Wheels & Tyres Guides
Do Lighter Wheels Actually Make a Difference?
Lighter wheels are sold as free horsepower and sharper handling. The physics is real, but the size of the gain is not what the marketing implies.
Reading a Tyre Sidewall: Size, Load Index and Speed Rating
Every number moulded into a tyre sidewall means something specific, and two of them decide whether the tyre is legal to fit to your car at all.
Forged, Flow Formed and Cast Wheels: What You Pay For
The three main ways an alloy wheel is made give very different strength to weight results, and the price gap between them is large.
Tyre Pressures for Road and Track
Road pressures are set cold from the placard, track pressures are set from the hot figure, and confusing the two is why road tyres get destroyed on track days.
Run Flat Tyres: Keep Them or Switch?
Run flats let you keep driving after a puncture by carrying the car on a reinforced sidewall, and that same stiff sidewall is why owners often replace them.
TPMS and Aftermarket Wheels: What Actually Has to Happen
Fitting a second set of wheels means dealing with tyre pressure monitoring, and what that costs depends entirely on whether your car uses direct or indirect sensing.