I received an email today from my little sister. They walked a car show with Dad and the girls for Fathers Day. One of the girls went around noticing the tires. I say the kid has an eye for detail. Good girl Vivian!
Nothing can improve the look of a vehicle like the tires. Most people don’t realize that the stance of the vehicle is so very important. My first example would be the 2006 Chevy 1500 here at work. It’s the plain Jane WT package with luxury features like rubber floor mats and hand crank window finished off in a beautiful Silver Birch color. Somehow the rear tires were almost gone in no time. I’m sure it’s due to that powerful V6 engine. So she gets new rubber. “Back with General” you may ask? Not a chance, Pirelli Scorpions make the truck. It now stands up proud, knee deep in rubber, and with a big fat aggressive footprint. It’s truly amazing how much better this truck looks.
They can really mess things up too. A buddy has an early 2000’s Caddy. It’s that big sexy two door model and it’s a beautiful car that needed tires. I recommend a few tires and include pictures. He comes back with these skinny little things that weren’t even a 60 series. He said the guy at the tire store told him they were the right tire for the car. They really messed that car up, at least until he needs new rubber.
Now back to the little girl cruising the car show in search of red line tires. She’s on the right track. Look past the paint, chrome, and fuzzy dice, and spend some time looking at tires. You’ll find a look that’s right for you, and the manufacturer who has the best looking tire in that style. After that, you can choose the correct speed rating, tread design, and all that important stuff. It’s a wide wide world of choices out there.
About shumanweb
I guess I’ve been groomed most of my life to be involved in the automotive specialty aftermarket. Back in the late 70s, while I was but a mere pup, I worked at First Stage Steel. They were a manufacturer of roll bars located in Harrisonville, MO. We’re talking the days when you got to choose between black or white for your new roll bar. Things sure have changed. My primary duties were to keep the toilets clean and the floors swept. Brother, that’s starting at the bottom.
Time rolls on and I’ve moved up. I spent most of my time since then as an aftermarket parts rep in the specialty aftermarket. I’ve done the retail gig. I’ve been a manufacturer. I guess you can say I’ve manufactured accessories, boxed them up, shipped them out, received them, sold them, installed them, and cleaned up afterwards. I think it’s fair to say I’ve paid my dues.
Today I am the President and CEO of a specialty part manufacturer in the light truck aftermarket. Yes that’s a fancy title. We’re a small business who cares more about building the best product than selling the cheapest parts available. We’re always behind in production. We’re far from being the cheapest available. We are however the best at what we do. You don’t have to take my word for it. You’ll find our customers in users forums out on the net saying that we’re the best in the business. I’m not getting rich, but I do get a tremendous amount of satisfaction knowing we help make someone’s life a little better.
I also have this website. CustomTrucks.net started off back in 1995. I wanted to build an online community back before we all knew what one was. Little things like remotely posting to a database on a web server just wasn’t done that much. It cost a lot of money back then. Over the years things gradually got out of hand. I couldn’t keep up, so we sat here and idled for 6 or 7 years.
Now I’m back. We have a new direction and objectives. I have this great new software called Community Server. While it seems a little slow, it works great. It’s also easy to install and set up. I still have some tweaking to do, but it’ll come along with time. The Community Server software was available from Intermedia. They host our website and provide our mail server. I have to say that since we started with Intermedia back in 1995, I’ve never had a problem with their service.
And what’s on the horizon you ask? I want to make a major contribution to mankind. I want to make life better for people everywhere. I see three major problems which threaten human life everywhere on the planet. First we have the “energy crisis”. Since we now use our food for fuel, we have now a global food crisis. People are rioting all over the world because they can’t afford their groceries. And third, global warming will surely kill us all by 2012. The plan? I am working on a new design of internal combustion engine. It’s not exactly as fuel efficient as today’s engines. It does run on a renewable fuel source. It doesn’t produce a cleaner exhaust, but its use will lead to an overall reduction in the production of greenhouse gasses. With continual use, it will lead to more liberty for all people. “So what’s the deal with this new engine” you ask? Simple, it runs on politicians. Mr. Kennedy – we need you.