Picture this: You've spotted a gorgeous set of refurbished carbon fiber wheels on Facebook Marketplace and thought "these will definitely fit my car," only to later learn the bolt pattern is not ...

Q: For the past several years, I have had run-ins with service people at the tire store. When I go in for tire balancing, I write 76 foot-pounds lug nut torque, which is what Toyota calls for. When I ...

We've said it before, but it's a fact that few things are as simple as they look. Take something as commonplace as lug nuts: They hold the wheels onto a vehicle. That's simple enough, but another ...

For some, using a torque wrench to properly tighten bolts and nuts is a car thing you have to learn the hard way. While under torquing any automotive component is unwise, loose lug nuts, or lug bolts, ...