...

Pfffsssttt. That’s the last sound you want to hear coming from under your 4x4 when you are out on the trail. Especially if you are all alone with no spare tire and a good hour’s walk from the ...

I have described how to plug a tire in past articles, but I got an email from a member of the Sand Rock Ridge riders that made me want to spend some time to be more specific. In the message, the ...

Sure anyone can use a can of Fix-A-Flat to quickly get them back on the road but you'll mostly likely have to replace the tire instead of patching and repairing it. Instead consider learning to use a ...

If you've got a flat tire, you can fix it up with a tire plug or patch. Despite the similar names and concepts, they are not ...

Flats can happen anywhere, any time. We've put together our favorite flat repair solutions for tubed and tubeless tires.

Most GM cars – not utility vehicles or trucks, but passenger cars – now leave the factory with a tire inflator kit rather than a spare wheel. This is done for several reasons, primarily to decrease ...

Dear Tom and Ray: Whenever I find a pesky nail in my tire, I take it to a service station or tire store and have them "plug" it. A friend of mine told me I should have an internal "patch" installed ...

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