Koles guides

Wheels & tires, explained

Plain-spoken guides to pressure, sensors, accessories and fitting — everything that happens between choosing a tire and driving away on it.

01Tire care

Tire pressure: the number that quietly runs your car

The single cheapest thing you can do for grip, fuel economy and tire life — and the one most people get wrong. Here is how to set it, check it and keep it.

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02Technology

TPMS: the sensors that watch your pressure for you

What that horseshoe-shaped warning light really means, how direct and indirect systems differ, and what to do about sensors when you buy a new set of wheels.

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03Fitment

Wheel accessories: the small parts that hold it all together

Hub rings, the right lug nuts, locking bolts and valve stems are easy to overlook — and any one of them, done wrong, will undo a perfect set of wheels.

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04In the shop

Tire & wheel fitting: how a tire and rim become one

Mounting, balancing and torque — the three steps that turn a tire and a rim into a wheel that runs smooth, straight and safe. What good fitting looks like.

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