Mohawk Lifts Introduces New Literature on the LMF-12 and TP-16 Lifts
Mohawk’s new detailed four-page flyers show lift users the features and benefits of Mohawk twin post lifts. The LMF-12 and the TP-16 are ideal for the smallest cars through medium-duty work trucks, Mohawk’s two post lifts require minimal shop space, leave tires hanging freely and give complete under-vehicle access.
Tech Tip: Nitrogen Maintains Tire Pressure Longer than Ambient Air
Since 1967, the question of filling tires with nitrogen has captured the imagination of tire scientists and tire dealers alike. Here’s what we know: Nitrogen exceeds oxygen in better air retention because nitrogen diffusion through the sidewall is 30% to 40% slower than oxygen. Result: Nitrogen maintains tire pressure longer than ambient air.
Management: Made in China Label Gets Big Black Eye
China has been in the news a lot these days, with reports that a wide range of Chinese products are dangerous, faulty and not fit to be sold in the United States. Everyday products, from pet food, to toothpaste, to tires, to seafood, and now toys for children, have been labeled as unworthy for the U.S. market and have caused a "buyer beware" frenzy with anything bearing the Made in China label. And with good reason.
Michelin XDA5 Tire’s Tread Technology Delivers Increased Life
Michelin’s revolutionary new commercial truck drive tire, the Michelin XDA5, has been engineered using Michelin Durable Technologies to dramatically increase the tire’s service life by 30 percent or more, while maintaining performance.
Michelin Technology to Meet Mosport Test
Competitors equipped with the latest technology from Michelin and the world’s premier manufacturers will face one of the oldest and fastest circuits in North America at Canada’s Mosport International Raceway for round nine of the 2007 American Le Mans Series (ALMS).
AMSOIL Sponsors Coddington Car at Bonneville Speed Week
AMSOIL INC., a manufacturer of synthetic oil, has teamed up with hot-rod building legend, Boyd Coddington, in an effort to build a car for Speed Week 2007 at the legendary Bonneville Salt Flats, located in Tooele County, UT.
Tire Tech Tip: Watch for Unusual Bolt Patterns
New rides are hitting the streets, so hold on tight while we try to decipher the latest OE changes that affect our lives – both in terms of profit and frustration. First up is the most controversial – the new Jeep Wrangler JK, which debuted late last year.
Selling Services…Fitment Blues: Solving Aftermarket Wheel Problems
Aftermarket wheel installation requires much more than just placing the wheel on the hub and tightening the lug nuts. It involves a great deal of knowledge and expertise that, admittedly, very few people have. Here is just one scenario that may help you avoid or diagnose a problem. Case Study A customer complains that his
Editor’s: Notebook: Let The Buyer Beware
Made In China Label Gets Big Black Eye China has been in the news a lot these days, with reports that a wide range of Chinese products are dangerous, faulty and not fit to be sold in the United States. Everyday products, from pet food, to toothpaste, to tires, to seafood, and now toys for
Honda Performance Upgrades
Service & Diagnostics Call it what you want — the compact performance market, sport compact market, import scene or the tuner market — but there’s no denying the import car performance segment has grown by leaps and bounds over the past decade. According to SEMA’s 2006 Compact Performance Market Report, retail sales for this niche