What are directional tires and wheels? Well, they are tires and wheels that are specifically designed to increase traction, increase your level of safety when driving in extreme weather conditions.  With the tire this has to do with tread.  The pattern is more aggressive in order to give your vehicle more grip on wet or icy surfaces.  While they are louder than regular tires, they are not nearly as loud as chains or snow tires.  Most have a pattern that goes in one direction or the other, so car [...more]

NASA will begin testing the Goodyear Tire Company’s airless tire. The tire was designed for lunar explorations and could be part of a next mission to the moon.  This is information according to the Associated Press, by way of the Dallas Morning News. The partnership between Goodyear Tire Company and NASA was announced in 2007. The company has been working with NASA at the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio since about 2007. The article states this: “The Akron-based tire maker said Monday [...more]