Queens Tire Dealer

Queens 106 St. Tire & Wheel, Inc is continuing its innovative role as a community educator by supplying information about gasoline prices, how to save money on gas and using better judgment while driving to improve gas mileage and driver and passenger safety. It's also adding a host of free services to customers. In January, 2011, 106 St Tire & Wheel became the only tire dealers in the world to have a free, informative, cutting edge, e-book downloadable from their website to offer empowering information for their customers and community and assist them with money saving tips during the recession. Please see our home page (middle of the page for a free copy). A 106 St Tire & Wheel spokeswoman stated, “We're increasing our efforts to make more information available to our customers and community as we do every year to raise awareness of during Rubber Manufacturer Association's (RMA) h annual National Tire Safety Week each year held in ... read more

A year ago The Christian Science Monitor ran the following headline, “Report: Cell phone distractioncauses one in four U.S. car crashes.” The article continued with this: “The report puts the number of car crashes caused by cell phoneuse and texting at 1.6 million – one million more than previously thought.” 1) Check your tire pressure! We hate sounding like broken records but this is a critical safety issue and one totally under your control. As we've mentioned before, program your phone to remind you, check your pressure every time you fill up, putup a Post-It note on your desk...do whatever it takes to remind yourself because your life depends on it. Think for a moment? There is only one part of your car that touches the ground: YOUR TIRES! It sounds ridiculously simple however each and every year scores of people die, thousands ofaccidents are caused, millions of dollars in damage is done, a huge amou ... read more

In 2007, the federal government mandated the use of TPMS sensors in newly manufactured cars. What are they? They are your “tire pressure monitoring system” keeps you informed about the pressure in each of your tires. Tire pressure is crucial for a safer ride as each year, tire pressure failure results in over 10,000 deaths or injuries, millions in damages and property damage as well as time lost at work. In this closed system, TPMS works via batteries and the tire industry is warning us that between 5 and 7 years after you purchase your new car with TPMS, the batteries are going to die. Shortly, TPMS checks will be included in yearly NYS Inspections....very shortly like January 1st 2016. Battery(s) doesn't work? Failed inspections. Just like everything in the tire and wheel business, 106 St Tire wants you ... read more

BIG NEWS!!!! All 106 St Tire & Wheel locations are HOMES OF THE $45 WHEEL ALIGNMENT (most cars)Wheel alignment is needed about twice a year depending on your mileage and road conditions. Symptoms? When wheels are misaligned because tires will wear unevenly, steering usually suffers and you may notice a pulling sensation or vibration. Our expert technicians use 3-D state-of-the-art computer equipment to analyze your vehicle's alignment and provide you with a detailed report so that you can make an informed decision. Wheel alignments are critical especially in Queens, Brooklyn, NYC and on Long Island because of the conditions on our roads. TWO WORDS? POT HOLES! And by the way, 106 St Tire & Wheel experts can repair almost any damaged wheel, so if you are unfortunate to ... read more

Wheel Repair Magic by Queens 106 St Tire and Wheel's Expert Techs 106 St. Tire and Wheel locations in Elmhurst Queens, Corona, Queens, Forest Hills Queens and Jamaica, Queens, offer a wide variety of wheel and rim services for alloy and steel wheels. Badly damaged rims can usually be repaired and 106 St Tire & Wheel experts have the know how to remanufacture a badly damaged wheel back to factory standards. 106 St Tire & Wheel's rim and wheel repair and restoration services include:-Bent wheel repair-Wheel welding-Rim straightening-Curb rash repair-Wheel polishing-Dented rim repair-TPMS sensors replaced, reset and TPMS batteries for dashboard display replaced-Wheel polishing-Cracked wheel repair-Computerized color matching 106 St Tire & Wheel can save you money by repairing your alloy wheels. If you ne ... read more