How-To Spotlight: JK Wheel and Diagnostic Guide

If you watch your tires they may tell you some secrets about your Jeep. 

Your tires are going to tell on you. It doesn’t matter if you’re driving an 18-wheeler, a Corvette, JK or one of those three wheel motor cycle-car things, they’ll tell on you. They’re going to talk to you about everything from inflation to how hard you drive to the condition of your suspension.

Of all the parts on your car, next to maybe the computer giving an error code for something wrong with the engine, the tires will let you know. But even if your ride throws a check engine light, you still need to go and find out what the error code is.

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And unless you’re one of the few people with a diagnostic engine reader, you’ll likely have to pay to find out what your error is. But the tires on your Jeep don’t lie and they’ll tell you the truth every day.

Today’s How-To Spotlight goes into detail on how to read your tires. It teaches the tell-tale signs of distress that your ride may be going through. If you take time to learn the signs, you might notice when to make appropriate adjustments. This could even save yourself some money. So take a few moments to learn these tells, and you just might head off an expensive mistake down the road.