by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Spares, Punctures and Roadside
TL;DR: A rear-mounted spare wheel is legal in Australia if it doesn’t block your number plate or tail-lights, the plate stays legible within a 45° arc from 20m and stays lit, and the extra weight keeps you under your rear-axle rating and GVM. Rear overhang and...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Spares, Punctures and Roadside
TL;DR: Roadside assistance tyre cover in Australia mostly means one thing: they’ll change your flat to your roadworthy spare, or tow you if you don’t have one. It almost never pays for a new tyre or the puncture repair. Towing distances and remote-area...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Spares, Punctures and Roadside
TL;DR: If you blow a tyre at highway speed, don’t brake hard and don’t yank the wheel. Grip the steering firmly, keep the car pointing straight, ease off the accelerator and let it slow. Only once you’re slow and controlled, indicate, brake gently...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Spares, Punctures and Roadside
TL;DR: Yes—on most cars you can convert run-flat tyres to normal (conventional) tyres, usually on the same wheels, as long as you keep the correct size, load index and speed rating. You gain a softer ride and lower running cost, but you lose the drive-home safety...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Spares, Punctures and Roadside
Quick answer: Run-flat tyres let you keep driving after a puncture — typically up to about 80km at 80km/h as a guide — so you can reach a workshop instead of changing a wheel on the roadside. They’re worth it for city and suburban drivers who value that safety...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Rotation, Alignment and Balancing
Should the Spare Be Included in the Rotation? TL;DR: Only a matching full-size spare should join your tyre rotation. Rotating all five tyres spreads wear evenly and can add roughly 20–25% more total life before you replace the set. Space-saver, run-flat and...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Rotation, Alignment and Balancing
Why Your New Tyres Still Vibrate After Balancing Quick answer (TL;DR): New tyres can still vibrate after a balance when the problem isn’t wheel weights at all. The usual culprits are a bent or buckled rim, tyre road-force (uniformity) variation, a dirty or rusty...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Rotation, Alignment and Balancing
Quick answer: Road force balancing presses a loaded roller against the spinning tyre to simulate the car’s weight, measuring stiffness and shape variations an ordinary balance can’t see. It’s worth paying for when a vibration survives a normal...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Rotation, Alignment and Balancing
Quick answer: Static balancing corrects weight in a single plane — up-and-down bounce — using one weight. Dynamic balancing corrects weight in two planes, fixing both up-and-down bounce and side-to-side wobble, using weights on both edges of the rim. Modern Australian...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Rotation, Alignment and Balancing
Quick answer: Yes — a wheel alignment after a suspension lift is essential, not optional. Raising the ride height changes the angle every suspension arm sits at, which throws camber, caster and toe out of factory spec. Many lifts also need adjustable upper control...