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Yokohama tire rebate

Yokohama tire rebate

Yokohama is currently offering a $60 rebate off qualifying tires!106 St Tire has been serving Queens for decades, and we are delighted as always to share great tire rebates still ongoing at all of our locations. Don't wait until it's too late to save money, get ready for winter, improve your gas mileage and drive safer. We are open 24/7 at 106-01 Northern Boulevard and 105-08 Northern Boulevard, including holidays except Christmas. Our other locations are open 7 days a week at 45-13 108 St, 7920 Queens Blvd, and 118-02 Merrick Blvd.Our number is 718-446-6769, so call or come on over 24/7. Buy any 4 tires and get a free wheel alignment, nitrogen fill for a year, and free tire rotation for the life of those purchased tires, as well as free mounting and balancing! Call us 24 hours, 7 days a week, including holidays (except Christmas) at NYC's premier tire and wheel dealers. 106 St Tire & Wheel at 106-01 Northern Blvd 718-446-6769 open 24/7 105-08 Northern Blvd 718-446-6769 open ... read more

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Tires 101

Autumn...Time to Change your Driving Style for Safety Sake

Autumn...Time to Change your Driving Style for Safety Sake

Autumn...Time to Change your Driving Style for Safety Sake Autumn is a dangerous time to drive because schools open, leaves fall.... 1) Kids have gone back to school 2) Halloween puts more kids on the streets after dark 3) Daylight savings time is approaching, it will be darker earlier 4) Fallen leaves make roads slippery 5) Leave hide debris, pot holes, kids Result? The number one killer of kids ages 4-18 is traffic accidents that happen in autumn reports the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That amounts to 29% of all pedestrian related fatalities.NEARLY 800 KIDS ARE KILLED EVERY YEAR DURING SCHOOL TRAVEL TIMES. Our children's safety must be a high priority for every driver...it's a driver's responsibility to up keep our vehiclesperformance. Yearly safety inspections in NYS are about lessening dangers to other motorists and pedestrians.By the way, 106 St Tire & Wheel does NYS safety inspections at our ... read more

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Auto Repair 101

106 ST Tire, State of the Art Wheel Alignment, now our 2nd building on Northern Blvd, Queens

106 ST Tire, State of the Art Wheel Alignment, now our 2nd building on Northern Blvd, Queens

Our state of the art wheel alignment center is now located on Northern Blvd at 105-08 Northern Blvd.This picture gives the one picture worth a thoudand words view of where our new alignment center is...not even a half a block away from previous location...and you were worried? :o) This new facility is our second Northern Blvd location joining our iconic tire and wheel repair locationon the corner of 106 St and Northern Blvd at 106-01 Northern where we have served the communityfor decades. As you can see the new wheel alignment center is just feet away from the old one andits brand new. Our famous HOME OF THE $45 wheel alignment (most cars) is still out community outreach front runner.All of our locations offer this deal. Call us 24/7 for info or just go over to Northern Blvd, both buildings are open 24/7 to serve our customers718-446-6769 and this included holidays and weekends as always. We're closed one day a year...Christmas otherwise, 106 St Tire and Wheel is alw ... read more

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Wheel alignment

Does My Car Need A Wheel Alignment?

Does My Car Need A Wheel Alignment?

At 106 St. Tire & Wheel, we get a lot of questions about wheel alignments...so we thought it would be a good idea to set the record straight and clear up any misconceptions. Your car leaves the factory with the wheels set at specific angles for proper drivability, stability, and handling. The crucial alignment angles for the front wheels are toe-in/toe-out, referring to the direction in which a wheel points (relative to a dead-ahead straight line); caster, which refers to the position of the top of the wheel, and camber, which is the offset of the suspension relative to an imaginary vertical straight line behind the wheel. Many newer vehicles also are designed with adjustable rear suspensions, and a four-wheel alignment ensures that the rear wheels' “thrust angle” is at a proper relationship with the front wheels. There are only two major signs that can indicate improper wheel alignment. One is a persistent pull to the right or ... read more

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Wheel alignment

Everything you Ever Wanted to Know about TMPS, FAQ about Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems

Everything you Ever Wanted to Know about TMPS, FAQ about Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems

The ABCs of TPMS:FAQ about TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) from the experts at Queens 106 St Tire & WheelI'm hearing a lot about tire pressure monitoring systems; what exactly is TPMS?TPMS is a fairly new automotive warning system feature displaying tire pressure in new vehicles equipped with them. The law requiring TPMS was mandated by the federal government in 2007. And right from the start everyone at Queens 106 St Tire & Wheel shop locations ... its techs, managers and staff were trained to answer questions about TPMS, maintain, replace and service tire presure monitoring systems. TPMS systems have warning lights on the dashboard (see image above) informing the driver whether anyone of the 4 tires is compromised in safety because of improper tire pressure. (Please note: the batteries powering the display on the dashboard wear out like any other batte ... read more

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TPMS