**this is just my opinion and it probably stinks**
There are many topics on specific, major parts of the car that are scattered all over and I see nothing special about tires that would warrant their own section. I figure is a person or a dog is looking for info on tires, they could just search (If said dog can actually remember to do this) and go from there.
In order for that section to be effective, Fred would have to glean the board for all tire related threads and move each one to this new section. then everytime a newbie starts a new thread about tires outside of the tire section, it would have to be moved. If this were a democratic board, I would say, "Read my lips. No new thread."