Jul
31
Tips on changing your car tires
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All cars come with instructions as to what is the regular amount of time interval to be kept between changing tyres. But if you are a regular driver, it is alright to be unmindful of these instructions as you will yourself feel the need to change them when the time is appropriate. When your car takes a lot of effort to be handled and also exerts a lot of pressure on your engine than it normally does, you become aware that is time to get new tyres.
But how do you choose your tyres? The first thing you need to know is that the left and the right sides of your tyres should be matched in order to achieve the proper balance of your car. For this, you need to check the code that comes with the tyre. Instructions on how to decipher this code which represents the tyre’s classification as a passenger tyre or not, the width, the height-width ratio, the construction (radial) and the diameter of the rim, the total load the tyre should be made to handle and the maximum speed it can give you. This makes it important for you to understand the code.
Dec
8
As discussed earlier in the first part, you need to replace your tyres at regular intervals. Fine, you will replace the tyres! But when you go to the spares shop, you find a bunch of numbers on the tyre. For example, you see something like P185/65R14 86H on the slip. Can you make anything out of it? You can ask the dealer but it is always better to have knowledge about things that you want to buy instead f being misled by others. Won’t you agree?
Actually, this bunch of numbers is the standard ratings for that type of types. Let us see how to comprehend the numbers in the following lines. For this, we will take the above bunch as example. P indicates that the tyre is meant for passenger cars. It is not always present on the number bunch. 185 is the tyre width in mm. 65 is the ratio of height of the width. R is the radial construction while 14 is the rim diameter in inches. The next number shows an index for calculating the total weight the tyre can handle. The alphabet H depicts the speed limit.
So where do we use this information? For proper operation of the car, the wheels on both right and left sides should be of same type. The information comes handy for this case.
Nov
22
Tires are one of the important spare parts that affect your car life. If the tires are corroded, you may lose the proper control over the vehicle. You will have to put in extra energy to keep the vehicle in motion. Your engine too has to take extra pressure. And the worst part is that there are high chances of skidding when you apply brakes, which may lead to collision too.
How do I know that I need to change my tyres? As a regular driver, you know how smoothly your car operates. If you find that you are putting in extra efforts to keep the vehicle in control, park the car, and check the air pressure. If it is fine, check at the portion of the tyres that touches the ground. If you find the grooves depreciated, it is time you need to replace your tyres. Anyways it is recommended in your manual that you replace your tyres at regular intervals.