What
is the basic element of a car that makes it so special? Yes, we know
that it enables you to move from one place to another while ensuring
your comfort. But what is responsible for all this comfort? Without
which you cannot imagine driving your vehicle.
Come on! Extend your
thinking capabilities. We know you can do better.
It’s
quite possible that you already know the answer, but allow us to
expand your thinking and take you to a completely new world. A simple
answer to the above-mentioned question is tyres. But what makes your
car tyres so special?
Keep
reading to know more about these “rubber hoops”.
Understanding
your Tyre
First of
all, we need to break a common myth. People think they can swap their
tyres for any new type. But that’s not true. Your car has been
tested to perform using specific tyres and using anything other than
that might have pros and cons of its own. Therefore, always change
your tyres to similar ones to ensure that no extra pressure is being
exerted on the car.
Calculating
Tyre size
Many people
desire to buy larger tyres for their vehicles so as to increase their
car’s performance. But eventually, this is a very mundane reason.
Let us explain. How?
New tyre
size will lead to an increase in the area of contact with the road.
Which, in turn, can increase or decrease the rolling resistance that
your tyres experience. Moreover, if you fit your car with larger
tyres than its size, then it can even fail an MOT test.
How
to determine the correct tyre size for your vehicle
Well, this
differs from car to car, as all of them are of different sizes. But
to determine the tyre size of your vehicle, just check for the
sidewall markings of your tyres. Information regarding the adequate
tyre size is present in various parts of your car. Such as the inside
of the driver’s door or the owner’s manual of your car.
To
understand this better, let us have a look at different tyre numbers
that appear in your vehicle handbook.
55-
Generally,
this means the percentage of the tyre width. It means that your
tyre’s width is 55 per cent of its height.
255-
This is an
indication of your tyre’s width(in millimetres) from sidewall to
sidewall.
16-
This is your
tyre’s rim length in inches, i.e. the rim size it should be fitted
to.
But do you
know that the tyre section of your vehicle handbook also contains
some important letters too? Let’s review them as well.
R-
If your Goodyear Tyres Leamington Spa is of radial
construction, then you are most likely to see this letter in your
vehicle handbook.
B-
Some vehicles
are also fitted with bias-belt tyres. So the owners of car’s with
such tyres might find this letter printed on them.
D-
In case your
tyres have a diagonal construction, then you will see this letter in
the tyre section of your vehicle handbook.
Why
Choose us?
We provide
a wide range of tyres ranging from Michelin, Continental to Pirelli
and Dun-lop. But that’s not all. To provide you with top quality
services, we fill up our stocks with Tyres Leamington Spa of different
tread patterns to cater to diverse requirements of our customers.
But we are
not limited to just tyres. We have solutions for all your
vehicle-related problems and offer them at great deals as well.
Don’t
believe us. Just visit us, at Tyre
Fit Auto, once
and see for yourself.
