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Proper vehicle alignment is crucial for the safety, performance, and longevity of your vehicle. Many drivers overlook this essential aspect of vehicle maintenance until they experience issues such as uneven tire wear or difficulty steering. In this blog, we will discuss why maintaining your vehicle's alignment matters and how it can save you money and improve your driving experience.What is Vehicle Alignment?Vehicle alignment refers to the adjustment of a vehicle's suspension system, ens...

Choosing the right tires for your vehicle is essential for ensuring safety, performance, and longevity. With a vast selection available, finding the perfect fit can be overwhelming. This comprehensive guide breaks down the key factors to consider when purchasing new tires, so you can make an informed decision tailored to your driving needs.1. Understand Your Driving NeedsBefore selecting tires, evaluate your driving habits. Are you frequently driving on highways, city streets, or off-road terrai...

This blog post from Arch Street Wheel & Tire in Little Rock, AR provides seasonal tire care tips to ensure safe driving and prolong the life of your tires. It covers essential maintenance for summer, fall, winter, and spring, including tire pressure checks, tread depth inspections, and tire rotations. The post emphasizes the importance of preparing your tires for changing weather conditions and encourages readers to schedule tire services with Arch Street Wheel & Tire.

The Arch Street Wheel & Tire team is here to serve your automotive needs and share our knowledge with you, so you can become as excited about everything that goes into your car as we are if you're not already! Today's topic is the suspension system, which contributes to your vehicle's ride quality, handling, safety, and weight capacity. In more practical terms. . .

How are your tires looking? For that matter, do you remember the last time you checked? Ideally, you should conduct a regular visual inspection of your tires. This can help you spot and correct issues early (so you don't need to shop for new tires sooner than necessary). As a driver, you're familiar with inspecting your tires for the obvious signs. . .

Bubbles in your tires are generally caused by impacts on the road. Hitting the edges of potholes, small collisions, hitting a curb and speed bumps can all cause the sidewall to bulge in your tires. Your tires should always be smooth and round, so if you notice a bubble on the sidewall or see a section of tread bulging, it’s a sign that something is very wrong, and you should stop driving immediately. Tires that have a bubble are not safe to drive. When your tire has a bubble, the fabric of the...

Your vehicle’s engine produces small explosions of harmful emissions which come from the combustion chamber. These explosions produce dangerous gases such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides. For safety, these dangerous gases are dispersed away from your vehicle’s cabin using an exhaust system, which the muffler is a key component of. To explain how the muffler works, we need to know the different components of the muffler.    There are four sections in an aut...

Damage to your windshield happens unexpectedly. The windshield is an important safety device of your vehicle, with its main function being to protect passengers as well as ensure the airbags properly do their job of protecting the vehicle occupants. A small chip on your windshield can turn into a crack across the entire length of the surface and require windshield replacement if not repaired quickly. Your windshield is there to help protect you from outside elements coming into the vehicle and ...

A crucial factor in your vehicle’s health, efficiency and performance is getting regular tire rotations. A tire rotation is when the tires of your vehicle are moved from one position on the vehicle to another. The front tires will move to the rear and the rear tires will move to the front, typically in a cross-diagonal direction, meaning they will also change sides. Your vehicle carries more weight at the front, so front tires will typically wear out faster. Tire rotation is done to prevent th...

Keeping your tires properly inflated is a key to getting the maximum fuel efficiency from your vehicle. Properly inflated tires also reduce tread wear, improve your car’s stopping distance, and decrease the chances of a blowout. Nitrogen-filled tires are said to have the benefit of keeping your tires inflated longer than the standard compressed air tires. The air in your tires eventually escape through the tire’s inner liner, but nitrogen-filled tires take a longer time.    Routine maintenanc...