Everything You Need to Know About Tyre Size

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.