The wheels on one’s Mazda car rotate smoothly, quietly, and with minimal friction due to the fact that they are supported by precision-built ball or roller bearings. In general, the type of bearings used in a number of cars and trucks depends entirely on the specific wheel design, but all h...

Cars and trucks built before about 1935 came on wire spoke wheels with small metal caps installed to seal the wheel hub on the axle. Those early “HUBcaps” were smaller than 3″ in diameter, made of heavy gauge plated steel hammered onto the hub of the wheel. Their main function was to keep d...

Driving a popular model has some drawbacks, too. One is you’d probably see several cars that look alike your vehicle almost every time you drive through a parking lot or along city roads and highways. For sure, among the things that attracted you to this “popular” vehicle of yours is its go...

There is an endless debate on automotive forums throughout the internet. Which is better; Front Wheel Drive (FWD) or Rear Wheel Drive (RWD)? Let’s look at each. Front Wheel Drive Around since the 1920’s, front wheel drive didn’t catch on with American consumers until the gas crisis in the 1...

There are many different kinds of wheel covers, or ‘hubcaps,’ that you can purchase for your vehicles. Parts train’s hubcaps come as new, used, aftermarket, and re-conditioned. One way you can find various types of wheel covers is by checking retail stores like Partstrain selling wheel cove...