The enTireLife™
Only Belle Tire includes the extensive maintenance package you need to squeeze every mile out of every tire you buy.
Other shops talk "tire life", but if they can't do alignment checks and the other enTireLife™ services, you'll start to lose up to 30% of your tread just driving away.
Citations:
4 out of 5 vehicles will not see the full life of their tires: Weissman, Shmuel L.; Sackman, Jerome L.; Gillen, David; Monismith, Carl. "Extending the Lifespan of Tires: Final Report” Symplectic Engineering Corporation; Institute for Transportation Studies – University of California at Berkeley (2003). researchgate.net. Uneven Wear reduced 25% of the tires’ life – UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies (2006). Lutsey, Nicholas P.;Regnier, Justin;Burke, Andy;Melaina, Marc W;Bremson, Joel;Keteltas, Michael. "Assessment of Tire Technologies and Practices for Potential Waste and Energy Use Reductions.” UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies (2006).escholarship.org/uc/item/06r0q71c#main. Unaligned vehicles lose 20% of the tires’ life. Fuller, G. “Pollutionwatch: how wheel misalignment can affect air quality.” The Guardian, 23 April 2021. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/23/pollutionwatch-wheel-misalignment-impact-air-quality. Under inflated tires lose 10% of the tires’ life. Tire Rack – 6PSI below can lead to tire failure. “Right tire pressure.” TireRack. (n.d.)www.tirerack.com/upgrade-garage/what-is-the-right-tire-air-pressure. Retrieved December 11, 2023. NHTSA – citing goodyear data – indicating 1.78% less treadlife per PSI below. “Tire Pressure Monitoring Final Rule(Part III).” National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). (n.d.). https://one.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/rulings/tirepresfinal/safetypr.html. 6 PSI loss x 1.78% = 10.68% life loss. 11% of tires will not see the full life of their tires due to road hazards (e.g., flat tire). Weissman, Shmuel L.; Sackman, Jerome L.; Gillen, David; Monismith, Carl. "Extending the Lifespan of Tires: Final Report” Symplectic Engineering Corporation; Institute for Transportation Studies – University of California at Berkeley (2003). researchgate.net. 1 in 5 vehicles – Article uses Drivers - will have a flat tire in the next 12-months – Creech, Will. “Flat Tire Statistics (Safety).” TireGrades. 30 August 2023. https://tiregrades.com/tire-maintenance/pressure/flat-tire-statistics/
4 out of 5 vehicles will not see the full life of their tires – Weissman et al 2003. What causes a vehicle not to see the full life of their tires: Uneven Wear reduced 25% of the tires life - (Lutsey et al 2006). enTireLife Package solution: Lifetime spin balancing and Lifetime tire rotations. Unaligned vehicles lose 20% of the tires life – (Fuller Gary, The Guardian, 2021). enTireLife Package solution: Free lifetime alignment checks and ability to do an alignment on site if required. Under inflated tires lose 10% of the tires life – NHTSA 2022. enTireLife Package solution: Free Air 24 hours a day. 365 days a year (and 4X freer on a Leap Year!). 11% of tires will not see the full life of their tires due to road hazards (e.g. flat tire) Weissmann et al, 2003. 1 in 5 vehicles – Article uses Drivers - will have a flat tire in the next 12-months – Creech, 2023 OR (AAA, 2017). The cost of not having the enTireLife™ Package is based on Michelin Defender 225 65R17 at Belle Tire price as of December 20, 2023.