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106 St Tire will be at SEMA 2015 in Las Vegas, join us on our Facebook Page!

106 St Tire will be at SEMA 2015 in Las Vegas, join us on our Facebook Page!

106 St Tire & Wheel will be on the road to SEMA 2015 in Las Vegas! 106 St Tire always attends the SEMA show, which is the largest automotive industry show in the world. It displays the latest and greatest in the industry and keeps our technology, as well as the world's auto tech, up to date. In a world where technology is advancing as fast as it is, it's critical for our organization to keep our knowledge and skill up to date to better serve our customers with KNOWLEDGE. 106 St Tire is a progressive organization, understanding that knowledge is power, so off we go! We will do as we usually do and make what we see available to our customers on our Facebook page, so come and follow us for great photos fresh from Las Vegas starting this Sunday, November 1st, 2015 Meanwhile back at the "ranch" you can expect our 5 locations to be open to serve your auto needs as usual as we are fully staffed and ready to serve you as always.Please remember we have two 24 hour locatio ... read more

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Don’t Trash Those Damaged Wheels

Don’t Trash Those Damaged Wheels

Bam!! You hit a curb, railroad track or a pothole and blew a tire. Even after replacing the tire and balancing the wheel, your car still doesn't feel quite right...a slight shimmy, a vibration or maybe a more-pronounced shake. Chances are you damaged the rim. If you've been pricing wheels anytime recently, you know that it's easy to spend between $400 and $1000 for a replacement. Why go to that expense if your damaged wheel is repairable? At 106 St Tire & Wheel, we offer a full range of comprehensive wheel repair: Re-true a warped or bent wheel with a specialized straightening machine, bringing it back to balance and trueness again quickly Repair the damage that comes from being scuffed along the curb too many times A ding along the rim from a hard impact isn't a problem – you'd be amazed to see what kind of dent and ding damage is actually repairable, to a point where you can't tell it was ever damaged at all. Computerized color matching can provide a perfect fit for you ... read more

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Wheel & Tire Buying Tips

Wheel & Tire Buying Tips

At 106 St. Tire & Wheel, we know that driving around the streets of Queens, NY can be pretty tough on tires and wheels. We also know that many drivers want to dress up their rides a little and personalize them with custom tires and wheels, so here are a few tips for buying tires and wheels in Queens, NY: When shopping for wheels (<=see some of famous make wheels), make sure that your new wheels will be load-rated to your vehicle. Find the information placard on your vehicle (usually located on the door frame of the driver's door, or inside the glove box) and find the Gross Axle Weight Rating of the heaviest axle on the vehicle. Your wheel load rating is based on 50 percent of the heaviest GAWR of the vehicle. If you're planning on oversize wheels and tires, be mindful of outside fender clearance, inside fender well clearance and suspension and steering specs, including the number of turns ... read more

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Keep Rolling with Wheel Alignment Coupons

Keep Rolling with Wheel Alignment Coupons

Working diligently to ensure customers maintain road-ready vehicle performance, 106 St. Tire and Wheel is ecstatic to offer drivers of the Queens, NY area high-quality auto repair and tires at unbeatable prices. Technicians of 106 St. Tire and Wheel understand preventative maintenance is the top resource vehicle owners can use to sustain safe driving conditions and prevent costly auto repairs down the road. Encouraging customers of the Queens, NY area to stay current with routine auto repair, 106 St. Tire and Wheel is thrilled to offer drivers $45 wheel alignments (for most cars) or free alignments with the purchase of four new or used tires. Maintain optimum vehicle health and stability with wheel alignments from 106 St. Tire and Wheel. Through complications of daily use such as pot holes or speed bumps, vehicle suspension systems slowly fall ou ... read more

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Its almost wheel season...ALMOST...106 ST Tire will be ready when ever spring gets here

106 St Tire & Wheel represents the best wheel brands in the world and we're dreaming of a snowless spring and working with customers to create great hot wheel looks with beautiful wheel designs on our customers cars. 106 St Tire is Queens and Brooklyn's headquarters for alloy and steel wheels (we also repair all wheels some times while you wait 24 hours a day at our main location open all the time 106-01 Northern Blvd 718-446-6769, welding, bent wheel repair, TPMS resets and replacement if you happen to hit a pot hole). 106 St has a great video, 28 seconds of incredible wheel jobs, take a look and start thinking about Konig, Maxxim, TSW, MHT, Vossen, Velocity, D2 Forged, Concept One, Vellano, Savini and more, plus, we have our own resident wheel wizard, the famous Miguel who can put together a dynamite wheel and tire package at a very impressive price. Reach him at 718-446-6769, come on it when you think you know what you want, take a look at our showroom and even ... read more

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