When you need tires for your vehicle, a set of used tires can be either a great buy or a big bust. Stewart’s Used Auto Parts  Barkhamsted, CT,  used auto parts authority, offers these tips to help you find the best used tires available: 

• Examine The Tire’s Condition:  Look at used tires with a critical eye, and inspect each tire inside and out for bumps, bubbles, plugs, and patches. Check the tire edges for excessive wear, and watch out for scrapes and scratches on the sidewalls. As an auto recycler, Stewart’s Used Auto Parts has plenty of good used tires.

• Look At The Tire Tread Depth: The penny test tells you how deep the tread is on a tire. Put a penny into the tire groove upside-down and note how much of Lincoln’s head is exposed. You'll need least a 2/32-inch tire tread depth, enough to cover part of the head. For safer driving, the tread should be deeper. Nine acres of late-model cars at Stewart’s Used Auto Parts make it easy to find used tires with good tread left.
• Check For Uneven Tread Wear: Good used tires have even tread wear. Try the penny test in several grooves across each tire. A used tire with grooves of different depths has uneven tread wear. Uneven tread wear indicates under-inflated, over-inflated, unbalanced, or misaligned tires. If you buy used tires with uneven wear, expect a rough ride and shorter tire life. The large computerized inventory at Stewart’s Used Auto Parts will help you locate tires with even wear.

When you are in the market for used tires and truck parts, go to Stewart’s Used Auto Parts, in Barkhamsted, CT. Remember, they want your junk and late model wrecks, too. Call them today at (800) 726-0871, or visit their website for more information.