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As the name suggests, a run flat tire is a tire specially designed to be driven on typically for 50 to 100 miles with no air in it. If you have ever had a blowout or a flat in nasty weather or have had to pull over and fix a flat tire on a busy street you can certainly see how they can provide a greater degree of safety. If you have ever had to change a tire and thrown open the trunk only to find the spare flat too or your jack missing, you can understand how convenient they can potentially be. Even if you have never been in these situations, you can certainly understand why you would want to avoid finding yourself in them. Run flat tires can help you avoid danger and getting stuck in the middle of nowhere by enabling you to get home, to a service station, or to a tire shop like NTB without having to change out your damaged tire. While the concept sounds ideal and the technology is constantly improving, run flat tires are not without their shortcomings. In this articl...

With many stores, a reach that spans several states, and no shortage of advertising and promotion, NTB is an auto service chain that most people have at least heard of before. If you are in the market for new tires and there is a store near you, NTB is certainly an option. So should you buy your tires at NTB? What are the advantages and disadvantages? Since they offer more than just tires, what about the other services and products they sell? In this article, we will take a look at buying NTB tires or other services. My Most Recent NTB Experience I live and work within a short drive from an NTB location. I have had more than one occasion to use them, one of which was fairly urgent, and I have compared their prices to other local tire dealers when shopping for new tires. The last time I went to an NTB, it was after coming out of work around 7 o'clock on a weeknight to discover a flat tire. In my rush to get to work on time, I had hit a curb pretty hard on my way in...

Not being able to fix a flat on your own can make you feel stranded and powerless. Changing a flat tire is not terribly difficult, though, and just about anyone can do it. Read on to learn how to change a flat tire step by step. Before you can begin changing a flat tire, you should take steps to prevent your vehicle from rolling. If at all possible, the car should be on level ground. Put the car in park and make sure the parking brake is applied as well. Block the wheel diagonal to the one you will be removing. You can use a wheel chock, a wooden block, a brick or a large rock. Now grab the spare, your lug wrench and your jack. The location of your spare tire should be obvious, but sometimes the jack and lug nut wrench are stored separately. There may be a compartment inside the trunk where the tools you need to change your tire are stored. Look along the sides of your trunk if you do not see them at first. Everything You Need to Fix a Flat Tire Everything You...