Many experts recommend retorquing your car's wheels within 100 miles of a tire rotation. Here's why they recommend doing so ...

Jeff Majchrzak’s voice was equal parts frustration and amusement. “I’ve got swollen lug nuts,” the retired Detroit firefighter said in his voicemail. “Seriously. I don’t know what to do.” I shushed my ...

When the NASCAR Cup Series introduced its revolutionary new “Next Gen” race car this year, a lot of things changed. That included a new transmission, independent rear suspension, and 18-inch wheels ...

Wheel installation is pretty simple, right? Bolt ’em on, torque ’em down and you’re good to go. If that’s what you believe, then perhaps you’ve had more than your share of truck wheel separation ...

Do truck operators really need to perform a wheel retorque some short time after every wheel installation? The short answer is yes — unless you have a clearly defined wheel-installation procedure in ...

Wheel-Check, Irvine, California, is designed to identify a loose wheel nut with a visual inspection and also is heat sensitive. Wheel-Check can identify a loose wheel nut with a simple visual ...

Without exception, the biggest headache for repair shops anywhere (and among the top 10 for car owners) are locking wheel nuts. If you bought your current ride new from almost any of the over 3,200 ...

We needed snow tires for our 2022 Corolla hatchback, and rather than use the original alloy wheels, we bought new steel wheels and Michelin tires from a tire shop in early October. Ask a Mechanic is ...

Despite not offering really any kind of performance improvement, some modifications are still worth the time and money. One of these is installing wheel studs on cars that didn’t come with them from ...

The wheels in F1 are perhaps the most old-fashioned looking part of the entire car. Looking like the hot-hatch wheels on any Friday night high street, clad in high-profile tyres from a previous ...

More than 400,000 Honda Civics were recalled after the automaker discovered that a manufacturing issue may cause wheels to come off the vehicle while moving. Honda announced the voluntary recall on ...

The Next-Generation NASCAR Cup Series car will feature a new-look tire and wheel assembly. Following decades of using a five lug nut pattern, the new car will be outfitted with 18-inch aluminum wheels ...