What To Look For When Buying Used Tires

Check The Bolt Pattern

If you are buying wheels with your tires, you should know the bolt pattern on your car. There are a number of different patterns depending on your car's model, some of which are pretty close so measure carefully. Bolt patterns are written as the number of bolts timesed by the distance between opposing bolts in millimeters. For instance, a common size on compacts and smaller cars is 4 x 100, meaning there are four bolts with a distance of 100mm between them, but there are also 4 x 108 patterns, which won't fit. The measurements you need should be in your car's manual, so be sure to double check.