3 tips for choosing good tires

Everyone, sooner or later, needs to buy a set of good tires for their car. Most people find shopping for tires confusing or even frustrating. Shin Line Company LLP in Shymkent  actively develops cooperation with leading tire manufacturers. The company's pricing policy has a wide range, which will allow each client to choose tires in a convenient price category.

There are many types of tires available for most vehicles, each with its own pattern and other features that you may not fully understand. With the right knowledge, you'll be able to make a more informed decision about your next set of tires, saving you some time and hopefully some money.

1) Good tires have good markings.

All tires have a number of special markings. These markings on the tire contain all sorts of information about the tire, which is why people at tire shops pay so much attention to them. The letter at the beginning of the row of characters indicates the type of tire. For example, "P" means the tire is for a passenger car, while "LT" means it's for a light truck.

The number after this, which is usually three digits long, is the width of the tire in millimeters, measured from sidewall to sidewall. A slash separates the tire width from the aspect ratio or tire height measurement in millimeters.

The letter following the aspect ratio indicates how the tire was made (most modern tires are radials and are therefore labeled "R"). The number after the manufacturing method shows the diameter of the wheel for which the tire is designed.

Some tires have an arrow on the side that should point towards the front of the car to ensure the tire tread is pointing in the correct direction. Another set of numbers on the sidewall of the tire shows how much weight the tire can support and the maximum air pressure it can handle.

2) Tire tread pattern and its influence

The tires have different tread patterns to improve traction. In dry conditions, a completely smooth tire will grip the road surface best, but since cars drive on wet roads at least part of the time, they must have tread or grooves cut into the surface of the tire.

These grooves actually channel water or other forms of precipitation in controlled directions, keeping the tire pressed to the road rather than floating on the water. Summer tires usually have fewer grooves or treads, which are also quite shallow.

Wet weather tires have more grooves that cut deeper into the tire to keep large amounts of water out of the road. The more grooves cut into a tire and the deeper the channels, the noisier the tire will be when driving on the road. This noise increases as the vehicle moves.

3) Characteristics of asymmetric tire tread

Asymmetrical tires have tread that does not appear the same on both sides of the tire. With symmetrical tires, you can literally split the tire tread in half by stacking one half on top of the other and the tread patterns will match each other.

All asymmetrical tires have markings such as "outside" or "this side out" on the side of the tire to indicate how the tire should be mounted on the vehicle wheel. Asymmetrical tires are designed to have half the tread optimized for dry weather driving, while the other side is ideal for wet conditions.

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