Interesting Tyre Facts

We all know that tyres are very important components of cars and vehicles. With insufficient tyres, our vehicles will not run or operate well on the road. Tyres need to be maintained properly not just to make our vehicles’ sake but for our safety as well. In order to take good care of our tyres, we then should learn more about tyres to better understand them.

If you want to get the accurate or real measurement of your car tyre, you need to place a mark on the bottom of the tyre. Roll the tyre until it has completed one revolution. Measure this and divide the amount by 3.14 (rounded off value of a pie radian) in order to get the real diameter of the tyre. 
Do not be deceived by the physical look of your tyres, car tyres,motorcycle tyres or any other tyres for that matter. Keep in mind that even if tyres look okay physically, you’ll never really know if they are overinflated or underinflated. The best way to check the tyre pressure is not through visual inspection but by actual measuring through the use of a gauge. Tyres that are installed on the vehicle, as well as spare tyres have to be checked regularly, especially their pressure. For instance you got a flat tyre on the road, another flat tyre will definitely not be of any use.

Some vehicle owners think that by reducing the tyre pressure they can also achieve better traction on a snowy or icy road. Maximum traction of 4 x 4 tyres, motorcycle tyres and other types of vehicle tyres are affected by several factors such as the tyre type, suspension design and the rubber compound used in making the tyre. In wet weather, what you need are tires that are not worn out. Better traction on such weather is achieved through sufficient tread grooves that help control away the water. Using worn out tyres on wet roads will put the driver’s and passenger’s lives at risk.

Some car owners who wish to save on money will settle on using mismatched tyres thinking that as long as the vehicle has tires, their vehicles will already run. Yes, they would run but this can affect the vehicle is handled. Chances are you will have a difficult time handling the car with mismatched car tyres that could result to serious damages that will cause you to spend money on repairs.

There are different types of tyres in the market and it is recommended to use the kind of tyres specified in the user manual. In general, passenger cars are suitable to use all-season type of tyres because these tyres have good grip on dry or wet or even lightly snowed roads. Almost all manufacturers of tyres have models of all-season tyres. These models may differ based on the warranty for tread wear. There are economical tyres that have warranty of tread wear for below 40,000 miles. The most popular near premium tyres, the wear warranty is from 60,000 to 70,000 miles. Premium tyres will have wear warranty from 80,000 miles and more.

Tyre rotation is something that most car owners disregard as they believe that this task is not at all necessary. However, tyre rotation is significant in making your tyres wear uniformly. Each tyre supports a specific weight that may not be equal to the amount of weight the other tyres support.  By rotating car tyres, you allow them to wear evenly and effectively extend their life span.