Wheel spacers are a popular mod that transcends many different groups of enthusiasts. For example, off-roaders can fit larger tires on stock wheels by spacing the wheels outboard and away from rubbing ...

Your car’s wheels spin around a stationary axle, and in order for them to do so, something has to allow for “slip” between the two. That something is a wheel bearing. A vehicle’s wheel bolts to a hub, ...

The difference between good and bad in the wheel bearing world is a very fine line — about the width of a couple of human hairs, to be imprecise. That's not much of a margin considering the potential ...

What are car wheel bearings? Why are they important, what causes their failure and how do I know when they are damaged? Daniel Hello Daniel, wheel bearings, often referred to as "hub bearings," are ...

Wheel fires can be caused by brake, bearing, and tire problems. And they’re all avoidable. Wheel end fires, while uncommon, are not rare. They usually make the papers and the TV news websites, though.

Your shop is partially right Bruce, this kind of thing is difficult to predict - but not impossible. A regular inspection might have revealed the problem, but only if the wheels were rotated by hand ...

The front wheel hubs on most late-model trucks use sealed, non-serviceable unit bearing assemblies. Such is the case with the Ford F-150 2WD from ’04 to ’08. In addition, the front wheel hub and brake ...