TC BLOG
Tire advice, in plain words.
Short answers to the questions the team hears at the counter every week.
- How old is too old for a tire?How to read the date on a tire sidewall, how long tires last, and why Tire Capital will not install a tire more than 10 years old.→
- TPMS: what it does and why it mattersWhat a tire pressure monitoring system does, direct versus indirect sensors, and what happens when winter wheels have no sensors.→
- Retorquing your wheels: why 50 to 100 km mattersWhy lug nuts need a second check 50 to 100 km after a wheel has been off, and what can go wrong when the step is skipped.→
- Replacing 1, 2 or 4 tires on AWD and 4WDWhy all-wheel drive and four-wheel drive vehicles need matched tires, and what to check before replacing only one or two.→
- Nitrogen in tires: is it worth it?What nitrogen does in a tire, what it does not do, and why dry air matters more than which gas you use.→
- Premium or budget tires: what you get for the moneyThe real differences between premium and budget tires, and how to choose a set that fits how you drive and what you want to spend.→
- All-season, all-weather or winter tires?What each one is for, and what BC requires from October 1.→
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Tire Capital has been family owned since 1983. Come by the shop on Victoria Street in downtown Prince George, or call and talk to the team.
Prince George, BC V2L 2K5
250-563-6200
Monday to Saturday, 8:00 to 5:30
Sunday closed