Subarus and other all-wheel drive (AWD) vehicles have a great reputation for being able to get through just about any type of weather by applying the engine's power to all four wheels while compensating for wheel spin. Given the complexity of most AWD systems, the common task of replacing tires…
…your tires on your AWD vehicles gets a flat, you should replace all four. That's not necessarily the case. We offer a tire shaving service that reduces the tire tread depth down to match the tire depth of the remaining partially worn tires on the vehicle. Tire shaving has been used for decades…
…to be generated potentially resulting in premature failure of driveline components. Is there another option? Tire Rack does offer a tire shaving service to shave the rubber down to match the exisitng tires using a special machine. While you are certainly reducing the life of the new tire, it is more…
…Is there an alternative to replacing all four tires? Absolutely, we offer a tire shaving service where we shave your new tire to match the tread depth of your remaining three tires. The cost of our tire shaving service ranges between $25 and $35 per tire and is significantly less than the cost…
…P-Metric & Euro-Metric Tire Sizing Plus Size Wheels & Tires Porsche N-Specification Tire Approvals Rubber Cracking Selecting the Right Tires Shaving Tire Treads to Maintain Equivalent Tread Depths for Four-Wheel Drive & All-Wheel Drive Vehicles Sidewall Indentations, Undulations & Protrusions…
…components. Tire shaving will range from $25 to $35 per tire and is significantly less than the cost of unnecessarily replacing the remaining two or three good tires that still have lots of mileage remaining. But if the tread depth on the remaining tires is 5/32nds or less, shaving may not be the…
…is another option: shaving. Tire Rack can reduce the tread depth of a new tire via the removal of tread rubber on a specialized machine that operates as a tire lathe. Prices vary based on how much tread depth must be removed, but is normally about $25 per tire. While shaving off perfectly good tread…
…offer a tire shaving service that allows a single tire to be shaved down to the tread depth of the remaining three tires on your vehicle. This is done by removing tread rubber from a new tire on a specialized machine that operates as a tire lathe. While the cost of our street tire shaving service…
…tire can't be repaired, tire shaving may be of interest to you to match the remaining tire's tread depths, especially on all-wheel drive vehicles. For additional information on tire shaving, read my previous post "Replacing Less than Four Tires on an AWD Vehicle." Of course, this…
…P-Metric & Euro-Metric Tire Sizing Plus Size Wheels & Tires Porsche N-Specification Tire Approvals Rubber Cracking Selecting the Right Tires Shaving Tire Treads to Maintain Equivalent Tread Depths for Four-Wheel Drive & All-Wheel Drive Vehicles Sidewall Indentations, Undulations & Protrusions…
…P-Metric & Euro-Metric Tire Sizing Plus Size Wheels & Tires Porsche N-Specification Tire Approvals Rubber Cracking Selecting the Right Tires Shaving Tire Treads to Maintain Equivalent Tread Depths for Four-Wheel Drive & All-Wheel Drive Vehicles Sidewall Indentations, Undulations & Protrusions…
…P-Metric & Euro-Metric Tire Sizing Plus Size Wheels & Tires Porsche N-Specification Tire Approvals Rubber Cracking Selecting the Right Tires Shaving Tire Treads to Maintain Equivalent Tread Depths for Four-Wheel Drive & All-Wheel Drive Vehicles Sidewall Indentations, Undulations & Protrusions…
…P-Metric & Euro-Metric Tire Sizing Plus Size Wheels & Tires Porsche N-Specification Tire Approvals Rubber Cracking Selecting the Right Tires Shaving Tire Treads to Maintain Equivalent Tread Depths for Four-Wheel Drive & All-Wheel Drive Vehicles Sidewall Indentations, Undulations & Protrusions…
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