Most of the car owner thinks that tyre buying does not require any kind expertise. It may be true to a certain level when a load of cash already occupies your pocket and you don't care about the specification and cost. But when it comes to a price-conscious audience, it's become imperative a make a smart purchase.
When you spend your hard earn money on the tires you don't want to compromise on quality. So, how to make a smart buy when a market is already flooded with the numerous offering? Let’s deal with it.
The price gap and quality between medium range and high-end tires are quite substantial. However, the tires with a hefty price tag will offer you more service life than the basic ones. Your motive here to counter the balance between price and the quality. But before getting streamline your choices on the basis of price, try to get through the tire anatomy and technical specification first.
Tire anatomy
The modern day tires are made from up to 25 component. The tire is manufactured from inside out and consists an inner liner. This inner liner maintains the tire design integrity by holding the air in the tire structure. Furthermore, this inner liner is wrapped around by a fabric belt with bead fastened at its bottom. The fabric belt is covered by the steel belt which ensures the tire stability and avoids deterioration of thread pattern.
The tire structure is supported by sidewall which offers a wide array of ride characteristics. The shorter profile sidewall provides better traction ability and subtle steering response. Meanwhile, the taller sidewall comes with a better bump absorption ability.
A code is a real deal
Generally, the tire of light and the heavyweight vehicle is marked by an alphanumeric code on the sidewall. While looking for the code you may encounter with the specification which looks like this 195/60 R16 92H M+S
●195 indicates the overall width of the tyre in millimetres
●60- Aspect ratio (ratio of tyre width to height)
●92- load rating (Maximum load that tyre can withstand)
●H- Speed rating (the Maximum speed that tyre can acquire)
●M+S- All seasoned tyre
Before making purchase remember the following points:
●With a reference from a vehicle, handbook knows your tyre size and type.
●Based on the driving style, terrain type, and running distance opt the right tyre.
●Determine load capacity, fuel economy, and ride characteristics and match with a target option.
●You can go for “plus size” unless the car rim diameter matches the tyre spec.
●Tyre combination should not mismatch with original tyre diameter.
